Unit details [FCN]
Foundation Core Studies (Contemporary)
Enrolment code: FCN120
Offered: Hbt: sem 2
Special note: required course for BMus and DipMus (contemporary) students
Unit description:
Introduces essential musicianship skills through listening and analysis. The student
develops and demonstrates an understanding of the solo and ensemble skills and the
structural and tonal devices commonly used in contemporary music. Development of
improvisational skills is emphasised along with the development and appropriate use of a
consistent and universally accepted nomenclature, functional keyboard and basic major
and minor chord and scale theory, chord substitution and arrangement. Students develop
an understanding of style, form and genre through singing, analysing, listening and
performing with particular emphasis on gospel, soul, blues and jazz standards. The unit is
linked with Major Studies where a weekly performance class gives the student the
experience of playing before an audience as well as being one of several opportunities to
demonstrate their understanding of the work covered in Core Studies, and to discuss
important elements of performance practice
Staff: Mr A Legg
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching pattern: 1 x 2-hr lecture, 1 x 1-hr keyboard lab (13 wks)
M.excl: FCL100, FCL200
Assess: assignments and exercises as determined by the lecturers: Aural and listening
component (65%), Research and theory component (35%)
Required: Levine, The Jazz Theory Book, Sher Music Co, 1995.
Courses: [F3K] [F2K]
Faculty website: <www.arts.utas.edu.au>
Intermediate Core Studies (Contemporary)
Enrolment code: FCN210
Offered: Hbt: sem 1
Special note: required unit for BMus (contemporary) students
Unit description:
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Unit details [FCN]
Further develops essential musicianship skills through listening and analysis. The student
will develop and demonstrate an understanding of the solo and ensemble skills and the
structural and tonal devices commonly used in contemporary music. Development of
improvisational skills and sight-reading is emphasised along with the development and
appropriate use of a consistent and universally accepted nomenclature and major, minor,
diminished and whole tone scale theory. Dictation forms and integral part of the unit in
the areas of melody, rhythm and harmony. Students develop an understanding of style,
form, genre through singing, analysing, listening, performing and researching music from
1900 to 1950. Particular emphasis is placed on trad, be bop/hard bop and cool jazz, and
the continued development of jazz standards. The unit is linked with Major Studies where
a weekly performance class gives the student the experience of playing before an audience
as well as being one of several opportunities to demonstrate their understanding of the
work covered in Core Studies, and to discuss important elements of performance practice.
Staff: Mr A Legg
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching pattern: 1 x 2-hr lecture, 1 x 1hr keyboard lab (13 wks)
Prereq: FCN120
Assess: assignments and exercises as determined by the lecturers: aural & listening
component (65%), research and theory component (35%)
Required: Levine, The Jazz Theory Book, Sher Music Co, 1995.
Courses: [F3K]
Faculty website: <www.arts.utas.edu.au>
Advanced Core Studies (Contemporary)
Enrolment code: FCN220
Offered: Hbt: sem 2
Special note: required unit for BMus (contemporary) students
Unit description:
Further develops essential musicianship skills through listening, analysis and
composition. The student develops and demonstrates an understanding of the advanced
solo and ensemble skills and the structural, harmonic, melodic and tonal devices
commonly used in contemporary music. Development of improvisational skills and
sight-reading is emphasised along with the development and appropriate use of a
consistent and universally accepted nomenclature, and bebop, pentatonic and modal scale
theory. Dictation and transcription forms and integral part of the unit in the areas of
melody, rhythm and harmony. Students will develop an understanding of style, form,
genre and primary arranging skills through singing, analysing, listening, performing and
researching music from 1950 to the present day. Particular emphasis is placed on electric,
progressive and free jazz, as well as funk, house, hip hop and emerging styles. The unit is
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Unit details [FCN]
linked with Major Studies where a weekly performance class gives the student the
experience of playing before an audience as well as being one of several opportunities to
demonstrate their understanding of the work covered in Core Studies, and to discuss
important elements of performance practice.
Staff: Mr A Legg (Coordinator)
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching pattern: 1 x 2-hr lecture, 1 x 1hr keyboard lab (13 wks)
Prereq: FCN210
Assess: assignments and exercises as determined by the lecturers: aural and listening
component (65%), research and theory component (35%)
Required: Levine, The Jazz Theory Book, Sher Music Co, 1995.
Courses: [F3K]
Faculty website: <www.arts.utas.edu.au>
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University of Tasmania unit details for 2003 academic year
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