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Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

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Module Title
Module Code (ITS)
Faculty School
Module Co-ordinatorSemester 1: Ronan Guilfoyle
Semester 2: Ronan Guilfoyle
Autumn: Ronan Guilfoyle
Module TeachersRonan Guilfoyle
Greg Felton
NFQ level 8 Credit Rating
Pre-requisite Not Available
Co-requisite Not Available
Compatibles Not Available
Incompatibles Not Available
None
Description

Building on techniques and ideas studied in RS2, this module will broaden the expertise of learners in particular in the areas of polyrhythms and subdivision. Learners will be introduced to singing and clapping using multiple polyrhythms, both in odd and even metres, singing bass lines while clapping different rhythms, and reciting Mukhtais and Korvais at the three speeds.

Learning Outcomes

1. Be comfortable singing and clapping using multiple polyrhythms both in odd and even metres
2. Be able to sing bass lines to standard tunes while clapping different rhythms
3. Be able to recite Mukhtais and Korvais at the three speeds.
4. Be adept at rhythmic reading
5. Develop a rhythmic technique which will allow learners to engage fluently and artistically within contemporary rhythmic environments



Workload Full-time hours per semester
Type Hours Description
Lecture24Weekly, A one-hour group lecture-workshop
Independent Study101Rhythmic practice
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

Complex rhythmic techniques
Skills that lead to more complex rhythmic techniques will be demonstrated and information given on effective ways to practice these skills. Content will aim, through physical practice, to develop the rhythmic technique of participants through such techniques as: ° Singing a melody while clapping a fixed rhythmic pattern ° Singing a melody while clapping two other independent rhythms ° Reciting a Korvai at three different speeds ° Sight reading passages written in odd metres ° Singing the bass line to a standard song while clapping different rhythms ° Subdivision skills, ° Singing a symmetric melody while clapping an asymmetric rhythm ° Rhythmic Displacement skills

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment% Examination Weight%
Course Work Breakdown
TypeDescription% of totalAssessment Date
Performance evaluationPracticing, alone and with others, a series of rhythmic tasks, all of which will have been covered in the Rhythm Studies module during the current academic year.80%Sem 2 End
Participationn/a20%n/a
Indicative Reading List

  • Louis Bellson, Gil Breines: 0, Modern Reading Text, Alfred Publishing Company, 0769233775
  • Guilfoyle, Ronan: 1999, Creative Rhythmic Concepts for Jazz Improvisation, Newpark Music Centre,
Other Resources

31388, App, Battisti, Mauro, 2014, Drumgenius, Projazz Lab,

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