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Professional Practices A - MUSC1401
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  School of English, Media and Performing Arts
 
 
Course Outline: See below
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 5
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: Enrolment in Program 3425 or 3427
 
 
Equivalent: MUSI1401
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Includes private tuition and examination on major instrument, participation in university ensembles, plus classes in performance studies and electives in composing, jazz studies or musicology.


Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course, students will:
  • Have an understanding of the breadth of performance studies and the resources available for studying musical performance
  • Have acquired skills in critical listening and assessment of performance
  • Have engaged with the differences between musical styles/periods and the performance requirements of instruments/voices
  • Have begun the process of developing both individual and ensemble skills in practical musical performance
  • Have elected and begun to study composition or musicological study in the support of performance.

Assessment

  • Participation and contribution to class discussions - 15%
  • Performance in class - 10%
  • Assignments for electives - 20%
  • End of session exam and private lessons - 30%
  • Performance groups (x 2) - 20%
  • Australia Ensemble reviews - 5%

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