Handbook : Unit informationEdith Cowan University

School: Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

Please note that given the circumstances of COVID-19, there may be some modifications to the assessment schedule promoted in Handbook for Semester 1 2020 Units. Students will be notified of all approved modifications by Unit Coordinators via email and Unit Blackboard sites. Where changes have been made, these are designed to ensure that you still meet the unit learning outcomes in the context of our adjusted teaching and learning arrangements.

• Unit Title

  Contemporary Ensemble 3

• Unit Code

  MUS2426

• Year

  2020

• Enrolment Period

  1

• Version

  4

• Credit Points

  15

• Full Year Unit

  N

• Mode of Delivery

  On Campus
  

• Unit Coordinator

  Mr Michael Bernard EASTMAN

---

Description

The focus of this unit is on extending ensemble performance opportunities and building repertoire. Skills in the elements of ensemble performance, such as sight reading, interpreting and analysing written music, provide the groundwork for confident and convincing performances. Skills in ensemble playing, teamwork, concert presentation, professional etiquette and the ability to respond to direction will be further extended in this unit.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 1 units from MUS1428

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded MUS2406

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. Display well developed instrumental and/or vocal skills through more complex rehearsals and performance repertoire.
2. Apply listening skills and perform confidently as a contributing member of a group.
3. Perform effectively within an ensemble performance, accurately sight read, and interpret and analyse written music.
4. Apply analytical skills and critical approaches that are relevant to music ensemble performance.

Unit Content

1. Core repertoire (Level 2).
2. Assigned public performances during the semester.
3. Ensemble playing skills.
4. Rehearsal conventions and instrumental roles.
5. Interpreting and applying aesthetic techniques appropriate to style.
6. Intermediate improvisation and interaction methods.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

All ensembles perform at least once in public during the semester, either in the University or in the wider community. Students will be required to work in an ensemble to produce and perform musical works. They will be required to engage in constant communication with each other about technical and stylistic issues. Students will be provided with opportunities to practise their performance and/or improvisation skills, with feedback from their peers and their ensemble director.

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 Board of Examiners.

---