MUSA143-16W (C) Whole Year 2016

Performance (Non-Major) 1

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 22 February 2016
End Date: Sunday, 13 November 2016
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 4 March 2016
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 2 September 2016

Description

This course enables students to develop technical skills in an instrument or voice, music knowledge and understanding through performance on an instrument or with voice, and develop knowledge of the repertoire for that specific instrument or voice. It is designed for students from a non-Performance major (or a non-music degree), or for Performance Major students who wish to study a relevant second instrument (or possibly voice).

It also begins the development of a concert performance repertoire for each student.

Learning Outcomes

Students who pass this course will have developed:
*  technical performance skills in an instrument or voice;
*  music understanding through performance on an instrument or voice;
*  knowledge of repertoire for a specific instrument or voice;
*  public performing skills.
*  Transferable skills:  Setting and achieving goals, time management, preparation skills, performance skills, persistence, self-motivation.

Prerequisites

An audition, and approval by Head of School. While the MusB degree does not have a special deadline, there is a deadline for audition applications: the third Friday in October of the preceding year.

Restrictions

MUSI140

Timetable Note

TIMETABLE:      Students will attend individual lessons and performance classes.
Workload:
Student workload (150 hours) will be allocated to:
*  12-18 hours attending lessons
*  8-18 hours attending performance classes / masterclasses
*  114-130 hours individual practice, rehearsals, final performance

Course Coordinator

Glenda Keam

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Performance Examination 70% End-of-year performance examination (between 17 October and 5 November).
Participation 30% Teacher's grade for participation in the individual lessons and performance classes


A 'mock' examination mid-year, offering formative feedback, is offered for all MUSA143 students whose teachers consider this desirable.

The teacher's grade will consider such things as: an assessment of punctuality and reliability in attending lessons; consistency of practice and learning through the year; technical mastery gained through the year; breadth of engagement with the repertoire; participation in their Performance Class (if applicable).

The performance examination will be of approximately 15-25 minutes' duration, including technical exercises and at least two short recital pieces.*
30% will be based on "technical" material relevant to the instrument/voice such as scales and arpeggios, etudes and technical studies, orchestral excerpts, vocalise exercises, works that have a strongly technical component rather than an artistic/interpretive one.**  
40% will be based on the artistic performance of solo (or small ensemble) repertoire, and will take into account performance demeanour and presentation.

 *NB:  Music performance courses are not eligible for aegrotat consideration.
**NB:  In the case of some instruments (eg, brass) it may be deemed appropriate to examine this part of the assessment separately.

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.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $801.00

International fee $3,450.00

* 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 .

All MUSA143 Occurrences

  • MUSA143-16W (C) Whole Year 2016