91507 MUSIC CRAFT 1

Year	No.	Offer	Mode	Description			Cred. Pts
00	91507 	S1  	X 	MUSIC CRAFT 1             	1.00

Contents

• Staffing
• Rationale
• Synopsis
• Objectives
• Topics
• Texts
• Student Workload
• Assessment Details
• Other Requirements

STAFFING:

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 practical instruction and practice in the  use  of
tonal  harmony.  It also facilitates aural acuity relating  to  pitch,
melody  and rhythm. Each succeeding Music Craft unit further  develops
this acuity.

OBJECTIVES:

On successful completion of this unit students will have:

1. a working knowledge of the elements of music, including basic
   Physics as applied to music;
   
2. a knowledge of and skills in writing basic four-part harmony;
   
3. developed their powers of aural observation and awareness.
   

TOPICS:

 Description                                                    Weighting(%)

MODULE A - WRITING TECHNIQUES                                         50.00
Traditional  harmony  in  four parts,  covering  diatonic
harmony,   unessential  notes,  suspensions   and   fixed
progressions  using Second Inversions; the  Dominant  7th
chord and Secondary Triads.

MODULE B - AURAL TRAINING                                             50.00
This  module  develops aural acuity  relating  to  pitch,
melody  and  rhythm. Pitch work deals with formation  and
recognition  of scales and modes, and with  a  sequential
development  of interval recognition. Melody  work  deals
with  mostly stepwise movement; while rhythm work fosters
an  ability to think in rhythmic units, and to develop  a
shorthand  notation  so  that  four-bar  rhythms  can  be
notated rhythmically, accurately and quickly.

TEXT and MATERIALS to be PURCHASED:

Kostka, S & Payne, D, 1995, Tonal Harmony, 3rd edn, McGraw Hill, New
York.

STUDENT WORKLOAD REQUIREMENTS:

	ACTIVITY				HOURS
Lectures                                      	56
Private Study                                 	109

ASSESSMENT DETAILS:

No  *F/S Marks     Due        Description                              Wtg(%)    LBL WWW
1   S              03/03/00  MODULE A - ASSIGNMENT 1                   5.00      Y   N
2   S              24/03/00  MODULE A - ASSIGNMENT 2                   5.00      Y   N
3   S              17/03/00  MODULE B - AURAL ASSIGNMENT 1             10.00     Y   N
4   S              12/05/00  MODULE B - AURAL ASSIGNMENT 2             10.00     Y   N
5   S              05/05/00  MODULE A - ASSIGNMENT 3                   5.00      Y   N
6   S              26/05/00  MODULE A - ASSIGNMENT 4                   5.00      Y   N
7   S              END S1    EXAMINATION WT 2 HOURS                    30.00     N   N
8   S              END S1    EXAMINATION - AT 30 MINUTES               30.00     N   N

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

1    Students are required to pass BOTH modules before an overall pass
     in the unit can be awarded.
2    Unless  approval  for  late submission has  been  obtained,  late
     assignments  will  be  penalised  at  the  rate  of  10%  of  the
     assignment's mark per working day overdue. For internal  students
     assignments  are  due  by  4.00 pm on  the  due  date.  Extension
     requests  must be made in writing no later than 24  hours  before
     the  due  time, and supported by documented evidence, eg  medical
     certificate.
3    For the end of semester assessment in Module B students will need
     to provide their own CD (audio) player and set of headphones.
4    Final  grades are based on the aggregate of all assessment  items
     and  are assigned as follows: HD 90-100% A 80-89.9% B 70-79.9%  C
     50-69.9%