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ATS1347

Faculty of Arts

18 September 2017 22 December 2024

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This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2016 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

Monash University

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Faculty

Arts

Organisational Unit

Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music

Coordinator(s)

Mrs Tamara Smolyar

Offered

Clayton

  • First semester 2016 (Day)

Notes

The unit has a compulsory ensemble componentensemble component (http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/music/category/performance-studies/student-ensembles/). Some ensembles are subject to audition. Normally, auditions take place in Week 1 of the semester. Please see the unit guide for further information.

Synopsis

The unit draws together students from various levels of musical experience at pre-tertiary level and consolidates fundamental skills in music ensemble performance. The unit comprises:

  1. ensemble rehearsals in a chosen/approved music ensemble;
  2. performance of select repertoire.

The development of skills prepares students for the next unit in the sequence, ATS1348 Music ensemble 2.

Outcomes

Upon completion of this unit, students are able to:

  1. Demonstrate a competent level of ensemble musicianship.
  2. Demonstrate control of the elements of ensemble performance (for example, accuracy, articulation and phrasing, tone quality, dynamics, expression, and so forth).
  3. Perform select repertoire in a public setting.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 100%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

See also Unit timetable information

Chief examiner(s)

Mrs Tamara Smolyar

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Music
Music performance
Music composition
Creative music technology
Ethnomusicology and musicology

Additional information on this unit is available from the faculty at:

http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/music/category/performance-studies/student-ensembles/