MUSI298-14W (C) Whole Year 2014

Instrumental/Vocal Ensemble 2

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 24 February 2014
End Date: Sunday, 16 November 2014
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 7 March 2014
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 5 September 2014

Description

Advanced ensemble training and performance in chamber music.

This course continues to develop sophisticated choral singing skills, rehearsals techniques, discipline and languages.  It also provides experience of group public performance.
The aim of the course is to continue to build on the skills required of choral singers through a range of repertoire.  There will be weekly rehearsals, and performances scheduled throughout the year.

Learning Outcomes

By passing this course, students will be able to:
*  sing their part individually and in a choral context;
*  mark their scores during rehearsals;
*  demonstrate pronunciation of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) and languages;
*  Sight sing music;
*  Be punctual to rehearsals and attain 80% attendance.

Prerequisites

MUSI198 or any one of MUSI142-MUSI145 in Chamber Music

Timetable Note

Workload
Student workload (150 hours) will be allocated approximately as follows:
*  100 hours attending rehearsals
*  15 hours attending performances
*  18 hours for own practise
*  17 hours for writing learning logs

Course Coordinator

For further information see Humanities Head of Department

Course Coordinator and Conductor:
Andrew Withington  http://www.arts.canterbury.ac.nz/music/people/withington.shtml

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Mid-Year Singing Test 29 May 2014 30% Assessment will involve: (1) Singing your part for 5 extracts chosen from Requiem (Durufle) (15%); (2) Viva voce to demonstrate understanding of the text and score of Requiem (Durufle) (5%); (3) Prepared sight singing (5%); (4) Unprepared sight singing (5%)
End-of-Year Singing Test 02 Oct 2014 40% Assessment will involve: (1) Singing your part for 4 extracts chosen from Missa Pacifica (Hamilton) (20%); (2) Viva voce to demonstrate understanding of the music and technical concepts related to Missa Pacifica (5%); (3) Singing your part in a group (5%); (4) Prepared sight singing (5%); (5) Unprepared sight singing (5%)
Whole Year Learning Log 20%
Attendance 10% Percentage of rehearsals and performances attended


To pass this course, 80% attendance is required.  However, there are exemptions, for example, national representation.

Additional Course Outline Information

Assessment and grading system

The following shows how to translate grades to numerical scores:

A+  90–100;    A   85–89;    A-  80–84;    B+   75–79;    B 70–74;    B-   65–69;     C+  60–64;     C  55–59;     C- 50–54;     D  40–49;   E  0–39
In a course at 100- or 200-level examiners may grant restricted credit (R) which will be equivalent to a pass for all purposes except as a prerequisite.

A pass is 50 marks and over.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $748.00

International fee $3,388.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Humanities .

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