Overview
Through foundation studies in ensemble music performance, you will be able to synthesize your specialised performance skills within the context of publicly presented music ensemble performances. These music ensemble activities give you the opportunity to work in various performance, technical and creative roles as appropriate so that you have the opportunity to develop foundation skills in problem-solving, creative, self-regulated and critical thinking, within a team-based environment. NOTE: On occasion, as part of your studies, you may be required to participate in performance activities in various settings and locations (off campus) that may contribute to your assessment in this unit.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Students must be enrolled in CG51 Bachelor of Music (Specialisation) or the CC41 Diploma of Music.
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 - 2019
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 Student communication
Students responded positively to the performance tasks and ensemble themes studied this term.
Continue to deliver quality performance opportunities with engaging stylistic themes for the ensembles.
- Perform, at a foundation level, a range of music ensemble repertoire pertinent to your instrument and specialisation within various rehearsal and public performance settings
- Apply, at a foundation level, a range of technical, creative and performance skills specific to music ensembles within various rehearsal and public performance settings
- Develop, to a foundation level, musical skills of stylistic authenticity within a range of music ensembles.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 - Practical Assessment - 40% | |||
| 2 - Practical Assessment - 40% | |||
| 3 - Practical Assessment - 20% | |||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 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 - First Nations Knowledges | |||
| 11 - 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 | 11 | |
| 1 - Practical Assessment - 40% | |||||||||||
| 2 - Practical Assessment - 40% | |||||||||||
| 3 - Practical Assessment - 20% | |||||||||||
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 6th Edition (APA 6th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
j.smyth-tomkins@cqu.edu.au
Week 1
Begin Date: 11 Mar 2019Module/Topic
Repertoire and music production study relevant to upcoming performances.
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 2
Begin Date: 18 Mar 2019Module/Topic
Repertoire and music production study relevant to upcoming performances.
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 3
Begin Date: 25 Mar 2019Module/Topic
Repertoire and music production study relevant to upcoming performances.
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 4
Begin Date: 01 Apr 2019Module/Topic
Repertoire and music production study relevant to upcoming performances.
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 5
Begin Date: 08 Apr 2019Module/Topic
Repertoire and music production study relevant to upcoming performances.
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Vacation Week
Begin Date: 15 Apr 2019Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 6
Begin Date: 22 Apr 2019Module/Topic
Repertoire and music production study relevant to upcoming performances.
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 7
Begin Date: 29 Apr 2019Module/Topic
Repertoire and music production study relevant to upcoming performances.
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 8
Begin Date: 06 May 2019Module/Topic
Repertoire and music production study relevant to upcoming performances.
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 9
Begin Date: 13 May 2019Module/Topic
Repertoire and music production study relevant to upcoming performances.
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 10
Begin Date: 20 May 2019Module/Topic
Repertoire and music production study relevant to upcoming performances.
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 11
Begin Date: 27 May 2019Module/Topic
Repertoire and music production study relevant to upcoming performances.
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 12
Begin Date: 03 Jun 2019Module/Topic
Study Week
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Self and Peer Assessment task distributed
Review/Exam Week
Begin Date: 10 Jun 2019Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Exam Week
Begin Date: 17 Jun 2019Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Commercial Ensemble Due: Exam Week Friday (21 June 2019) 11:45 pm AEST
Self and Peer Assessment Due: Exam Week Monday (17 June 2019) 11:45 pm AEST
Jazz & Popular students receive an Information Handbook, detailing specific operations relating to the Performance and Production Studies units including attendance, rehearsal preparation, performance policies. dress code and other related expectations. In addition to this, the Performance Calendar is distributed at the beginning of the term, affording students as much time as possible to fully commit to the activities associated with the delivery of this unit.
1 Practical Assessment
This assessment item involves students rehearsing for and presenting a variety of practical performance based events through participation in a music ensemble. The ensemble may be themed or geared to a particular style, as appropriate to the performance event. Students are expected to approach their field of study in a professional and conscientious manner. This involves seeking to attain the highest possible standards of achievement. Each ensemble has a number of scheduled rehearsals per week, supervised and self-directed.
It is a requirement of this unit that students maintain high levels of attendance at rehearsals and performances. Failing to do so will negatively affect student results in this assessment item. Students should aim to be characterised by punctuality to classes, lessons, rehearsals and performances. It is expected that students take an active role in their musical education, demonstrating initiative in developing an effective practise schedule and a positive work ethic towards the established curriculum.
Continuous assessment is applied to students based on their participation throughout the term.
Note: If students are absent from rehearsals and / or performances due to illness, a doctors certificate MUST be provided to the unit coordinator, Jason Smyth- Tomkins (j.smyth-tomkins@cqu.edu.au). You will find further support material for this assessment task on the Moodle site for this course.
Exam Week Friday (21 June 2019) 11:45 pm AEST
End of examination period.
