6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL
Undergraduate - Unit
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Faculty
Organisational Unit
Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music
Chief examiner(s)
Coordinator(s)
Unit guides
Prerequisites
Twelve credit points of second-year Arts units and audition.
This unit is only available to students enrolled in a Bachelor of Music single or double degree.
Synopsis
This unit provides students in the Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music the opportunity to be mentored by experienced and world-class chamber-music performers. The unit consists of masterclasses and workshops by tenured and visiting musicians. Students learn various rehearsal strategies and techniques in context of chamber music and participate in high-profile commercial public performance opportunities.
Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
- collaborate with others to plan, rehearse and perform selected chamber music;
- critique the musical literature of chamber music available for their instrument or voice;
- analyse and reflect upon the rehearsal process;
- perform in a public chamber music performance.
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.
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