Band Vocal Ensemble 2
Module code
M-JP-EBDVE
Curricular domain
Practical Classes
Credits
4
Group size
5 to 12 students
Number of course weeks
30 - dependent on group size
Class duration
minimum 60 minutes - maximum is dependent on group size
Total contact hours
32 hours
Study load
79 hours
Form / content / level
Prerequisites
For singers and other musicians who can sing. 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
Being able to sing multiple different voices, being able to sing & play at the same time.
Relation to other modules
This module is related to the main subject module.
Content
We will be working with vocal arrangements that you can write yourself, but we'll also be using instruments.
This band is initiated by Jet Mineur. Note that we can not guarantee which teacher will lead a band, it will be clear by September.
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, learning & writing parts at home.
Examination and assessment
Mode(s) of assessment
Assessment by the band instructor at the end of each semester.
Criteria
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.
Harmonic and non-harmonic improvisation.
Performing a circa 45-minute band concert.
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 extensively study their chosen style. All relevant elements of this style are discussed, in addition to more general aspects of ensemble playing and performance.