School: Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts

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  • Unit Title

    Classical Ensembles 2
  • Unit Code

    MUS1545
  • Year

    2025
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Ms Emma MATTHEWS

Description

In this unit, the second in a sequence of six, students further develop a range of performance and professional skills. Specialist pathways are available for singers, pianists and instrumentalists, and in addition to performing as part of an ensemble, students undertake a sequenced programme of specialist training. Students further develop their instrumental/vocal skills through workshops and performances where emphasis is placed on the ability to respond to direction and to contribute proactively to the group. At the end of semester, students reflect on their group/ensemble experiences over the first year of the course.

Prerequisite Rule

MUS1540 Classical Ensemble 1

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Display functional control over the fundamental elements of music ensemble performance.
  2. Rehearse and perform competently, with technical assurance and musical sensitivity.
  3. Articulate in verbal and written forms knowledge of the specialist concepts and contexts demanded of either instrumentalists, singers or pianists.
  4. Display appropriate rehearsal etiquette and a commitment to collaborative music-making.

Unit Content

  1. Ensemble rehearsals and assigned performances.
  2. Further development of the specialist skill sets of the singer, pianist or instrumentalist.
  3. Technique and style.
  4. Critical self-reflection.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU's LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 2Not Offered11 x 3.5 hour practical classNot Offered
Semester 2Not Offered11 x 2 hour tutorialNot Offered
Semester 2Not Offered33 x 2 hour workshopNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

All students take part in ensembles (for instrumentalists this is the primary focus). Singers and pianists study specialist skills in dedicated workshops.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

Due to the professional competency skill development associated with this Unit, student attendance/participation within listed in-class activities and/or online activities including discussion boards is compulsory. Students failing to meet participation standards as outlined in the unit information may be awarded an I Grade (Fail - incomplete). Students who are unable to meet this requirement for medical or other reasons must seek the approval of the unit coordinator.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
PortfolioPortfolio of learning activities in ensemble and specialist skills workshops60%
PerformanceOngoing contribution to rehearsals and final performance40%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Assessment

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. Informal vivas may be conducted as part of an assessment task, where staff require further information to confirm the learning outcomes have been met. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

Academic Integrity

Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work as well as any generative artificial intelligence tools that may have been used. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.

Breaches of academic integrity can include:

Plagiarism

Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people or generative artificial intelligence tools, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).

Unauthorised collaboration (collusion)

Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).

Contract cheating

Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.

Cheating in an exam

Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.

Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.

ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.

All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.

Assessment Extension

In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.

Special Consideration

Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.

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