Teaching plan

Schedule ¡°Norwegian Music for International Students¡± MUS1401 BA Spring -09

(Arvid O. Vollsnes <arvid@imv.uio.no>, room 314 ZEB, ph + 54760)

Teaching

13 double hour sessions distributed throughout the semester, divided into 8 double-hour lectures and 5 double-hour seminars.

The classes will be held at SALEN, ZEB building, Sem Selandsv 2, Thursdays at 1415-16.

The first class will be held January 15.

Topics for the lectures are:

Thursday

15 Jan : The broad lines

22 Jan : Organization of musical life

29 Jan : Musical institutions

5 Feb : Folk music

12 Feb : European or National music?

19 Feb : NO CLASS

26 Feb : New trends after WW II

5 Mar : Contemporary music, musical drama

12 Mar : Jazz and the popular music scene (Hans Thv. Zeiner-Henriksen)

19 Mar : SEMINAR

26 Mar : SEMINAR

2 Apr : SEMINAR

9 Apr : EASTER break

16 Apr : SEMINAR

23 Apr : SEMINAR

Assignments

Four individual assignments (approved by teacher) and one individual presentation of the proposed essay in a seminar are required before the final essay is started.