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.

  • Unit Title

    Contemporary Ensemble 8
  • Unit Code

    MUS4414
  • Year

    2021
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    3
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Mr Richard Thomas EASTMAN

Description

Students present a full-length public recital featuring significant works for their instrument or voice, demonstrating advanced levels of musicianship in ensemble performance. Students are expected to take an active role in the collaborative interpretation and communication of ideas, based on an understanding of the stylistic contexts of the music being performed as a result of thorough preparation, research and analysis of the selected musical genres.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 1 units from MUS4406

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Perform selected repertoire in a public concert with professional levels of musicianship and musical competence.
  2. Professionally lead an ensemble to a successful performance.
  3. Apply relevant performance practices for studied repertoire in ensemble performance.
  4. Reflect critically and constructively on own performance and the performance of others using an appropriate theoretical or conceptual framework.

Unit Content

  1. Recital repertoire.
  2. Assigned public performances during the semester.
  3. Ensemble playing and arranging skills.
  4. Rehearsal conventions and instrumental roles.
  5. Musical direction and ensemble leadership.
  6. Interpreting and applying aesthetic techniques appropriate to style.
  7. Advanced improvisation and interaction methods.

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 School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentRecording20%
PerformanceRecital80%

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.

  • Unit Title

    Contemporary Ensemble 8
  • Unit Code

    MUS4414
  • Year

    2021
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    4
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Mr Richard Thomas EASTMAN

Description

This unit focuses on the development and implementation of advanced instrumental improvisation and interpretative skills. Through ensemble rehearsals, students apply advanced interpretive and technical skills to performance practice. The unit will be centred on the continued development of both individual and group performance skills with an emphasis on presentation and critical evaluation.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 1 units from MUS4406

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate a high level of instrumental proficiency in a small ensemble and solo setting.
  2. Design and rehearse a recital program.
  3. Devise new interpretations of designated repertoire, projects and arrangements in preparing a recital and/or original composition.
  4. Generate original works for a recital.

Unit Content

  1. Ensemble playing and arranging skills.
  2. Rehearsal conventions and instrumental roles.
  3. Musical direction and ensemble leadership.
  4. Interpreting and applying aesthetic techniques appropriate to style.
  5. Advanced improvisation and interaction methods.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECUs LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 2Not Offered11 x 2 hour ensemblesNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Ensemble rehearsals and performance 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.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
Assignment ^Recital Recording50%
WorkshopClassroom work and preparation50%

^ Mandatory to Pass


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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