| Course title | Organology |
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| Course code | KMU/ORG |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture + Seminar |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Winter and summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 4 |
| Language of instruction | Czech |
| Status of course | Compulsory-optional |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
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| Course content |
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1) Musical instruments from an organological perspective 2) Harmonic series, intonation systems, and tuning 3) Classification and description of musical instruments 4) Basic organological description 5) The oldest musical instruments? / I. Idiophones (and VI. Corpophones) 6) The youngest musical instruments? / II. Membranophones 7) A hunter's legacy? / III. Chordophones 8) The oldest melodic instruments? / IV. Aerophones: Edge-blown instruments 9) A legacy of the Crusades? / IV. Aerophones: Reed instruments 10) Lip-vibrated instruments (trumpet-type)? / IV. Aerophones: Lip-vibrated instruments 11) Music of the spheres and "artificial" sound / V. Electrophones 12) Credit test
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Demonstration, Projection (static, dynamic), Listening
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| Learning outcomes |
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The course introduces the evolution of thought regarding musical instruments, basic organological terminology, and the issues surrounding the classification and description of musical instruments. It aims to provide an overview of fundamental instrument types within the broadest possible geographical and historical context. The primary instructional approach follows the framework presented in Jeremy Montagu's *Origins and Development of Musical Instruments* (2007). Course completion requires obtaining creditbased on a visual test and a submitted seminar paper (involving a visit to and organological description of a musical instrument collection)and passing a knowledge-based exam.
The student is familiar with the evolution of thought regarding musical instruments, basic organological terminology, and the issues surrounding the classification and description of musical instruments. They are well-versed in basic instrument types, understanding them within both geographical and historical contexts. |
| Prerequisites |
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- participation during meetings (discussion, reflection) - independent study (preparation of a seminar paper) - regular attendance: maximum of 3 absences per semester
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Seminar Work, Written exam
Lectures participation. Text on musical instruments´ collection of own choice. |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Musicology (2019) | Category: Theory and history of arts | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Musicology (2026) | Category: Theory and history of arts | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Musicology (2026) | Category: Theory and history of arts | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Musicology (2024) | Category: Theory and history of arts | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Musicology (2024) | Category: Theory and history of arts | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Musicology (2019) | Category: Theory and history of arts | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Musicology (2019) | Category: Theory and history of arts | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Musicology (2026) | Category: Theory and history of arts | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Musicology (2022) | Category: Theory and history of arts | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Musicology (2024) | Category: Theory and history of arts | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |