Music Criticism Course at the Department of Music

Tallinn University

Institute of Fine Arts, Department of Music

MUSIC CRITICISM COURSE

Spring semester 2015

OPENNESS
CREATIVITY
COURAGE
RESPOSIBILITY
HOW TEXTS “ARE BORN” AND HOW THEY ARE EDITED

CONTEMPORARY MUSIC, ART, DANCE, PERFORMANCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY EVENTS

Developing the critical, analytical and openmindedness of students. Enable them to find their own style and obtain practical experiences. Learning from other critics (from the past and present) and reflect the own writing process.

Introduction to different styles and forms of criticism, tasks of the critic, responsibility and possibilities, and the question of objectivity. Experiencing practically how text are „born“, what is the background of a critic, his/her inspiration and motivation, and which role plays editing and formalization/issuing of texts. Learning from other critics (from the past and present). Analysis of contemporary music as a broader phenomenon (from academic to rock/pop music). Focus on writing about contemporary music and contextualizing it as part of contemporary art (music, art, dance) as a whole.


MORE INFO:
http://musiccriticismcourse.wordpress.com 
TLU student Registration: ÕIS http://ois.tlu.ee 

Read MuKriErikursus 2007–2010, 2012–2014 articles (in Estonian and English):
www.luubiall.ee, http://muusikaarvustaja.blogspot.com 

Subject code KUM7104, 4 EAP
LECTURER Gerhard Lock (TLU musicology lecturer, 
EMTA doctoral student EAMT musicology department)
WHERE: TLU Institute of Fine Arts Department of Music, Narva str. 38
www.tlu.ee/muusika
WHEN: Wednesdays 16.15-17.45 (first meeting January 28, 2015) 

The course is open for students with diverse background and from different universities in English and Estonian.