Ensemble Criteria (Jazz & Popular)
Musical Skills
- Accuracy of intonation and quality of tone - 10%
- Accuracy of balance and appropriate dynamic shaping - 5%
- Accuracy of articulation and rhythm - 10%
- Appropriateness of stylistic phrasing - 10%
- Ability to utilize appropriate harmonic and rhythmic skills in improvisation - 10%
- Degree of memorization of lyrics, harmony, melody and arrangement - 5%
Professionalism
- Degree of initiative in completing tasks in a variety of technical, creative and performance areas - 10%
- Degree of focus, concentration and attention during rehearsals and performance - 10%
- Ability to take direction and apply concepts in rehearsal and performance - 10%
- Degree of preparedness and punctuality, including transcriptions/arrangements and individual practice - 10%
General
- Concert and masterclass attendance and participation - 10%
- Perform, at a foundation level, a range of music ensemble repertoire pertinent to your instrument and specialisation within various rehearsal and public performance settings
- Apply, at a foundation level, a range of technical, creative and performance skills specific to music ensembles within various rehearsal and public performance settings
- Develop, to a foundation level, musical skills of stylistic authenticity within a range of music ensembles.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Team Work
2 Practical Assessment
This assessment item involves students rehearsing for and presenting a variety of practical performance based events through participation in a music ensemble. The ensemble may be themed or geared to a particular style, as appropriate to the performance event. Students are expected to approach their field of study in a professional and conscientious manner. This involves seeking to attain the highest possible standards of achievement. Each ensemble has a number of scheduled rehearsals per week, supervised and self-directed.
It is a requirement of this unit that students maintain high levels of attendance at rehearsals and performances. Failing to do so will negatively affect student results in this assessment item. Students should aim to be characterised by punctuality to classes, lessons, rehearsals and performances. It is expected that students take an active role in their musical education, demonstrating initiative in developing an effective practise schedule and a positive work ethic towards the established curriculum.
Continuous assessment is applied to students based on their participation throughout the term.
Note: If students are absent from rehearsals and / or performances due to illness, a doctors certificate MUST be provided to the unit coordinator, Jason Smyth-Tomkins (j.smyth-tomkins@cqu.edu.au). You will find further support material for this assessment task on the Moodle site for this course.
Exam Week Friday (21 June 2019) 11:45 pm AEST
End of examination period.
Ensemble Criteria (Jazz & Popular)
Musical Skills
- Accuracy of intonation and quality of tone - 10%
- Accuracy of balance and appropriate dynamic shaping - 5%
- Accuracy of articulation and rhythm - 10%
- Appropriateness of stylistic phrasing - 10%
- Degree of musical interaction and quality of interpretation - 10%
- Degree of memorization of lyrics, harmony, melody and arrangement - 5%
Professionalism
- Degree of initiative in completing tasks in a variety of technical, creative and performance areas - 10%
- Degree of focus, concentration and attention during rehearsals and performance - 10%
- Ability to take direction and apply concepts in rehearsal and performance - 10%
- Degree of preparedness and punctuality, including transcriptions/arrangements and individual practice - 10%
General
- Concert and master class attendance and participation - 10%
- Perform, at a foundation level, a range of music ensemble repertoire pertinent to your instrument and specialisation within various rehearsal and public performance settings
- Apply, at a foundation level, a range of technical, creative and performance skills specific to music ensembles within various rehearsal and public performance settings
- Develop, to a foundation level, musical skills of stylistic authenticity within a range of music ensembles.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Team Work
3 Practical Assessment
Students will be involved in Self and Peer Assessment (SPA) as a part of their participation in a number of music ensembles and events, as a part of assessment items 1 and / or 2. They will be allocated to groups by the lecturing staff and will engage in rehearsals, workshops, concerts and other performance related events.
Students will be actively involved in establishing processes to produce group goals, responsibilities, programming rehearsal schedules and preparing for performances. During unsupervised rehearsals, groups are expected to demonstrate self-management with limited direction from academic staff. At all stages, students are expected to be motivated to produce the highest possible music product and conduct themselves in a professional and conscientious manner.
Students should aim to be characterised by punctuality to classes, lessons, rehearsals and performances. In order to pass this unit, students must complete a minimum of 90% of the self and peer assessment (SPA) reports and attend all related events and activities, including supervised and unsupervised rehearsals, workshops, concerts and other performance related events. As the self and peer assessment (SPA) system relies on email notifications, students are required to regularly access their university email account.
Exam Week Monday (17 June 2019) 11:45 pm AEST
Students will receive notification of SPAs through their student email account at various times during the term.
End of examination period.
- Was punctual and dependable in attending ensemble rehearsals
- Demonstrated a strong work ethic and contributed positively to self-directed ensemble rehearsals
- Completed assigned tasks/transcriptions on time in relation to repertoire requirements
- Demonstrated attention to detail and accuracy in the preparation of parts and the rehearsal process
- Contributed their fair share of the work in a timely manner
- Worked well with other ensemble members
- Overall was a valuable member of the team
- Apply, at a foundation level, a range of technical, creative and performance skills specific to music ensembles within various rehearsal and public performance settings
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Team Work
- Ethical practice
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?
