Module Specifications..
Current Academic Year 2023 - 2024
Please note that this information is subject to change.
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Coursework Only Coursework is reassessed during the Autumn resit period |
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Description This module aims to provide an opportunity for students to develop advanced practical skills and critical disciplinary understanding in individual and ensemble music performance, through engagement in choral conducting, choral singing, advanced aural and keyboard skills, and instrumental/vocal studies. Students may choose their areas of specialism in this final-year module, selecting to undertake two of the following three assessments: Individual instrumental/vocal recital (with reflective commentary), musicianship portfolio (with reflective commentary), choral conducting recital (with annotated conductor’s scores). Through small-group teaching, students will have the opportunity to gain experience in conducting the vocal ensemble made up of their peers, with supportive guidance from staff who are themselves professional conductors, and to progress incrementally in advanced musicianship studies. The module will also include discussion about lifelong learning in music and music-teaching, including guidance on support organisations and opportunities for continuing professional development and further study. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Learning Outcomes 1. Understand and utilise advanced practical and theoretical concepts in the areas of keyboard playing and musicianship. 2. Draw on musical skills and stylistic knowledge suitable to final year, in the areas of instrumental/vocal performance, and to critically evaluate musical performance activities based on these attributes. 3. Demonstrate advanced choral performance skills and bring these to bear on future professional activities both as a participant and a leader. 4. Lead a choral ensemble in a school context and/or in society more broadly, and engage in relevant score analysis and notation-based preparation activities in the role of conductor. 5. Use interpersonal, organisational, and leadership skills appropriate to group music rehearsal and performance. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
Advanced Musicianship StudiesPolyphonic performance exercises derived from repertoire of the Renaissance, Baroque, Romantic, 20th-century, and contemporary eras and including popular music/film music/world musics by diverse musical artists and composers, including examples suitable for future use in the teaching context.Choral ConductingAdvanced choral conducting technique using homophonic and polyphonic pieces selected from Renaissance, Classical, Romantic and contemporary repertoire, of a style suited to the vocal ensemble made up of the module’s participants; score study and analytical annotation, advanced choral sight-reading and harmonic awareness. Outline of CPD courses such as Sing Ireland International Choral Conducting Summer School; Irish Youth Choir Easter and Summer Initiatives, Kodály Society of Ireland Summer Course, DCU Choral Leadership Day, Post-Primary Music Teachers Association workshops and conferences, and options for further study in choral leadership.Choral SingingParticipation in the DCU Lumen Chorale, a large choir of soprano, alto, tenor and bass voices made up of all the students of the Bachelor of Religious Education and Music programme. Repertoire is drawn from styles such as Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, music of the 19th and 20th centuries, contemporary music, arrangements of popular music and film music, rounds/canons and improvisation. Activities include choral-vocal training, choral warm-ups, ensemble singing appropriate to diverse musical styles, group sight-singing and musicianship, rehearsal technique, choral pedagogy and leadership, guidance and repertoire for leading school choirs, and performance in concerts, university events, and competitions.Individual Instrumental/Vocal MusicStudents take individual lessons in their chosen instrument(s), guided by specialist tutors. Lessons focus on technique, musical style and expression, performance strategies, and music literacy appropriate to the instrument and to the final year of the programme. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Indicative Reading List
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Other Resources 51241, Website, TEORIA, 0, Interactive Ear-Training Exercises: Intervals, Chords, Dictation, www.teoria.com, 51242, Multimedia Resources, Module Lecturers, 0, Tailored Resources, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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