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MUZ00ENCYC-MUZ-1-OPT - Encyclopedia of Music optional7835/4722/2627/1/35
Study guide

MUZ00ENCYC-MUZ-1-OPT - Encyclopedia of Music optional

7835/4722/2627/1/35
Academic year 2026-27
Is found in:
  • Bachelor of Arts in Music
  • Bachelor of Arts in Music
  • Bachelor of Arts in Music
  • Bachelor of Arts in Music
  • Master of Arts in de muziek
    Choice package:
    • Orkerstinstrument - keuzevak (9sp)
    • Polyfoon Instrument - Keuzevak (3sp)
    • Polyfoon Instrument - Keuzevak (6sp)
    • Polyfoon Instrument - Keuzevak (9sp)
    • Zang - keuzevak (6sp)
  • Master of Arts in Music
    Choice package:
    • Orkestinstrument - keuzevak (12sp)
    • Orkestinstrument - keuzevak (9sp)
    • Polyfoon instrument - keuzevak (3sp)
    • Polyfoon instrument - keuzevak (6sp)
    • Polyfoon instrument - keuzevak (9sp)
    • Zang - keuzevak (12sp)
    • Zang - keuzevak (15sp)
  • Master of Arts in Music
    Choice package:
    • Orkestinstrument - keuzevak (12sp)
    • Orkestinstrument - keuzevak (9sp)
    • Polyfoon instrument - keuzevak (3sp)
    • Polyfoon instrument - keuzevak (6sp)
    • Polyfoon instrument - keuzevak (9sp)
    • Zang - keuzevak (12sp)
    • Zang - keuzevak (15sp)
  • Master of Arts in Music
    Choice package:
    • Orkerstinstrument - keuzevak (9sp)
    • Polyfoon Instrument - Keuzevak (3sp)
    • Polyfoon Instrument - Keuzevak (6sp)
    • Polyfoon Instrument - Keuzevak (9sp)
    • Zang - keuzevak (6sp)
This is a single course unit.
Study load: 3 credits
Weight: 3,00
Total study time: 90,00 hours
Possible deadlines for learning account: 30.11.2026 (Course takes place from beginning until end of academic year)
Nature: Optional course
Co-ordinator: Stragier Maarten (dut)
Language course: No
Languages: Dutch, English
Scheduled for: Academic Year
This course unit is marked out of 20 (rounded to an integer).
Re-sit exam: is possible.
Possibility of tolerance: A result of less than 8/20 is not tolerablefor this course unit.
Preservability: The result of this course unit is preservable according to the terms of the program you are enrolled for.

Course Content

on introductory level:

Core Skills of the Artistic Research Process


• Terminology and conceptual frameworks in artistic research
• Finding, selecting, analysing, critically evaluating and applying artistic and scholarly sources related to one’s own discipline
• Formulating research questions
• Introduction to artistic research methodology
• Articulating one’s own artistic process

Course content that strengthens artistic performance


• Practical application and implementation of presented methods and information within one’s own performance practice
• Reflection on one’s own artistic output

Course Content that Strengthens the Artistic and Societal Position


• Methodology of the artistic process
• Writing skills
• Sustainable and responsible use of IT and AI
• Writing and presentation skills
• Critical engagement with information
• Positioning and discussing one’s own work within a socio-cultural context
• Use of IT and AI in a research context
• Proper completion of assignments according to pre-established guidelines

Type of Teaching

Education with personal contact
Lecture30,00 hours
Preparation for the course
Course preparation60,00 hours

Course Objectives

At minor level:

The student acquires additional competences and skills to complement the programme’s learning outcomes.

Evaluation

Evaluation(s) for both exam chances, not reproducible in re-sit exam
MomentForm%Remark
Exam period JanuaryWorkpiece20,00Submission of a paper proving the mastering of basic skills learned in semester 1
Exam period JuneObservation30,00this mark is represents the active application of the course material in discussions and assignments in relation to the own artistic practice, and through the academic year.
Exam period JunePaper50,00submission of a personal research report based on academic and artistic sources, using the methods discussed in the course

Course Material(s): Mandatory

1. Course Materials
• Lecture notes and hand-outs available via Canvas

2. KCB Library
• Physical and digital collections from the Royal Conservatoire of Brussels (KCB).
• Access to music-specific resources, score archives, and reference works.

3. Ithaca College – Research 101 Website
• https://library.ithaca.edu/r101/
An online guide to academic research, using sources, referencing, and information literacy skills.

4. Databases

• JSTOR: Digital library with academic articles, including musicology content.
• Oxford Music Online (including Grove Music): Encyclopaedia with comprehensive entries on music, composers, and styles.
• RIPM (Retrospective Index to Music Periodicals): Index of historical music periodicals.
• RISM (Répertoire International des Sources Musicales): International catalogue of musical primary sources (e.g. manuscripts).
• RILM (Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale): Bibliographic database of global scholarly publications on music.

Course Material(s): Recommended

Doğantan, Mine, and Society for Education, Music and Psychology Research. Artistic Practice as Research in Music : Theory, Criticism, Practice. Routledge

Hübner, Falk. Method, Methodology and Research Design in Artistic Research between Solid Routes and Emergent Pathways. Taylor & Francis, 2024

Kahr, Michael, editor. Artistic Research in Jazz : Positions, Theories, Methods. Routledge, 2022.

Orpheus Institute (Ghent). Artistic Research in Music: Discipline and Resistance : Artists and Researchers at the Orpheus Institute. Edited by Jonathan Impett, Leuven University Press, 2018.

Prerequisites

CodeDescriptionLevel
ESOFinal attainment level: secundary educationIntroductory

Counselling/guidance

during lessons and via e-mail

Course Sequence

There are no prerequisites for this course.