MU1058: Digital Musicianship: Music Making In The Digital Age

MU1058: DIGITAL MUSICIANSHIP: MUSIC MAKING IN THE DIGITAL AGE (2024-2025)

Last modified: 20 Jun 2025 15:06

Course Overview

Combining key components in digital technology and musicianship, Digital Musicianship encourages music students to acquire basic digital skills that will help them explore a wide range of music making in the 21st century, through skill building in the applications of technology to the discipline of Music. This hands-on, project-based course introduces basic knowledge in digital music technology, and key issues related to the music making in the 21st century.

Course Details

Study Type	Undergraduate	Level	1
Term	First Term	Credit Points	15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus	Aberdeen	Sustained Study	No
Co-ordinators	Dr Suk-jun Kim

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

Any Undergraduate Programme
Either Programme Level 1 or Programme Level 2

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

MU1538 Digital Musicianship: Music Making in the Digital Age (Passed)

Are there a limited number of places available?

Course Description

Course Aims

Main Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to:

Acquire basic knowledge in digital technology in music practice;
Appreciate key issues related to the music in the 21st century;
Use music software and hardware to enhance their musical learning;
Identify, utilise and explore the advantages of music technology.

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers

Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 21st September 2026 for Term 1 and Full Year courses and 8th January 2027 for Term 2 courses.

Summative Assessments

Design Project: Individual

Assessment Type	Summative	Weighting	50
Assessment Weeks	12	Feedback Weeks	14	Look up Week Numbers
Feedback	Written feedback to student 10 days after submission of assignment.

Learning Outcomes

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Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome

Design Project: Individual

Assessment Type	Summative	Weighting	50
Assessment Weeks	16	Feedback Weeks	18	Look up Week Numbers
Feedback	Feedback will be given during the first class after Reading Week

Learning Outcomes

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Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Resit Assessments

2-3 minute EA Composition

Assessment Type	Summative	Weighting	100
Assessment Weeks		Feedback Weeks		Look up Week Numbers
Feedback

Learning Outcomes

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Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome
Factual	Remember	ILO’s for this course are available in the course guide.

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