Band David Bowie (Eric van Dijsseldonk)
Module code
M-JP-EBDDB
Curricular domain
Practical Classes
Credits
4
Group size
5 to 12 students
Number of course weeks
15
Class duration
90 - 120 minutes.
Total contact hours
32 hours
Study load
80 hours
Form / content / level
Prerequisites
Admitted to year 2 Jazz & Pop. This subject can only be followed on-campus.
NOTE that selecting one elective band is compulsory in the second year Jazz & Pop. In years 2, 3 and 4 students Jazz & Pop can select up to two elective bands per year in total.
Competencies
Aims
Acquiring and developing ensemble playing skills in repertoire of the relevant style.
Improving stage performance.
Relation to other modules
This module is related to the main subject module.
Content
David Bowie was often called “the chameleon of rock” and never stopped reinventing himself and his music. His styles and influences range from art pop, glam rock, soul and funk to electronic ‘krautrock’, industrial, ambient and drum ‘n bass. Throughout the seventies and eighties up until his death in 2016 he has been responsible for some of the most original and experimental pop music, and classic songs like Space Oddity, Heroes, Rebel Rebel, Fame, Let’s Dance and many more. Let’s reinvent Bowie’s music!
Mode(s) of instruction
Band rehearsals and performances.
Material & Tools
Handed out by the instructor (where applicable).
Student activity
Generating internal publicity for the band's concerts, and selecting repertoire.
Examination and assessment
Mode(s) of assessment
Assessment by the band instructor at the end of each semester.
Criteria
Creativity, harmony, rhythm, musical interaction, intonation, sound, interpretation, style awareness, form principles, tonal balance, preparation, performance, active participation and attitude.
Pass requirements
The student has completed this module if being awarded a minimum grade of 5.5 at the end of the second semester.
Examination procedure
Written assessment by the instructor at the end of both semesters. Assessment at the end of the autumn semester is formative and expressed in terms of satisfactory/unsatisfactory. It indicates a student's progress in this module. No ECs are awarded and there is no resit. Modules can only be absolved, and ECs awarded, after the end of the spring semester. The end-of-semester assessments comprise evaluations of students' performance during the rehearsals and public performances.
Resit options
Module summary
This module allows students to develop rhythmic, melodic, harmonic and stylistic skills of David Bowie's music. All relevant elements of this style are discussed, in addition to more general aspects of ensemble playing and performance.