MUS 722 : Advanced Ensemble Performance 1
Creative Arts and Industries
2024 Semester One (1243) (15 POINTS)
Course Prescription
Course Overview
Creative research in advanced ensemble playing. Tutorials, group rehearsals, and individual research and practice culminate in a performance at the end of the semester.
Capabilities Developed in this Course
Capability 3: | Knowledge and Practice |
Capability 4: | Critical Thinking |
Capability 8: | Ethics and Professionalism |
Learning Outcomes
- Perform at a technical and artistic level consistent with the minimum pass requirements of the School’s Criteria for Assessing Performance. Understand repertoire relevant to their principal study, their historical and social contexts, and their relevance within the contemporary music world. (Capability 3.2)
- Engage in effective practice/ensemble preparation routines and strategies. Further refine skills of self-evaluation. (Capability 8.1)
- Have a secure knowledge of the methods and resources that enable further enquiry into practical music making. (Capability 4.1)
- Engage with confidence as a musician and with artistic integrity in relevant practical situations. Demonstrate the capacity to communicate with an audience and project musical intention. (Capability 3.1)
- Demonstrate an ability to take direct responsibility for their own professional future by showing personal initiative and determination and having the capacity to make realistic and informed choices and decisions. (Capability 8.1)
- Be aware of and promote personal responsibility, self-discipline and professional codes of conduct. (Capability 8.2)
Assessments
Assessment Type | Percentage | Classification |
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Practical Assessment | 20% | Individual Coursework |
Presentation | 20% | Individual Coursework |
Practical Exam | 60% | Individual Coursework |
3 types | 100% |
Assessment Type | Learning Outcome Addressed | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||
Practical Assessment | ||||||||||
Presentation | ||||||||||
Practical Exam |
Teaching & Learning Methods
Teaching and learning are delivered through group tutorials, participation in performance class, score preparation and study, and personal practice.
Workload Expectations
This course is a standard 15 point course and students are expected to spend 10 hours per week involved in each 15 point course that they are enrolled in.
For this course, you can expect 10 hours of tutorials, 70 hours of group rehearsals, 40 hours of individual practice and study, 20 hours of recording study and concert attendance, and 10 hours of performance preparation.
Delivery Mode
Campus Experience
Attendance is required at scheduled activities including studio lessons and performance classes to complete components of the course.
The course will include live online events including rehearsals and workshops.
Attendance on campus is required for the practical assessment.
The activities for the course are scheduled as a standard weekly.
Some components of the course may be conducted online depending on the instrument/voice.
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.
Musical scores are available at the U of A library, online or though music publishers.
Audio and video recordings are available at the U of A library.
Other Materials or Software - The School of Music has access to the Naxos streaming databases and IPA source (for vocal students).
Canvas is used to update students on syllabi, assessment criteria, ensemble and examination schedules. Please check your Canvas announcements frequently.
Health & Safety
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.
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.