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MUSI349 Notation and Musical Performance

Updated: 06 April 2011
Credit Points 6
Offering Not offered in 2012
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
N/A N/A Mandatory
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites MUSI105 or MUSI106 or MUSI205 or MUSI206 or MUSI351 or MUSI352 or MUSI353 or permission of head of school
Co-requisites None
Restrictions MUSI373
Notes

offered in odd numbered years
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) To be advised
Unit Description

This unit is focused on the relationship between notation and musical performance. Students will develop skills of performance with a specific emphasis on developing skills of interpretation related to various scores and notated sources. Students will also practice aural skills as related to notation practice and transcription. Special study in the area of percussion traditions will also form a component within the unit. All students will also undertake ensemble performance activities.
Materials Text information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment Assessment information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. make informed decisions about the interpretation of different kinds of musical scores;
  2. perform a short program at an appropriately high standard on their principal instrument/voice;
  3. identify key historical developments in Western music notation practice as well as primary music publishers;
  4. transcribe in notated form various melodies and rhythms as played by the lecturer;
  5. perform a percussion piece in a group situation; and
  6. perform repertoire with an ensemble relevant to their musical background and residential location.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Students will have an enhanced understanding of the relationship between notation and musical performance, and this will be assessed in all set assessment tasks. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Students will be able to communicate effectively and confidently orally and in written forms about music and performance. These skills will be assessed in the short essay, log book and group performance. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
Students will be introduced to non-Western percussion ensemble repertoire which will develop their global perspective. This will be assessed in the group performance. 		True True True
5 Life-Long Learning
Students will practise intellectual curiosity, creativity and critical thinking. 		True True
6 Problem Solving
The exploration of repertoire on students' principal instruments as well as the development of interpretation skills will be used throughout their careers. Learning new repertoire on their principal instruments/voice and in their percussion ensembles clearly involves skills of problem solving. In-class critiques by lecturers and tutors will develop these problem-solving strategies. 		True True True
8 Team Work
Students will practice teamwork through performance in various forms including ensemble work. 		True True True
   

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