Module: Instrumental Skills 1

Module Specifications.

Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title	Instrumental Skills 1
Module Code	MC118 (ITS) / MPA1015 (Banner)
Faculty	Humanities & Social Sciences	School	Theology, Philosophy & Music
Module Co-ordinator	Matthew Jacobson
Module Teachers	Alexandra Ioana Potinga Cotosman, Chris Guilfoyle, Conor Guilfoyle, David Redmond, Greg Felton, Jenna Harris, Patrice Brun
NFQ level	6	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	Not Available
Co-requisite	Not Available
Compatibles	Not Available
Incompatibles	Not Available

Repeat examination

Description

A module designed to give instrumentalists and vocalists a strong technique on their respective instruments, to help them develop appropriate stylistic repertoire for their instrument and to assist them with instrumental and technical issues they may have in other modules. The module takes for the form of an individual instrumental or vocal lecture covering appropriate techniques relevant to the instrument/voice and designed to assist in developing a strong technical facility.

Learning Outcomes

1. Be competent performers on their instrument or voice
2. Be aware of appropriate technical considerations for the music that they play
3. Be capable of adapting to the different situations encountered in improvised music.
4. Display a grasp of the fundamental techniques for their instrument/voice
5. Learn idiomatic vocabulary for improvising on standard song forms and different groove musics such as Brazilian and funk idioms

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Tutorial	19.5	Weekly, A forty five minute tutorial
Independent Study	105.5	Instrumental/vocal Practice, both individually, and with others
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

An introduction to instrument-appropriate techniques of various kinds
An introduction to instrument-appropriate techniques of various kinds designed to prepare the learner for the ensemble performance environment. Depending on instrument, these may include, but will not be limited to such areas as ° Tone control ° Scalar knowledge ° Appropriate fingering ° Breath control ° Drum rudiments ° Intonation ° Idiomatic considerations ° Vocabulary development ° Stylistic authenticity within various contemporary genres such as swing, funk, Afro-Cuban or Brazilian music

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown
Performance evaluation	End of Second Semester Performance Assessment - a 20 minute individual assessment based on techniques covered in tutorials	80%	Sem 2 End
Participation	n/a	20%	n/a

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories: Resit category 1: A resit is available for both* components of the module. Resit category 2: No resit is available for a 100% continuous assessment module. Resit category 3: No resit is available for the continuous assessment component where there is a continuous assessment and examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a Continuous Assessment/Examination split; where the module is 100% continuous assessment, there will also be a resit of the assessment
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

William G. Leavitt: 0, Modern Method for Guitar, Berklee Press Publications, 0876390114
Louis Bellson, Gil Breines: 2000, Modern Reading Text, Alfred Publishing Company, 0769233775
Anne Peckham: 2010, The Contemporary Singer: Elements of Vocal Technique, 2, Berklee Press, 0876391072
by Mark Levine: 1989, The jazz piano book, Sher Music, Petaluma, CA, 0961470151
John Goldsby: 0, The jazz bass book, Backbeat Books ; c2002., San Francisco, 0879307161
Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation: 1998, Ron Carter - Building Jazz Bass Lines, Hal Leonard Corporation, 0793586348
Tim Richards (Composer): 0, Exploring Jazz Piano - Volume 1, Schott, 190245524X
Billy Taylor: 1983, Jazz piano, W.C. Brown Co. Publishers, Dubuque, Iowa, 0697099598

Other Resources

30523, App, Biolcati, Massimo, 2014, iReal Pro, Technimo,