Conceptual Artistic Explorations (Rik Cornelissen)
Module code
M-JP-CAE
Curricular domain
Practical Classes
Credits
4
Group size
8
Number of course weeks
30
Class duration
60-minutes
Total contact hours
15 hours
Study load
60 hours
Form / content / level
Prerequisites
Completion of year one of Jazz & Pop. This subject can only be followed on-campus.
Competencies
Aims
Developing artistic personality, developing and planning a project, developing compositional and organizational skills.
Relation to other modules
Artistic research, main subject, music theory, composition, song-writing
Content
The aim of this class is to develope a concept that includes (a) non-musical element(s) and its reflection in an artistic sense. For example, you are interested in starting a project in which you compose music based natural phenomena or write lyrics based on inclusion, diversity or war, or want to start a band in which 'whale songs' is fundamental. So, you can think of every social, natural or scientific matter and how that influences your musical practice. During the year you are going to work on your own project and include your own concept in your musical practice. The result can be new songs, a new band, a new album, a concert program (etc) and its presentation.
Note: this course is interesting as a first encounter with Artistic Research. But, this course is about conceptualizing and executing – writing about and reflecting on the project is not included (unless you want to).
Mode(s) of instruction
10 Group lessons (introduction and collective feedback sessions), 5 individual coaching and concert(s).
Material & Tools
n/a
Student activity
The conceptualization, the preparation and the performance of an individual project.
Examination and assessment
Mode(s) of assessment
Assessment by the instructor at the end of each semester.
Criteria
Conceptualisation, implementation of the concept, creativity, song-writing/composition, improvisation, rhythmic idioms, timing and tempo control, musical interaction, intonation, sound, interpretation, form principles, tonal balance, preparation, accompaniment, collaboration with other arts forms 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 acquire conceptualisation skills in relation to their musical work, as performer and/or composer.