M-JP-VEN

Practical Classes

5

All first year students Jazz & Pop Vocals

30

One 90-minute lesson per week

45 hours

95 hours

Admitted to the studies Jazz & Pop Vocals. This subject can only be followed on-campus.

See Competencies Matrix.

Developing the creative, practical and social skills required for singing in a vocal ensemble.

This module is related to the main subject module.

Improvising from abstract ideas.
Improvisation on chord progressions.
Original pieces by the students.
Covers.
Harmony and unison singing.
Close harmony.
Sight-reading.
Creating an arrangement, with preparation or on the spot.
Rubato playing.
Tempo changes.
Development of dynamics within a piece.
Taking turns in accompanying the theme and the solo (single note).
Mastering various styles and forms, e.g., ballad, pop, up-tempo, Brazilian and Latin.
Composing a set-list.
Creating a completely original interpretation of an existing piece.
Incorporating improvisation in an arrangement.
Trading fours.
Stage presentation.
Adapting to others' mistakes
Working from the lyrics.
Compiling a repertoire list.
Listening to examples.
Listening to and creating different interpretations of various pieces.

Group lessons with vocal students.

Materials chosen by the instructor.

n/a

Assessment by the band teacher at the end of each semester.

Vision and creativity, communication, team-play and professional skills.
Active Participation.

A minimum grade of 5.5. 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.

Written assessment by the instructor.

See the Education and Assessment Plan.