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Practical & Ensemble Studies I - MUS00111C
Module summary
This module consists of practical ensemble activity and exploration of key musical works in a weekly lecture series.
Module will run
| Occurrence | Teaching cycle |
|---|---|
| A | Autumn Term 2020-21 to Spring Term 2020-21 |
Module aims
Practical & Ensemble Studies I develops practical ensemble skills and critical reflection upon a variety of key musical works and the ways in which these works are recorded. Over the year, students will develop team-working ensemble skills that reinforce the skills required across the degree as a whole. They will also be exposed to a wide variety of music, across musical genres and from different historical periods, through the weekly ‘Music in context’ lectures given by a wide range of academic staff. These will present a number of works which individual staff consider central to their understanding of music and their own academic practice. In each case the work will be placed into its historical and cultural context, and issues of status and of canon formation will also be introduced.
Module learning outcomes
Ensemble Participation:
After participating regularly in an ensemble, students should acquire and develop these abilities and attributes in ever-increasing degrees:
- a broader knowledge of relevant repertoire or techniques
- an increased awareness of performance and technical practice
- punctuality, preparation, focus and attention
- an understanding of rehearsal or session organisation
- technical solutions for performance or recording challenges
- an awareness of balance, blend, and foreground-background relationships through attentive listening
- an awareness of the social dynamic of collaboration within a collective
- the individual responsibility that is needed for effective team work
Critical Listening:
By the end of the module students will have:
- widened their knowledge of music through history
- become familiar with both standard classics and rarer items, from across the whole gamut of available musics;
- engaged critically with processes of musical perception
- gained insight into a number of key works
- become aware of the many different ways in which music can be studied
- developed their written responses to a variety of musical experience
Assessment
| Task | Length | % of module mark |
|---|---|---|
| Essay/coursework Record of participation & folio |
N/A | 100 |
Special assessment rules
Pass/fail
Additional assessment information
Students are encouraged to participate in departmental music ensembles, but they must participate in Recording Collective 1 for Stage 1 MASR students for assessment purposes. They must also attend all 'Music in Context' teaching sessions in order to complete the assessment successfully.
There are two parts to the assessment:
1) a 1500-word critical reflection on your response to any music with the 'Music in Context' series that was unfamiliar to you. You may also wish to reflect on the ways in which the music you write about was captured through recording.
2) one listening test related to recording techniques (details will be available from the module leader).
Reassessment
| Task | Length | % of module mark |
|---|---|---|
| Essay/coursework Record of participation & folio |
N/A | 100 |
Module feedback
Confirmation of Pass / Fail within 4 weeks of submission of folio.
Indicative reading
Readings will be suggested by individual staff members in the Music in Context lectures.
Coronavirus (COVID-19): changes to courses
The 2020/21 academic year will start in September. We aim to deliver as much face-to-face teaching as we can, supported by high quality online alternatives where we must.
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