CREA3104 The Music That Moves Us: Perspectives on Music in Creative Arts

This topic explores the powerful effect of music in the creative and performing arts. It asks questions, such as: How do we perceive music? Why can music make us want to dance with happiness or cry with sadness? Does music always help communicate the intended message when accompanying film or dance? What happens when we play opposing music to a performance, such as fast music to a slow, moving image? Is emotion in music universally understood? You will gain an understanding of musical accompaniment in film and television, dance and theatre, and explore the effects of music and its use in these creative expressions.

This topic aims to introduce students to:

• The foundations of music in creative arts as they begin to understand and apply music in their creative work
• The analysis of different kinds of creative work incorporating music
• Critical and theoretical means of artistic analysis through the use of music

1. Consider important concepts and debates in the field of music and creative arts
2. Evaluate the concepts within creative projects
3. Appraise and critique music within creative projects
4. Produce written, oral and creative presentations which reflect these understandings
5. Compare the influence of music in other media