Overview
In Principal Music Studios 3, you will continue your practical music studies in one instrument, voice or composition, focusing on intermediate level repertoire and technical work. You are expected to demonstrate cumulative levels of skill and knowledge through this series of units.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Students must be enrolled in CG51 Bachelor of Music to enrol in this unit. This unit is only available in the following majors within the CG51 Bachelor of Music course: Jazz and Popular major (Mackay only) Performance major (Mackay and distance) Students in Music Studies major of the CG51 Bachelor of Music course are not permitted to enrol in this unit.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 1 - 2021
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback – Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Unit evaluation
Staff quality and engagement
Continue to source high quality teaching staff for the delivery of the Principal Music Studios units.
- Perform the intermediate level technical work studied in this unit
- Perform the intermediate level repertoire studied in this unit, demonstrating an understanding of the stylistic and interpretive requirements.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | |
| 1 - Practical Assessment - 50% | ||
| 2 - Practical Assessment - 50% | ||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | |
| 1 - Communication | ||
| 2 - Problem Solving | ||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | ||
| 4 - Information Literacy | ||
| 5 - Team Work | ||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | ||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | ||
| 8 - Ethical practice | ||
| 9 - Social Innovation | ||
| 10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | ||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1 - Practical Assessment - 50% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Practical Assessment - 50% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
There are no required textbooks.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 7th Edition (APA 7th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
j.smyth-tomkins@cqu.edu.au
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ALL students: Discussion of technical and repertoire materials, student expectations, unit profile and the assessment process.
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ALL students: Continue individual studio lessons, developing technical and repertoire requirements.
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ALL students: Continue individual studio lessons, developing technical and repertoire requirements.
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ALL students: Continue individual studio lessons, developing technical and repertoire requirements.
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ALL students: Continue individual studio lessons, developing technical and repertoire requirements.
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ALL students: Continue individual studio lessons, developing technical and repertoire requirements.
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ALL students: Continue individual studio lessons, developing technical and repertoire requirements.
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ALL students: Continue individual studio lessons, developing technical and repertoire requirements.
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ALL students: Continue individual studio lessons, developing technical and repertoire requirements.
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ALL students: Continue individual studio lessons, developing technical and repertoire requirements.
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ALL students: Continue individual studio lessons, developing technical and repertoire requirements.
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ALL students: Continue individual studio lessons, developing technical and repertoire requirements.
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ALL students: Repertoire and Technical Tests.
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Principal Music Studios students studying via distance require some very specific equipment to facilitate the individual online lessons that are a requirement of this unit. This equipment will be invaluable to your experience in this unit and will suffice for all 6 units of Principal Music Studios. As there are very limited textbook requirements in the Bachelor of Music, consider this equipment essential to your study in this course. Specific details of the required equipment can be found on the unit Moodle site.
1 Practical Assessment
This assessment item facilitates the development of individual musicianship and technical skills through the preparation and presentation of technical materials, delivered as an in-class test. The purpose of this technical test is to demonstrate the rudiments of music relating to your primary instrument and relevant to your genre of study, which may include a combination of:
- Keys
- Scales / modes
- Arpeggios / chords
- Etudes / studies
- Comping exercises
- Sight reading
- Rudiments
This test will consist of technical materials developed for each study area (Jazz and Popular or Performance) by the individual instrument tutors, in consultation with the Unit Coordinator at the commencement of the term. The specific details of the required technical materials will be available on the unit Moodle site for Jazz and Popular major students and communicated individually to each Performance major student.
Week 10 Friday (21 May 2021) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 12
Students will be assessed on a combination of criteria relating to the development of musical and technical skills as applied to their instrument and genre of study. The criteria for individual instruments may include the assessment of:
- Technical accuracy
- Fluency
- Intonation
- Rhythm
- Articulation
- Tonal quality
- Memorisation
- Breathing
- Tempo
- Dynamics.
The specific details of the assessment criteria, including a weighted breakdown is available on the unit Moodle site for all instruments and study areas.
- Perform the intermediate level technical work studied in this unit
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Information Technology Competence
2 Practical Assessment
This assessment item facilitates the development of individual musicianship, repertoire and performance skills through the preparation and presentation of a repertoire test. The purpose of this repertoire test is to demonstrate artistic and musical interpretations of repertoire relating to your primary instrument and relevant to your genre of study.
Bachelor of Music (Jazz and Popular major)
Students are required to perform a repertoire test from a defined list of jazz standards, relative to each instrument. Requirements of this task include that students must:
- Perform the tunes / transcriptions from memory without the use of printed music of any kind.
- Horns, vocalists, guitarists, bassists and pianists must improvise.
- Demonstrate the use of the harmonic / rhythmic language presented in lessons and apply this to the repertoire.
- Drummers must perform a range of grooves and studies.
Repertoire tests for on campus students are delivered face-to-face during the standard examination weeks.
Bachelor of Music (Performance major/minor)
Students are required to perform a repertoire test from a defined list of pieces, relative to each instrument and genre (Classical or Contemporary). The exact specifications of this list are determined by each individual tutor and student, in consultation with the Unit Coordinator, with approved repertoire lists communicated individually to each student. Requirements of this task include that students must:
- The repertoire test consists of a recital of not more than 5 pieces, not longer than 30mins. Note: A movement is considered one piece.
- The program should demonstrate a variety of styles and tempo.
- The program is to be chosen in consultation with your teacher to ensure an appropriate level of difficulty is attempted.
- The approved repertoire list cannot be modified without the consultation of the tutor and Unit Coordinator. Note: Any deviation from the approved repertoire list will result in a fail for any unauthorised piece/s.
Submission Options (online students only)
Students studying online have a choice of the following submission methods for the repertoire test.
Option A
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A scheduled online repertoire test with lecturer present, delivered on the video-conferencing platform used for lessons, adhering to the following conditions:
- Students requiring a scheduled repertoire test on a video conferencing platform must notify the Unit Coordinator (j.smyth-tomkins@cqu.edu.au) in writing by Friday of Week 5.
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Option B
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A video recording of your repertoire test, completed at a time of your choosing, adhering to the following conditions:
- The video recording of your repertoire test must contain ALL of the required repertoire in one unedited take
- The audio on your recording must contain a dry channel sound, containing no editing or enhancements (reverb, compression etc.)
- If using an accompanist, ensure the sound of both your instrument/voice and accompanist are audible
- If using backing tracks, ensure the sound of both your instrument/voice and the track are audible.
Review/Exam Week Friday (11 June 2021) 11:45 pm AEST
End of term.
Students will be assessed on a combination of criteria relating to the development of musical and technical skills as applied to their instrument and genre of study. The criteria for individual instruments may include the assessment of:
- Technical accuracy
- Fluency
- Intonation
- Rhythm
- Articulation
- Tonal quality
- Memorisation
- Breathing
- Tempo
- Dynamics.
The specific details of the assessment criteria, including a weighted breakdown is available on the Unit Moodle site for all instruments and study areas.
- Perform the intermediate level repertoire studied in this unit, demonstrating an understanding of the stylistic and interpretive requirements.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Technology Competence
As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.
Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.
Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.
As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.
What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
Where can I get assistance?
For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.
What can you do to act with integrity?
