2024/25 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

MUS5001M Music Management Project

60 creditsClass Size: 130

Module manager: Silviu Cobeanu
Email: S.G.Cobeanu@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: 1 Oct to 30 Sep (12mth) View Timetable

Year running 2024/25

This module is not approved as an Elective

Module summary

The culmination of the entire programme, this module provides you with the opportunity to apply in practice the music management knowledge, skills and competences acquired throughout the course.

Objectives

Students will emerge from this module with in-depth knowledge and applied hands-on experience of a particular area of music management theory and/or practice.. The the range of possible activities is wide, embracing the whole spectrum of the music business, but a few indicative examples include, for instance. undertaking the management of a musical event, working on a recorded music project, overseeing the publishing side of business of a composer/songwriter or undertaking management of a particular ensemble or group over a specified period of time.

Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following learning outcomes relevant to the subject:

1. devise, plan, and execute an extended project in music management, ;

2. identify and make effective use of appropriate methodologies, theoretical frameworks, and source materials;

3. demonstrate understanding of the relationship between music management theory and practice;

4. the ability to apply commercial literacy to a music-related project;

Skills Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following skills learning outcomes:

5. reflect analytically on their practice and learn from that reflection;

6. present their work appropriately and to a high standard;

7. prioritizing, organizing, and managing resources;

8. demonstrate intellectual confidence and independence of thought, and a questioning approach to their area of study;

9. decision-making and risk-taking.

Syllabus

A number of sessions will be delivered by staff and guest speakers on various music management aspects useful for the students in deciding the nature and scope of their projects. Students will undertake highly focused and detailed research into an aspect of music management negotiated in consultation with a supervisor, and present their findings in the form of an extended project with a practical element. Projects undertaken on the module typically include the management of a practical event or group (management of a concert or short series of concerts, or the activities of a local artist, band, or ensemble, within a defined time period), recorded music projects, and the curation of a multimedia event with a musical component, though this is not an exhaustive list, and practical work is supported by interim submissions and a reflective, descriptive and theoretical commentary.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Supervision	12	0.50	6.00
Lecture	1	1.00	1.00
Lecture	4	2.00	8.00
Seminar	10	1.00	10.00
Private study hours			575.00
Total Contact hours			25.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			600.00

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Students’ progress will be monitored through regular individual and group supervisions, the presentation pitch (which produces summative feedback) and a formative presentation of c. 15 mins normally delivered in a group supervision.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Project	Practical project in an area of music management, and accompanying reflective commentary, equivalent to 10,500-11,500 words.	85.00
Oral Presentation	5-minute oral presentation	15.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

- The precise nature of the project submission will vary depending on the type of project and will be agreed with an appropriate staff member. Where a project includes an event this will normally form part of the submission; in other cases students might show the practical outcome of the project through a presentation, or the reflective commentary might be enlarged to include a written account of the practice. - The oral presentation will normally take the form of a 5-minute pitch. - In most cases it will not be practical to resit the Project element in the same format as its original manifestation. In such cases, and alternative (usually purely written) submission will be formulated by the module coordinator and supervisor.

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 29/01/2024

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