Band Rooted (Rik Cornelissen)
Module code
M-JP-EBDRTD
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
79 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, improvisation and composition skills in repertoire of the relevant style.
Improving stage performance.
Relation to other modules
This module is related to the main subject module.
Content
In this band we'll experiment with folk material and own composition of any style. The aim of this class is to broaden the scope of musical styles and incorporate them into their music. Options are to transcribe and arrange folk tunes – all styles are welcome – for the band. Or, to experiment with stylistic features from a style (e.g., 11/8 groove of Balkan music) and integrate it within a new tune or existing tune.
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, improvisation, composition, sense of scales and melody of various musical traditions, rhythmic idioms, timing and tempo control, musical interaction, sound, interpretation, style awareness, form principles, tonal balance, preparation, accompaniment, 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 the student to study music different folk musics, both traditional and contemporary, as well as to experiment, improvise and compose based on and using this material and influences.