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

    Jazz Composition 3
  • Unit Code

    MUS4306
  • Year

    2020
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    3
  • Credit Points

    5
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Mr Thomas Joseph O'HALLORAN

Description

This unit aims to foster advanced original compositions from students, with a deeper concern for original ideas. It also moves toward an awareness of ones own creative process. The unit looks at compositions from contemporary jazz artists that exhibit advanced harmonic, melodic and rhythmic techniques. Students produce creative work by completing pieces, various exercises and work-shopping of their latest ideas. The unit also aims to support the composition aspect of the end of year recital.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Understand and apply advanced harmonic, melodic and rhythmic techniques towards new modern jazz compositions.
  2. Compose advanced jazz pieces showing a concern for and awareness of original ideas and creative approaches.
  3. Understand and apply fundamental aspects of string quartet writing within a jazz piece.
  4. Compose a jazz piece using indeterminacy concepts.
  5. Investigate jazz composition through score reductions, transcriptions or analysis.

Unit Content

  1. Advanced rhythmic concepts.
  2. Compose a jazz solo feature with string quartet accompaniment.
  3. Composing using indeterminacy.

Learning Experience

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

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 1Not Offered11 x 1 hour ensemblesNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures and 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 Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
ExerciseAdvanced rhythmic procedures50%
Creative WorkInstrumental/vocal feature with String Quartet composition. 50%

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.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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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 this unit. All assessment changes will be published by 27 July 2020. All students are reminded to check handbook at the beginning of semester to ensure they have the correct outline.

  • Unit Title

    Jazz Composition 3
  • Unit Code

    MUS4306
  • Year

    2020
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    3
  • Credit Points

    5
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Mr Thomas Joseph O'HALLORAN

Description

This unit aims to foster advanced original compositions from students, with a deeper concern for original ideas. It also moves toward an awareness of ones own creative process. The unit looks at compositions from contemporary jazz artists that exhibit advanced harmonic, melodic and rhythmic techniques. Students produce creative work by completing pieces, various exercises and work-shopping of their latest ideas. The unit also aims to support the composition aspect of the end of year recital.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Understand and apply advanced harmonic, melodic and rhythmic techniques towards new modern jazz compositions.
  2. Compose advanced jazz pieces showing a concern for and awareness of original ideas and creative approaches.
  3. Understand and apply fundamental aspects of string quartet writing within a jazz piece.
  4. Compose a jazz piece using indeterminacy concepts.
  5. Investigate jazz composition through score reductions, transcriptions or analysis.

Unit Content

  1. Advanced rhythmic concepts.
  2. Compose a jazz solo feature with string quartet accompaniment.
  3. Composing using indeterminacy.

Learning Experience

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

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 1Not Offered11 x 1 hour ensemblesNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures and 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 Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
ExerciseAdvanced rhythmic procedures50%
Creative WorkInstrumental/vocal feature with String Quartet composition. 50%

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.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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