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

    Contemporary Principal Study 7
  • Unit Code

    MUS4421
  • Year

    2015
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery


Description

This unit will concentrate on the study of advanced instrumental, improvisational, interpretive and technical skills. The student will develop an appropriate recital programme and use initiative to master the repertoire and develop 'their own sound'. The unit will be centred on the continued development of individual performance skills with an emphasis on presentation and critical evaluation.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 1 units from MUS3427

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded MUS4405

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Construct effective improvised solos on more complex Contemporary Music forms.
  2. Develop instrumental technique for a recital.
  3. Devise new interpretations of designated repertoire, projects, arrangements and original compositions.
  4. Memorise and interpret repertoire.
  5. Perform with advanced instrumental skills in a solo setting.

Unit Content

  1. Advanced performance presentation from a practical and critical perspective.
  2. Development of own sound.
  3. Improvisation and interaction methods.
  4. Interpretive and aesthetic techniques appropriate to the Contemporary Music genre.
  5. Recital repertoire.
  6. Technical studies.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Instrumental lessons and attendance at performance workshops where applicable.

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.

Due to the professional competency skill development associated with this Unit, student attendance/participation within listed in-class activities is compulsory. Students failing to meet participation standards as outlined in the unit plan 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
PerformancePrincipal study performance assessment.50%
WorkshopPerformance assessment.40%
Assignment ^Concert Prac Critique10%

^ Mandatory to Pass

Text References

  • Bennett, D. (Ed.). (2012). Life in the real world: How to make music graduates employable. Champaign, Illinois: Common Ground Publishing.
  • Green, B., & Gallwey, W.T. (1987). The inner game of music. London: Pan.
  • Wilkins, T. (2012). Access all areas: A real world guide to gigging and touring. Hoboken: Taylor & Francis.
  • Smith, G. (2000). Lost in music. USA: Picador.
  • Shuker, R. (1998). Key concepts in popular music. London; New York: Routledge.
  • Liertz, C. (2009). Performance confidence: A training program for musicians: Mind-body awareness, the 21st century approach to performance confidence. Mt. Macedon, Victoria: Holistic Imprint.

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.

MUS4421|2|1

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

    Contemporary Principal Study 7
  • Unit Code

    MUS4421
  • Year

    2015
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery


Description

This unit will concentrate on the study of advanced instrumental, improvisational, interpretive and technical skills. The student will develop an appropriate recital programme and use initiative to master the repertoire and develop 'their own sound'. The unit will be centred on the continued development of individual performance skills with an emphasis on presentation and critical evaluation.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 1 units from MUS3427

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded MUS4405

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Construct effective improvised solos on more complex Contemporary Music forms.
  2. Develop instrumental technique for a recital.
  3. Devise new interpretations of designated repertoire, projects, arrangements and original compositions.
  4. Memorise and interpret repertoire.
  5. Perform with advanced instrumental skills in a solo setting.

Unit Content

  1. Advanced performance presentation from a practical and critical perspective.
  2. Development of own sound.
  3. Improvisation and interaction methods.
  4. Interpretive and aesthetic techniques appropriate to the Contemporary Music genre.
  5. Recital repertoire.
  6. Technical studies.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Instrumental lessons and attendance at performance workshops where applicable.

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.

Due to the professional competency skill development associated with this Unit, student attendance/participation within listed in-class activities is compulsory. Students failing to meet participation standards as outlined in the unit plan 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
PerformancePrincipal study performance assessment.50%
WorkshopPerformance assessment.40%
Assignment ^Concert Prac Critique10%

^ Mandatory to Pass

Text References

  • Bennett, D. (Ed.). (2012). Life in the real world: How to make music graduates employable. Champaign, Illinois: Common Ground Publishing.
  • Green, B., & Gallwey, W.T. (1987). The inner game of music. London: Pan.
  • Wilkins, T. (2012). Access all areas: A real world guide to gigging and touring. Hoboken: Taylor & Francis.
  • Smith, G. (2000). Lost in music. USA: Picador.
  • Shuker, R. (1998). Key concepts in popular music. London; New York: Routledge.
  • Liertz, C. (2009). Performance confidence: A training program for musicians: Mind-body awareness, the 21st century approach to performance confidence. Mt. Macedon, Victoria: Holistic Imprint.

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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