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MCM Chinese Music Ensemble 1 (MUSI20108)
Undergraduate level 2Points: 6.25On Campus (Parkville)
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Students will rehearse repertoire that includes traditional, folk, and contemporary Chinese music, as well as a new element, improvisation. The group will mainly be based on the silk-bamboo ensemble in China, with the following instruments: dizi, sheng, yangqin, erhu, zhonghu, zhongruan, daruan, and some Chinese percussion instruments.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject students should be able to:
- demonstrate musical and technical progress in the performance of a variety of Chinese musical repertoires
- show technical development as ensemble musicians
- perform selected repertoire to concert standard
- demonstrate a capacity to think critically and independently in matters of corporate style, sonority, balance, ensemble, phrasing, blending and musical gesture
- identify the broad and diverse cultural references of the relevant musical literature
Generic skills
On completion of this subject students should be able to:
- demonstrate teamwork skills in rehearsal/ performance groups
- apply time and people management skills to rehearsal and performance planning
- demonstrate a capacity to think critically and independently
- study selected repertoire relevant to the ensemble to performance standard
- demonstrate the ability to incorporate practical musical skills in unfamiliar musical traditions into their musical life
Last updated: 3 November 2022