Specific objectives: The interclass degree in Musicology and Performance Studies provides in-depth historical and theoretical knowledge of music, theater, cinema, their relationships and the ways of their spread. It also provides adequate competence in the literary, philosophical, psychological and sociological, economic and computer subjects, completing the preparation of students in an interdisciplinary perspective. Computer science subjects focus namely on music, sound production, image processing and multimedia products. The course aims to train students able to carry out independently original research and professional activities in the fields of disciplines characterizing the two degree classes. Students will deepen the competences acquired, with respect to musicology, ethnomusicology, theater, performing arts, cinema and audiovisual media. They will also acquire theoretical and practical advanced skills on the ways and forms of traditional and high-tech digital live performing arts (music and theater) such as multimedia installations technological theater, as well as similar experience about the ways and forms of audiovisual, film, television and multimedia online and off-line products. They will acquire computer skills and management skills; with respect to these latter, the course combines musicological disciplines of common interest for the two degree classes (L-ART/07: History of musical theater and Civilization of the song), with the teachings of theater and cinema history (L-ART / 05 and L-ART / 06: drama, urban theatrical staging, acting theories and techniques, Practices of film and audiovisual direction). Among the specific literary area, the course privileges the field of ancient literature and theater (L-FIL-LET/02), for the remarkable points of contact with several key moments in the history of music and theater and in relation to the specific tradition of studies of this University. As for related knowledge, the course provides Informatics teachings (ING-INF / 05) and other teachings related to performing arts organization and production (SECS-P/10), to deepen the basic knowledge already acquired in the 1st cycle degree. The organization and production teaching is accompanied by a internship, useful to increase technical and practical skills. Internship is an important element of contact with the professional world, namely with professions related to performing arts. The course also provides additional language skills.
The above objectives are achieved through:
-the use of lectures and seminars and the subsequent verification of skills acquired both in class and during individual study through written and/or oral examinations;
- the possible preparation of written texts or literature searches; -
- the participation in workshops and internships;
- the preparation of a written final paper, considered an essential moment of a personal elaboration of the acquired knowledge and methods.
Making judgments: Graduates must have sufficient independent judgment and critical and methodological tools appropriate to undertake autonomously new and original research. Such abilities are specifically developed and tested during the preparation of the final examination paper.
Communication skills: Graduates must be able to communicate in a clear and understandable way, in a foreign language to, to specialists as well as those who do not possess specific skills, concepts and ideas (even complex ones) in the field of musicology, ethnomusicology and of theater and multimedia show. Communication skills are developed and assessed through class discussion, especially during seminars; they are also verified at the time of the examinations.
Learning skills: Graduates must have developed the learning skills necessary to continue, with autonomy and awareness, their musicological and ethnomusicological studies. Learning skills are developed through individual critical reasoning on the themes, materials and texts discussed during lectures and seminars; through appropriate bibliographical and methodological suggestions; Finally they are assessed through each examination (written or oral) and in particular during the preparation of the final dissertation, conducted under the guidance of a teacher.