MUSIC CRAFT 3

Year	No.	Offer	Mode	Description			Cred. Pts
96	91509 	S1  	D 	MUSIC CRAFT 3             	1.00

Contents

• Staffing
• Pre-requisite(s)
• Rationale
• Synopsis
• Objectives
• Topics
• Texts
• Recommended References
• Student Workload
• Assessment Details
• Other Requirements

STAFFING:

PRE-REQUISITE(S)

91508

RATIONALE:

This unit provides the student with important music skills which supplement Performance units. Important elements in the development of a musician are aural awareness and a knowledge of music writing techniques.

SYNOPSIS:

This  unit  provides  a knowledge of writing techniques  employed  by
composers  of  different  periods  in  musical  history  and  enables
students  to  gain  experience in using and further developing  these
techniques.   It  also facilitates aural acuity  relating  to  pitch,
melody, rhythm, tempo, dynamics, harmony and form, and assists in  an
aural awareness of subtle stylistic nuances and shadings in different
interpretive philosophies.  Each succeeding Music Craft unit  further
develops this acuity.

OBJECTIVES:

On successful completion of this unit students will have:

1. acquired basic skills in elementary composition skills;
2. further developed their powers of aural observation and awareness.

TOPICS:

 Description                                                    Weighting(%)

MODULE A - WRITING TECHNIQUES                                         50.00

Chromatic harmony, melody writing, setting words to
music, the writing of simple piano accompaniments
and the basic principles of 2-part counterpoint;

MODULE B - AURAL TRAINING AND PERCEPTION                              50.00

A systematic and regular series of classes designed to
awaken aural awareness in all students and to provide
them with a foundation in aural perception.

TEXT and MATERIALS to be PURCHASED:

Molnar, A. ed. Agoczy, L., "Classical Canons", Editio Musica, Budapest,
1955.

RECOMMENDED REFERENCE MATERIALS:

As specified by the Lecturer.

STUDENT WORKLOAD REQUIREMENTS:

	ACTIVITY				HOURS
Lectures                                      	28
Laboratory or Practical Classes               	35
Private Study                                 	102

ASSESSMENT DETAILS:

No	*F/S	Marks		Due		Description					Wtg(%)		LBL
1 	S 	        	27/03/96	MODULE A - WRITTEN TEST I               	12.00   	N
2 	S 	        	14/05/96	MODULE A - WRITTEN TEST II              	12.00   	N
3 	S 	        	17/05/96	MODULE A - WRITTEN TEST                 	16.00   	N
4 	S 	        	15/03/96	MODULE B - WRITTEN TEST                 	12.00   	N
5 	S 	        	29/03/96	MODULE B - WRITTEN TEST                 	12.00   	N
6 	S 	        	10/05/96	MODULE B - WRITTEN TEST                 	12.00   	N
7 	S 	        	31/05/96	MODULE B - WRITTEN TEST                 	16.00   	N
8 	S 	        	END S1  	EXAMINATION                             	24.00   	N

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

1    Students  are required to attend all lectures, classes,  and  other
     relevant  activities  as  determined by the  respective  lecturers.
     Absence  will only be permitted in the case of illness or by  prior
     arrangement with the staff member concerned.
2    Students  are required to pass BOTH modules before an overall  pass
     in this unit can be awarded.
3    STUDENT WORKLOAD REQUIREMENTS
     MODULE A:  Lectures 28 hrs; Private Study 58 hrs
     MODULE B:  Practical Classes 35 hrs; Private Study 44 hrs