M-JP-EBDL

Practical Classes

4

5 - 12 students

30 - dependent on group size

minimum 60 minutes - maximum dependent on group size

32 hours

79 hours

Admitted to year 2 Jazz & Pop or, after audition, Composition for Film and Theatre. 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.

See Competencies Matrix.

Acquiring and developing ensemble playing skills in repertoire of the relevant style.
Improving stage performance.

This module is related to the main subject module.

Note: this elective band will focus on musics involving percussion, it will be led by a new percussion teacher, and they might apply changes to the content of the band.

Previous (Latin) band profile:
Study subjects will be selected based on the students' level of development, which means there may be considerable differences between their level upon completion of the course.
Studying and expanding repertoire in various Latin styles.
Cuban:
Compulsory: son, cha-cha-chá and descarga;
Optional: rumba, bolero, guajira, 12/8, comparsa, songo, danza, danzón, Afro en Afro-Cuban.
Brazilian:
Compulsory: bossa nova and samba.
Optional: marcha and frevo.
Caribbean:
Compulsory: calypso.
Optional: bomba, plena, merengue, kaseko, cadence, zouk, tumba, danza and reggae.
Blended styles:
Compulsory: Latin jazz and fusion.
Optional: salsa, cubop and Afro-Cuban jazz.
Preparing and performing a concert.
Studying the instrument-specific basics as well as more complex patterns and style elements.
Developing a sense of style and learning specifically to recognize and play the identifying features of related styles.
Developing ear skills with respect to Latin styles; students study example recordings compiled by the teacher.
Clave rhythm.
Interpreting chord progressions, improvisation, phrasing, form knowledge, rhythmic interpretation, timing and tempo control.

Band rehearsals and performances.

Handed out by the instructor (where applicable).

Generating internal publicity for the band's concerts, and selecting repertoire.

Assessment by the band instructor at the end of each semester.

General criteria: creativity, improvisation, sheet music, sense of harmony, rhythmic idioms, timing and tempo control, musical interaction, intonation, reading skills, sound, interpretation, style awareness, form principles, tonal balance, preparation, accompaniment, active participation and attitude.
Performing a repertoire of 8-16 pieces studied and rehearsed in a band setting.
Recognizing the most important Latin styles by ear and playing both the basic and more complex patterns and style elements. (tbc)

The student has completed this module if being awarded a minimum grade of 5.5 at the end of the second semester.

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.

See the Education and Assessment Plan.