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ATS2272 · Popular music 3
2027 Handbook6 credit pointsLevel 2Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music and Performance
Overview
In this unit, you will explore concepts and technologies fundamental to popular music practice through the application of recording and music production knowledge and skills. You will continue to use audio-visual recordings to further develop your self-reflective and improvisational skills and formulate future performance goals.
Areas of study: Popular music
Offerings
| Campus | Teaching period | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Clayton | First semester | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
Assessment
The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.
| # | Assessment | Type | Weight | Hurdle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Performance assessments | Performance | 50% | — |
| 2 | Written assessments | Written | 30% | — |
| 3 | Ensemble assessments | Demonstration | 20% | — |
Within semester assessment: 100%
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Requisites
prerequisite
Learning outcomes
- apply enhanced technical efficiency on their primary instrument/voice to create a performance outcome;
- research and analyse a relevant scene within the music ecosystem;
- apply fundamental conventions of recording coproduction in a studio ensemble.
Workload
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled studio activities, one on one teaching, asynchronous teaching and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
| Activity | Duration |
|---|---|
| Workshops | 24 hours |
| Tutorials | 43 hours |
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