Making Music with Others (FutureLearn)

Making Music with Others (FutureLearn)

Get an introduction to group music-making and the social contexts in which musicians participate. Understand how to make music effectively with others. This online course will help you reflect on your own music-making activities and the way you interact with other musicians.

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Firstly, you’ll explore basic concepts in group music-making and the social contexts in which musicians participate.
You’ll learn about group music-making across a range of genres and the principles behind successful rehearsal preparation.
You’ll develop practical and communication skills relevant to a range of collaborative music-making contexts.
Finally, you’ll understand how to convey your own artistic identity through a range of music-making contexts.

What topics will you cover?

  • Social contexts of music-making
  • Principles behind successful group music-making
  • Effective rehearsal preparation
  • Individual and collective identity in group music-making
  • Communicative practices in group music-making
  • Music consumption in society

What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you'll be able to...

  • Reflect on your own music-making practice in relation to the cultural and social contexts in which other musicians participate
  • Describe the principles behind successful rehearsal preparation
  • Demonstrate awareness of communicative practices in group music making
  • Explain how individual and collective artistic identities are conveyed in a range of music-making contexts
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