Faculty of Education and Arts

School: WA 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.

  • Unit Title

    Extension Study 7
  • Unit Code

    MUS4411
  • Year

    2015
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    5
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery


Description

In this unit students will implement advanced skills specific to their performances through focused studies. Students will also demonstrate the implementation of specialised skills in a workshop and masterclass environment. The acquisition, utilisation and demonstration of leadership skills will continue to be a focus where the student will be expected to be aware of the expectations of the music profession.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply advanced performance skills.
  2. Demonstrate an advance understanding of the context of their performances.
  3. Demonstrate strong leadership skills in a variety of musical settings.
  4. Show awareness of the demands of the professional music industry.

Unit Content

  1. Advanced music interpretational skills.
  2. Project organisation and collaborative learning methods.
  3. Rehearsal, practice and performance techniques.
  4. Repertoire sourced from diverse international sources.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Rehearsals 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
Creative WorkEnsemble or group assessment30%
ParticipationProject participation30%
WorkshopPerformance and participation40%

Text References

  • Bennett, D. (2012). Life in the real world: how to make music graduates employable. Champaign, Illinois: Common Ground Publishing.
  • Greene, D. (2002). Performance success: performing your best under pressure. New York/London: Routledge.
  • Wilkins, T. (2012). Access all areas: a real world guide to gigging and touring. Hoboken: Taylor & Francis.
  • Teck, K. (1990). Movement to music: musicians in the dance studio. New York: Greenwood Press.
  • Inglis, I. Ed. (2006). Performance and popular music (electronic resource): history, place and time. Ashgate, Aldershot, Hants, England: Burlington.

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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Faculty of Education and Arts

School: WA 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.

  • Unit Title

    Extension Study 7
  • Unit Code

    MUS4411
  • Year

    2015
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    5
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery


Description

In this unit students will implement advanced skills specific to their performances through focused studies. Students will also demonstrate the implementation of specialised skills in a workshop and masterclass environment. The acquisition, utilisation and demonstration of leadership skills will continue to be a focus where the student will be expected to be aware of the expectations of the music profession.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply advanced performance skills.
  2. Demonstrate an advance understanding of the context of their performances.
  3. Demonstrate strong leadership skills in a variety of musical settings.
  4. Show awareness of the demands of the professional music industry.

Unit Content

  1. Advanced music interpretational skills.
  2. Project organisation and collaborative learning methods.
  3. Rehearsal, practice and performance techniques.
  4. Repertoire sourced from diverse international sources.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Rehearsals 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
Creative WorkEnsemble or group assessment30%
ParticipationProject participation30%
WorkshopPerformance and participation40%

Text References

  • Bennett, D. (2012). Life in the real world: how to make music graduates employable. Champaign, Illinois: Common Ground Publishing.
  • Greene, D. (2002). Performance success: performing your best under pressure. New York/London: Routledge.
  • Wilkins, T. (2012). Access all areas: a real world guide to gigging and touring. Hoboken: Taylor & Francis.
  • Teck, K. (1990). Movement to music: musicians in the dance studio. New York: Greenwood Press.
  • Inglis, I. Ed. (2006). Performance and popular music (electronic resource): history, place and time. Ashgate, Aldershot, Hants, England: Burlington.

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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