M-JP-GCL

Practical Classes

3-4

First-year and second-year students of the relevant main instrument course at a single location

15

one 60-minute lesson every other week or every week; an alternative hours-distribution may apply (see below)

15 hours / 30 hours

84 / 82 hours

Admitted to the relevant study year of the group lessons.

See Competencies Matrix.

See the main instrument module descriptions.

See the main instrument module descriptions.

The majority of main instrument courses include group classes as part of the curriculum, because it is often more efficient and practical to teach specific technical elements to a group of students with a similar level of development. Moreover, students benefit from observing how their peers approach difficulties they encounter themselves as well.
The subjects of the group lessons are specified in the content descriptions of the main instrument modules.
Group lessons are taught by one or more instructors of the relevant main instrument. In most cases, students will be introduced to teachers of their main instrument other than their own instructor.

Different instruments focus on different topics in their group lessons. Many focus on technique. Horns and strings have regular group lessons and ABC. Their regular group lessons take place together in different formations, sometimes doing section work.

Group classes. Teachers may decide to give all or part of the lessons in a different format, for example as evenings where students perform for each other and which also involve other students (from other years and/or main instrument), after which the music performed is discussed.

See the main instrument module descriptions. Some instruments focus on technique in their group lessons.

See the main subject module descriptions.

Assessment by the main instrument instructor(s) at the end of each semester.

Participation.

The student has completed this module if they are graded "satisfactory" at the end of the second semester.
Active participation.

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.

See the Education and Assessment Plan.