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Unit Summary
Unit type
UG Coursework Unit
Credit points
12
AQF level
Level of learning
Intermediate
Former School/College
Pre-requisites
Achieve a grade of credit or above MUS72006 - Specialist Studies III
Unit aim
Builds on students' technical skills in their particular discipline from the unit Specialist Studies III, and challenges and extends their artistic understanding. Provides the opportunity for students to develop their directions as musicians within their discipline via intermediate critique, analysis and application of melodic, harmonic and rhythmic elements of a range of repertoire is also explored.
Unit content
Topic 1: Introduction to a variety of intermediate repertoire and intermediate technical etudes and scale syllabus.
Topic 2: Technical exercises to establish complex melodic lines and harmony (polychord voicing and four-note voicings, and arpeggios).
Topic 3: Memorisation, chart interpretation and improvisation over harmonic progressions and one chord modal approaches.
Topic 4: Introduction to intermediate harmonic progressions, rhythmic development techniques and repertoire development.
Topic 5: Intermediate improvisation (melodic development, cyclic progressions, creative scale application 'inside and outside', rhythmic applications). Scale syllabus from a variety of genres.
Topic 6: Intermediate stagecraft skills including for example, presentation, band volume, personal dynamics, time management and communication skills.
Topic 7: Scale and chord syllabus (all relevant modes, voicings and from a variety of genres). Intermediate rhythmic techniques related to soloing.
Topic 8: Application of improvisation skills to selected repertoire. Chart reading, technical work and repertoire.
Topic 9: Continuation of approaches to improvisation in all genres and technical application.
Topic 10: Application of melodic skills to selected repertoire. Chart reading, technical work and repertoire.
Topic 11: Application of rhythmic skills to selected repertoire. Chart reading, technical work and repertoire.
Topic 12: Exam preparation: for intermediate performance.
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
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| 1 | demonstrate intermediate instrumental, songwriting or vocal techniques. | |||||||
| 2 | demonstrate the application of intermediate instrumental, songwriting or vocal techniques to performance | |||||||
| 3 | demonstrate an understanding of intermediate theory and musicianship. | |||||||
| 4 | demonstrate expertise in the application of theory to performance and studio practice. | |||||||
| 5 | present work in the form of concerts, compositions, recordings or other approved media. | |||||||
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
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demonstrate intermediate instrumental, songwriting or vocal techniques.
- GA4:
- GA5:
- GA6:
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demonstrate the application of intermediate instrumental, songwriting or vocal techniques to performance
- GA5:
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demonstrate an understanding of intermediate theory and musicianship.
- GA5:
- GA6:
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demonstrate expertise in the application of theory to performance and studio practice.
- GA4:
- GA5:
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present work in the form of concerts, compositions, recordings or other approved media.
- GA4:
- GA5:
- GA6:
Prescribed texts
- No prescribed texts.