Availabilities:
| Location | Domestic | International |
|---|---|---|
| Coomera | ||
| Lismore |
Unit description
Provides the opportunity for students to develop their directions as musicians within their discipline, through intermediate level critique, analysis and application of musical/production elements of popular repertoire and the application of intermediate level techniques.
Unit content
- Technique and technical work as relevant for specific studio areas
- Review and refine practice routines and performance/presentation outcomes
- Studio specific intermediate level theory
- Application of studio specific theory to practice
- Preparation for performance or presentation of works as relevant to studio area
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | demonstrate intermediate level techniques appropriate to selected studio practice area | Creativity | Knowledge of a discipline | Communication and social skills | ||||
| 2 | demonstrate the application of intermediate level techniques to the performance/presentation of selected repertoire | Knowledge of a discipline | Communication and social skills | |||||
| 3 | demonstrate an understanding of intermediate level theory relevant to studio practice area | Creativity | Knowledge of a discipline | |||||
| 4 | demonstrate the application of relevant theory to studio practice | Creativity | ||||||
| 5 | present work in the form of concerts, compositions, recordings or other approved media | Creativity | Knowledge of a discipline | Communication and social skills | ||||
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- demonstrate intermediate level techniques appropriate to selected studio practice area
- GA2: Creativity
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- GA6: Communication and social skills
- demonstrate the application of intermediate level techniques to the performance/presentation of selected repertoire
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- GA6: Communication and social skills
- demonstrate an understanding of intermediate level theory relevant to studio practice area
- GA2: Creativity
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- demonstrate the application of relevant theory to studio practice
- GA2: Creativity
- present work in the form of concerts, compositions, recordings or other approved media
- GA2: Creativity
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- GA6: Communication and social skills
Prescribed texts
- Russell.S, 2020, Calm Hands: Safe and Efficient Technique for Pianists, Wagtail Books., New South Wales, Australia. ISBN: 978-0-646-82878-7.
- Sanders.D, 2020, Progressive Steps to Better Drumming. , Prepared Sounds, Queensland, Australia. ISBN: 978-0-6450516-0-5.
Teaching and assessment
| Teaching method |
| Tutorial on-site 30mins/weekly ((Weeks 4,6,9 and 11)) |
| Workshop on-site 1 hour/weekly ((Weeks 1,3,5,8,10 and 12)) |
| Practical session 2 hours/weekly ((12 weeks)) |
| Tutorial on-site 45 mins/weekly ((Weeks 2 and 13)) |
| Assessment | |
| Performance and Production Workshop | 20% |
| Weekly assessment of studio tasks | 30% |
| Transcription/Analysis/Re-creation task | 20% |
| Performance or Presentation | 30% |
| Teaching method |
| Tutorial on-site 30mins/weekly ((Weeks 4,6,9 and 11))) |
| Workshop on-site 1 hour/weekly ((Weeks 1,3,5,8,10 and 12))) |
| Practical session 2 hours/weekly ((12 weeks)) |
| Tutorial on-site 45 mins/weekly ((Weeks 2 and 13)) |
| Assessment | |
| Performance and Production Workshop | 20% |
| Weekly assessment of studio tasks | 30% |
| Transcription/Analysis/Re-creation task | 20% |
| Performance or Presentation | 30% |
Fee information
Domestic
Commonwealth Supported courses
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Fee paying courses
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International
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