Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

LJMU Partner Taught

Learning Methods

Practical

Seminar

Workshop

Module Offerings

4565MUS-SEP-PAR

Aims

To provide students with a range of musicianship skills including aural, improvisation, interpretation and rhythmic awareness skills that will support their work and study and development as a musician.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Identify, recall, notate and transcribe intervals, chords, melodies and rhythmic patterns.
2.
Present a range of fundamental improvisation and / or interpretation skills in ensemble settings
3.
Review and explain personal musicianship skills development and progress

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:Aural Skills seminars will develop student recognition of musical intervals, chords, scales, melodies and rhythmic patterns. Rhythmic Awareness seminars will introduce the fundamental elements of Latin-American and West-African percussion as well as developing overall rhythmic awareness and literacy within popular, contemporary and commercial music. Improvisation workshops will practically apply these aural and rhythmic awareness skills developed by students in a creative setting, working within the genres of Jazz and Popular Music. Repertory workshops will develop student’s interpretive skills within a performance context with opportunities to apply these skills in practical performance settings.
Additional Information:Simeon Scheuber is the Module Leader.

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