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MUSI351 Improvisation and Musical Performance

Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Trimester 2 Off Campus
Armidale Trimester 2 On Campus
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
22 August 2013 25 August 2013 Non-Mandatory
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites MUSI105 or MUSI106 or MUSI205 or MUSI206 or MUSI349 or MUSI352 or MUSI353 or permission of head of school
Co-requisites None
Restrictions MUSI381
Notes

offered in odd numbered years
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Jenny Game-Lopata (jgamelop@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit is focused on the relationship between improvisation and musical performance. Students will develop skills of performance with an emphasis on understanding the practice of improvisation in western and non-western contexts. Students will also practise conducting skills as related to instrumental ensembles. All students will also undertake ensemble performance activities.
Materials Textbook information will be displayed approximately 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the teaching period. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
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. improvise at a rudimentary standard;
  2. perform a short program of written or improvised works at an appropriately high standard on their principal instrument/voice;
  3. identify improvisation practices in a variety of musical traditions;
  4. direct an instrumental ensemble; and
  5. 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
In this unit students will learn practical repertoire relevant to the discipline. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Class strategies and assessment in conducting directly contribute to communication skills. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
Students will develop their global perspective by studying a variety of non-Western systems of improvisation. 		True True True
5 Life-Long Learning
In this unit students will use improvisation to develop practical skills in this area. 		True True
6 Problem Solving
The exploration of repertoire on students' principal instruments as well as the development of improvisation skills will be used throughout their careers. Learning new repertoire on their principal instruments/voice involves skills of problem solving. In-class critiques by lecturers will develop these problem-solving strategies. 		True True True
8 Team Work
In this unit students will practise and be assessed on this attribute in their participation in musical ensembles. 		True True True
   

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