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This course provides students with experience in playing in small ensembles. Students gain knowledge of the repertoire, and experience in rehearsing and public performance.
The course aims to provide students with experience in performance in a small ensemble (for example chamber music groups). The ensemble will provide students with skills in rehearsal techniques, tuning, blending, accuracy, knowledge of repertoire, and rehearsal discipline. Students will also gain experience of public performance in a small ensemble. Note that this ensemble is made up of a mix of 100, 200 and 300 level instrumental students, all of whom demonstrate abilities in a range of instrumental and musical skills. In addition to their base set of skills, students will also demonstrate abilities and experience based upon their level of enrolment corresponding to early, intermediate and advanced stages of development.
Students who pass this course will have developed:Ensemble skills Repertoire knowledge of chamber musicUnderstanding of rehearsal techniquesExperience of public performanceDiscipline in self-preparation, careful rehearsing and cooperative music making.
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:
Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award
Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.
Approval of the Head of School.
MUSI 198
• 50 hours attending rehearsals• 5 hours preparing for oral presentation• 20 hours dress rehearsal and concert performance• 75 hours self-directed practice
Justin DeHart
Mark Menzies
• One individual assessment (30%) o A high mark here will indicate your prompt and regular attendance, quality of preparation, and degree of engagement with rehearsals.• Group assessment of 2-4 documented performances (40%) o Participation in the 2pm, September 23rd Musical Guerilla Games concert at the Arts Centre Great Hall is required for everyone. o In addition, 1-3 other qualified performances are required. • One oral presentation (30%) o You will present a description and reflection of your involvement with the ensemble you participated in during the semester. What pieces did you play? What where the rehearsals/performance like? What did you learn about the music? Composer? Style? What were some of the challenges, etc. o Your 10-minute slot will be scheduled in advance to commence on October 3rd or 10th during the Performance Workshop (Wednesday 5-6:30pm) at the Arts Centre Location Recital Room.
Domestic fee $834.00
International fee $3,600.00
* 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 .