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in music technology you will produce a major project in the final
year. Specialisation in musicology involves a range of courses
relating to historical and analytical subjects, and culminates in a
dissertation in the fourth year.
All students may opt to present a recital for up to approximately
10% of their degree. In each year, Sophister students are also
offered an option in either aural training or in the playing of
figured bass (using either piano or harpsichord). In recent years,
other options have included:
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Film music
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Counterpoint and Fugue in three parts
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The German Lied in the 19th century
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Music and language
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Byrd and the politics of polyphony
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Sonata structures
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Experimental theatre music and contemporary opera
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Web design
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Handel and the English oratorio
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Elgar, Newman and The Dream of Gerontius
Assessment
Most subjects are assessed by a combination of examination
(at the end of the year) and continuous assessment.
Career opportunities
The employment record for Trinity College’s graduates in Music
is excellent. Recent graduates have established successful
careers as composers, as music producers for television, radio,
or recording companies, as performers, administrators and
teachers, as academics in internationally recognised institutions
worldwide, and as conductors. Within the last few years several
recent graduates have been commissioned by front-rank
organisations such as RTÉ to write new works. Graduates
are working in this country and in countries as diverse as the
USA, Canada, Germany, Australia, China and England. Music
graduates have an outstanding record of obtaining scholarships
for further study abroad, from international institutions, as well
as from the Arts Council of Ireland. A smaller number have used
the analytical and intellectual skills that these courses offer to
build successful careers outside music: recent examples include
medicine, law, financial investment, and public relations.
Further information
Anyone considering studying Music is welcome to visit the
department, in order to sit in on lectures, to speak to members of
staff, and to speak to current students. To make an appointment,
contact the Music Executive Officer: +353 1 896 1120;
(office hours: 1000-1630, Mondays to Fridays).
Full details of the courses in Music, of the staff and of the
curriculum can be accessed via the Music Department’s website:
Tel: +353 1 896 1120
Music education
COURSE CODES:
PLACES 2012:
POINTS 2011:
DEGREE AWARDED:
TR009
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450
B. Mus. Ed.
This is a restricted entry course.
Applications must
be submitted by 1 February 2013.
Applications MUST be submitted by 1 February of the
proposed year of entry. Applicants will be required to
attend an entrance examination, provisionally scheduled
for 23 March 2013.
On the basis of the examination results, some applicants
will be called to attend an interview during April/May before
final selections are made. Performance will feature as one
element of the interview.
Garda Vetting:
Students will be required to undergo Garda vetting. See
page 26 for further details.
See also:
TR002: Music, page 95
Education, page 61
Course overview
The Bachelor in Music education degree is designed to provide
for the academic and professional requirements of those wishing
to become music teachers at secondary-school level (including
Northern Ireland). The degree is taught in conjunction with
the Dublin Institute of Technology, Conservatory of Music and
Drama, and the Royal Irish Academy of Music.
This four-year programme will equip you with a high standard
of performance in your chosen instrument, as well as with an
associated competence in related music skills, i.e. conducting,
keyboard skills and performance in choral, orchestral and
chamber music groups. The course also provides for a solid
grounding in harmony, counterpoint, composition, orchestration,
analysis and the history of music.
Is this the right course for you?
If you enjoy music, already have an accomplished standard
of performance, and wish to combine these qualities with a
teaching career, then this course will be ideally suited to you.
Course content
A basic feature of the course is personal development in music,
evoking the ability to arouse the interest and enthusiasm of
pupils. You will be encouraged to engage in ensemble work at a
level appropriate to your own ability. Opportunities to perform are
provided, offering realistic goals for all, including the exceptionally
gifted. Supervised practice in all aspects of classroom teaching is
provided, in addition to instrumental/vocal practice.
There are approximately fifteen hours of lectures per week,
comprising music and education.
