MUS 196A/B : Popular Music Performance 1
Creative Arts and Industries
2024 Semester One (1243) / Semester Two (1245) (15 POINTS)
Course Prescription
Course Overview
The aims of this course are to continue to improve and develop a comprehensive set of practical skills to enable competent and musical popular music performances. Students are expected to enhance their practical knowledge in instrumental music-making through tuition, practice, group ensemble work, and related score and notation work.
Course Requirements
Capabilities Developed in this Course
| Capability 1: | People and Place |
| Capability 2: | Sustainability |
| Capability 3: | Knowledge and Practice |
| Capability 4: | Critical Thinking |
| Capability 5: | Solution Seeking |
| Capability 6: | Communication |
| Capability 7: | Collaboration |
| Capability 8: | Ethics and Professionalism |
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate an understanding and continued development of technical skills that enable skilful contributions to solo and ensemble performances of popular music. (Capability 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 5.1, 6.1, 7.1 and 8.1)
- Demonstrate proficiency in practical skills relevant to the composition and arrangement of popular music. (Capability 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 5.1, 6.1, 7.1 and 8.1)
- Demonstrate an understanding and continued development of interpretive and communication skills relevant to the performance of popular music. (Capability 1.2, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 5.1, 6.1, 7.1 and 8.1)
- Exhibit effective practice strategies in preparation for performance (Capability 2.1, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 5.1, 6.1 and 7.1)
- Understand and apply a good understanding of the common musical forms employed in popular music and how these are correctly charted or scored. (Capability 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 5.1, 6.1 and 7.1)
Assessments
| Assessment Type | Percentage | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Assignments | 60% | Individual Coursework |
| Practical Test | 25% | Individual Coursework |
| Performance Workshops | 15% | Individual Coursework |
| 3 types | 100% |
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcome Addressed | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||
| Assignments | ||||||||||
| Practical Test | ||||||||||
| Performance Workshops | ||||||||||
Assignments are to be submitted, according to the submission type specified on CANVAS, by the due date. In the event of illness or other circumstances that prevent completing an assignment, please contact the course coordinator with independent evidence as appropriate before the due date. Late assignments that do not have an approved extension will be penalized 10% for each day or part thereof. No assignment will be accepted after that assignment has been returned to students.
Teaching & Learning Methods
Workload Expectations
This course is a standard 7.5 point course and students are expected to spend 5 hours per week involved in each 7.5 point course that they are enrolled in.
For this course, you can expect 6 hours of lessons, 49 hours of practising and thinking about the content and 20 hours of work on assignments and/or test preparation.
This includes attendance at weekly workshops.
Delivery Mode
Campus Experience
Attendance is expected at scheduled activities including lessons/tutorials/workshops to receive credit for components of the course.
Individual lessons can be available to students as recordings if requested. Other learning activities including tutorials will not be available as recordings.
The course includes live and online events including group discussions/tutorials/workshops.
The activities for the course are scheduled as a weekly timetable.
Learning Resources
Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).
Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.
Students must have access to their primary instrument on and off campus.
Student Feedback
At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.
Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.
Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.
Students will be granted earlier access to upcoming test overviews and resource materials.
Other Information
Academic Integrity
The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed for potential plagiarism or other forms of academic misconduct, using computerised detection mechanisms.
Class Representatives
Class representatives are students tasked with representing student issues to departments, faculties, and the wider university. If you have a complaint about this course, please contact your class rep who will know how to raise it in the right channels. See your departmental noticeboard for contact details for your class reps.
Inclusive Learning
All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.
Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website http://disability.auckland.ac.nz
Special Circumstances
If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.
If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.
This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.
Learning Continuity
In the event of an unexpected disruption we undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and your assessment is fair, and not compromised. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator, and if disruption occurs you should refer to the University Website for information about how to proceed.
Student Charter and Responsibilities
The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html.
Disclaimer
Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.
In this course students may be asked to submit coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. In exceptional circumstances changes to elements of this course may be necessary at short notice. Students enrolled in this course will be informed of any such changes and the reasons for them, as soon as possible, through Canvas.