M-JP-EBDMAB

Practical Classes

4

Flexible group size. 4 to 12 students. Larger or smaller very occasionally possible in consultation with faculty.

30

4 students: 40 minutes per class, 5 students: 45 minutes per class, 6 students: 50 minutes per class, 7 students: 55 minutes per class, 8 to 12 students: 65 minutes per class. Please note that only students who earn credits count toward determining the group size. Group sizes below 4 or above 12 with different class times are sometimes possible after consultation with faculty. Class time will not be adjusted after the start of the academic year due to any change in 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.

In this band we are going to taste some of Charles Mingus’ compositions and pay special attention to the vivid and interactive band sound that he created. The repertoire will be expanded with pieces from other composers that contain comparable ingredients. This will lead to a contemporary view on Mingus. Students will be encouraged to also contribute to the repertoire list.
Charles Mingus was a powerful bass player, an accomplished bandleader and an inventive composer. He was known for his rich and diverse combination of influences. In his bass playing as well as his composition, Mingus favored complex rhythms, dissonant harmonies, and a mix of structure and free improvisation.

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.

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, performance, active participation and attitude.

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.