EA174-4-FY-SO:
Music and World Performance
2015/16
East 15 Acting School
Southend Campus
Full Year
Undergraduate: Level 4
Current
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20 February 2008
Requisites for this module
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BA W495 World Performance
This module includes an overview of some of the uses of music in Western and non-Western performance forms; workshops in music-making and use of the singing voice as part of performance in two or three selected forms; and a staff-led group practical performance assessment in a chosen musical form. The emphasis is on the development and deployment of student's own musical skills, rather than on collaboration with musicians.
Module Outline
1. Western Musical performance
May include an examination of Opera, Music Hall, Choral Performance, the Broadway Musical, etc. Study is through both lectures and workshop sessions.
2. Asian Musical performance
May include study of, for example, Gamelan, Kabuki, Noh, Kathakali, Chinese Opera, etc. Study is through both lectures and workshop sessions.
3. African or South American Musical Performance
May include the study of, for example, African drumming, Samba, Calypso, etc. Study is through both lectures and workshop sessions.
4. Performance Project
A group practical project, led by a tutor, which allows students to develop, select, and apply musical elements in a specific performance form.
Module Aims
To introduce a range of performance forms which integrate music into the theatre
To offer an introduction to the differences and similarities between cultures in musical technique (for example, differences in tuning and scales, harmony, and use of rhythm)
To allow students to explore, experiment with and develop their own capacity for making and using music (whether vocal or instrumental) in a range of World Performance forms
To allow students, working collaboratively under the guidance of a tutor, to create a piece of music-based performance
Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to demonstrate:
Knowledge and understanding of a range of performance forms which incorporate music
Ability accurately to identify the musical style and instruments associated with particular forms of performance
Ability to research into at least one World Performance form with a significant musical element, and to present that research clearly and concisely either orally or in writing
Ability to learn basic musical scores and to use them creatively in performance
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Teaching Methods: 1 x 1-hour lecture per week; 1 x 3-hour workshop per week
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Practical |
Continuous Assessment |
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60% |
| Practical |
Group Practical Performance |
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40% |
Additional coursework information
Autumn, Spring and Summer Terms
Continuous assessment of participation and progress in practical workshops
Spring Term
Week 9 Group Practical Performance (5 -7 minutes per performer)
Summer Term
Week 6 Reflective essay (2500 words) or video diary (12 minutes)
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Specialist tutors tbc
For further information please email tinaw
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Mr Ian Philip Morgan
University of London (Institutes and activities)
Senior Lecturer
Available via Moodle
No lecture recording information available for this module.
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