Module Specifications..
Current Academic Year 2023 - 2024
Please note that this information is subject to change.
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Description A module building on skills learned in INVSK1, designed to give instrumentalists and vocalists a strong technique on their respective instruments. Areas covered, depending on instrument, may include, but not be limited to, scalar tasks, swing idiom vocabulary, rhythmic consistency and idiomatic depth, sound considerations and the ability to construct a solo over a set of moving chords. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Learning Outcomes 1. Be competent performers on their instrument or voice 2. Be aware of appropriate technical and style considerations for the swing idiom 3. Be comfortable with melodic soloing repertoire typical of the swing idiom 4. Display an awareness of the idiomatic phrasing, both rhythmic and harmonic, of the jazz tradition 5. Be comfortable in a jazz improvisation milieu in the professional music sphere | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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Indicative Content and Learning Activities
Specific techniques relevant to the technical performance practice of voice/instrumentEach learner will work on a series of specific techniques, all of which will be relevant to the technical performance practice of their voice/instrument. Depending on instrument, these may include, but not be limited to, scalar tasks, swing idiom vocabulary, rhythmic consistency and idiomatic depth, sound considerations and the ability to construct a solo over a set of moving chords. Techniques discussed, depending on instrument, may include ° Tone control ° Scalar knowledge ° Appropriate fingering ° Breath control ° Drum rudiments ° Intonation ° Idiomatic considerations ° Developing voice-leading skills ° Substitute chords and their use in improvisation ° Vocabulary development in swing idiom ° Stylistic authenticity within various contemporary genres such as swing, funk, Afro-Cuban or Brazilian music | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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