M-JP-EBDFI

Practical Classes

4

5 to 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.

This group of musicians, any instrument or voice, is set-up to explore, interact, experiment, perform, with the basic tools and understanding of free improvisation.
The main goal is to learn one’s personal language within this format. Anything is allowed as long as there is a mutual understanding and consent regarding the necessity of the sound or phrase being played. Contemplating and discussing the music, reflecting on the musical, emotional and technical processes, in between the improvisations, is key to evolve both as a collective and as individual player. It is encouraged to explore your instrument beyond the ordinary, both acoustically and by adding electronic devices, or, if that’s your preference, use solely electronic equipment.

This band is initiated by Jeroen van Vliet. Note that we can not guarantee which teacher will lead a band, it will be clear by September.

Band rehearsals and performances.

Handed out by the instructor (where applicable).

Generating internal publicity for the band's concerts, and playing and exploring your own new improv-language.

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

Students should have matured in the elements described under Contents.
Performing a circa 45-minute band concert.

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.