To acquaint the student with a broad range of traditional and modern playing styles and their professional aspects. Continuing the development of the student's creativity and (implicitly) steering them towards choosing an individual artistic/musical direction.
Students will be able to demonstrate their command of the various elements of the technical exam before an assessment panel.

Related to modules from the main subject Latin Percussion as well as interdisciplinary projects.

The student will focus on:
Further developing techniques for conga, bongo, timbales and miscellaneous percussion.
The student has the option to specialize in specific styles and/or instruments.
Lessons from guest teachers, attending clinics by teachers specialized in a certain style.
Special attention is paid to modern styles (Latin jazz, songo, timba, fusion), with an emphasis on timing, rhythm and groove.
Congas (tumbadoras): developing soloing skills, rudiment technique, floating left hand, clave, polyrhythms.
Bongo: further developing soloing skills, cross rhythms and phrasing, hand bell.
Timbales: advanced coordination (independencies), soloing, danza and contradanza.
Miscellaneous percussion: same as above, but as pertaining to non-traditional styles (e.g., 'MTV music', more tumultuous forms of jazz, heavy metal bebop, fusion).
Cajón: folklore and the instrument in jazz.
Further developing notation skills for arranging in various styles (Latin jazz, salsa, fusion, etc.).
Assembling a band to play auditions, student concerts, sessions, etc., in order to approximate the professional practice as closely as possible.

Individual lessons and periodic group lessons (group size varies).

Study materials designed by instructors as well as materials from the literature list.

Combos, bands, choosing study material.

Examination and assessment

Assessment by the main subject instructor at the end of each semester. A technical exam is part of the assessment procedure.

The student should have mastered the elements described under Aims. Specific criteria are: creativity, expression, improvisation, technique, sound, intonation, timing, reading skills, repertoire knowledge, progress, self-reflection, session participation, attitude and lesson preparation.
Technical exam: the student should have sufficiently mastered the elements noted under Content.

The student has completed this module if being awarded a minimum grade of 5.5 by the instructor as well as for the technical exam at the end of the second semester.

At the end of both semesters the instructor fills out an assessment form designed specifically for this module. Assessment is comprised of a verbal evaluation and a concluding grade. The instructor reviews this assessment with the student during the first subsequent lesson. 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.
During the spring semester a technical exam is part of the assessment procedure. Examiners use an outline of relevant criteria to assess students, with the average grade being used as the final grade.

Main Subject Latin Percussion Jazz & Pop 3

Form / content / level

Examination and assessment

Module summary