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Unit Overview

Description

The Conservatorium offers a range of Music Ensembles which vary in size, duration and participation requirements each semester. Students enrolled in a variety of Music Ensemble units demonstrate practical music-making skills by participation in a Music Ensemble. Satisfactory participation, usually culmimating in a public performance or submission of recorded materials according to the ensemble requirements, is the sole determinant of success in this co-requisite unit.

Credit
0 points
Offering
AvailabilityLocationMode
Not available in 2024UWA (Perth)Face to face
Outcomes

Students are able to demonstrate performance skills in large ensemble performance.

Assessment

Indicative assessments in this unit are as follows: participation in all rehearsals and performances. Further information is available in the unit outline.

To pass this unit, a student must: (a) achieve an overall mark of 50 per cent or higher for the unit; and (b) achieve the requisite requirements(s) or a mark of 50 per cent or greater, whichever is higher and specified in the unit outline, for the participation in all rehearsals and performances component.

This unit is assessed on an ungraded pass/ungraded failed basis. All assessment items must be successfully completed.

Supplementary assessment is not available in this unit.

Unit Coordinator(s)
Prof Alan Lourens and Dr Andrew Foote
Contact hours
varies according to projects, but typically 20-30 contact hours per semester with no additional workload
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  • Unit readings, including any essential textbooks, are listed in the unit outline for each unit, one week prior the commencement of study. The unit outline will be available via the LMS and the UWA Handbook one week prior the commencement of study. Reading lists and essential textbooks are subject to change each semester. Information on essential textbooks will also be made available on the Essential Textbooks. This website is updated regularly in the lead up to semester so content may change. It is recommended that students purchase essential textbooks for convenience due to the frequency with which they will be required during the unit. A limited number of textbooks will be made available from the Library in print and will also be made available online wherever possible. Essential textbooks can be purchased from the commercial vendors to secure the best deal. The Student Guild can provide assistance on where to purchase books if required. Books can be purchased second hand at the Guild Secondhand bookshop (second floor, Guild Village), which is located on campus.
  • Contact hours provide an indication of the type and extent of in-class activities this unit may contain. The total amount of student work (including contact hours, assessment time, and self-study) will approximate 150 hours per 6 credit points.