| Code | Faculty |
|---|---|
| 01132001 | Faculty of Humanities |
| Credits | Duration |
|---|---|
| Duration of study: 4 years | Total credits: 572 |
| Prof AF Johnson [email protected] | +27 (0)124202316 |
This programme is aimed at the acquisition of specialist music skills and knowledge. The programme can be compiled in such a way that, on its completion, students are qualified for a wide variety of music-related occupations, including the following: solo performer, orchestral or chamber musician, music teacher at all levels (for individual and group tuition), musicologist, music technologist, entrepreneur and impressario.
Closing date for applications: 30 June (late applications on request).
| Minimum requirements for 2016 | ||||
| Achievement Level | APS | |||
| Afrikaans or English | ||||
| NSC/IEB | HIGCSE | AS-Level | A-Level | |
| 5 | 3 | C | C | 26 |
Departemental selection is required for this programme.
Admission is subject to tests in the first instrument, music theory and harmony. Level 4 in Music as a Grade 12 subject or Grade VII Practical and Grade V Theory (Unisa, Royal Schools, Trinity) serves as a guideline of the expected standard.
Practical music
Students choose a first and a second instrument from the following: Voice, piano, keyboard, organ, harpsichord, violin, viola, cello, double bass, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, French horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba, percussion, harp, guitar, recorder, saxophone and ensemble. Jazz and/or classical streams are allowed, according to availability.
Attendance modules
(i) In addition to the modules mentioned in the learning programme, students are obliged to attend the weekly recital classes and fortnightly seminars.
(ii) Students who play orchestral instruments as their first instrument must play in the UP Orchestra or other ensembles, and it is an academic component of their practical module. Students will have to play excerpts from the Orchestra or Ensemble repertoire for the June and November examinations, and it will count 10% towards their final mark. Students are expected to attend at least 80% of the rehearsals and must be available for the concerts. See also the relevant module description.
(iii) Unsatisfactory attendance at the recital classes, seminars or orchestral rehearsals may, at the discretion of the head of the department, lead to a lowering of the student’s MEI/MPM year mark.
Admission to the second year of study
Must obtain at least 108 credits for music modules at year level 1.
Admission to the third year of study
Obtain all credits at level 1 (142 credits), as well as at least 130 credits for music modules at yr level 2.
Admission to the fourth year of study
Must obtain all credits at level 2 (155 credits), as well as at least 110 credits for music modules at yr level 3.
In order to be awarded the degree with distinction, a student has to obtain a weighted average of at least 75% for the final-year modules.
Minimum credits: 134
Module content:
Find, evaluate, process, manage and present information resources for academic purposes using appropriate technology. Apply effective search strategies in different technological environments. Demonstrate the ethical and fair use of information resources. Integrate 21st-century communications into the management of academic information.
Module content:
*Closed – requires departmental selection
Rhythmical and pitch development. Viva voce. One-part dictation.
Module content:
*Closed – requires departmental selection. Technical work, recital pieces, sight reading.
An overview of the theories on the teaching of African languages as home, first or second additional languages. The implication of OBE for the teaching of African languages. Emphasis is placed on the importance of the usage and development of relevant terminology.
It is an academic requirement either for students whose First Instrument is an orchestral instrument, to play in the UP Symphony Orchestra, and for those who cannot be accommodated in the Orchestra, or who do not audition successfully for inclusion in the Orchestra ,to play in other ensembles as determined by the Music Department. Students will have to play two excerpts (selected by the conductor) during the June and November examination periods as part of their repertoire for the examination, and this will count 10% of the final mark. An 80% attendance of orchestral rehearsals is also expected, and students should be available for the concerts of the Orchestra and ensembles.
Module content:
*Requires departmental selection
*Requires knowledge of music notation.
The Classical period.
Module content:
*Requires departmental selection
*Requires knowledge of music notation.
The Baroque.
Module content:
*Closed – requires departmental selection
Melody, harmonic concepts, diatonic triads, cadences, diatonic quartads, secondary dominants, contrapuntal techniques in a two-part texture, phrase structures, one-part, binary, ternary forms; inventions and variation forms.
Module content:
*Closed – requires departmental selection
For piano: The methodology of basic elements of piano instruction as well as repertoire up to Unisa Grade 5. Evaluation of beginner and technical books and the requirements for tuition at music centres.
Module content:
*Closed – requires departmental selection
Know and understand aspects of world music, entrepreneurship and music technology.
Module content:
*Closed – requires departmental selection
Technical work, recital pieces and sight reading.
Minimum credits: 155
Module content:
*Closed – requires departmental selection
Rhythmical and pitch development. Viva voce. Seventh chords. One and two-part dictation.
Module content:
*Closed – requires departmental selection. Technical work, recital pieces, sight reading.
It is an academic requirement either for students whose First Instrument is an orchestral instrument, to play in the UP Symphony Orchestra, and for those who cannot be accommodated in the Orchestra, or who do not audition successfully for inclusion in the Orchestra ,to play in other ensembles as determined by the Music Department. Students will have to play two excerpts (selected by the conductor) during the June and November examination periods as part of their repertoire for the examination, and this will count 10% of the final mark. An 80% attendance of orchestral rehearsals is also expected, and students should be available for the concerts of the Orchestra and ensembles.
Module content:
*Closed – requires departmental selection
Modulation with any key relationship, general chromatic chords, complex chord structures, contrapuntal techniques in a three-part texture, rondo form, sonata form, canon, fugue.
Module content:
*Closed – requires departmental selection
Apply knowledge about World music studies as discipline through the study of the music traditions of non-Western European cultures.
Module content:
*Closed – requires departmental selection
For piano: Advanced elements of tuition. History of the instrument; playing mechanism; fingering; use of pedals; repertoire from Grade VI up to Grade VIII (Unisa); study of the requirements for subject music.
Module content:
*Closed – requires departmental selection
Know and understand authoritative theories in music education and practically apply them to the facilitation of structured and planned music learning sequences. The learner will display skills for the facilitation of music learning in a variety of teaching milieus, communities and contexts.
Module content:
*Closed – requires departmental selection
Technical work, recital pieces and sight reading.
Module content:
*Closed – requires departmental selection
Composition and orchestration
Introduction to composition, notation and orchestration techniques.
Minimum credits: 125
Module content:
*Closed – requires departmental selection. Technical work, recital pieces, sight reading.
It is an academic requirement either for students whose First Instrument is an orchestral instrument, to play in the UP Symphony Orchestra, and for those who cannot be accommodated in the Orchestra, or who do not audition successfully for inclusion in the Orchestra ,to play in other ensembles as determined by the Music Department. Students will have to play two excerpts (selected by the conductor) during the June and November examination periods as part of their repertoire for the examination, and this will count 10% of the final mark. An 80% attendance of orchestral rehearsals is also expected, and students should be available for the concerts of the Orchestra and ensembles.
Module content:
*Requires knowledge of music notation.
Jazz and contemporary pop music styles.
Module content:
*Closed – requires departmental selection
Orchestration in classical and romantic idioms. Own compositions: works for small and bigger ensembles – jazz or contemporary idioms.
Module content:
*Closed – requires departmental selection
Aspects of chamber music (the history of chamber music, general repertoire knowledge, practical performance) or African music.
Module content:
*Closed – requires departmental selection
A foundation of music technology tailored towards the educational needs of the musician.
Module content:
*Closed – requires departmental selection
Procedures of Romanticism and Impressionism, contrapuntal procedures with c.f. In a three-part and four-part texture, types of song, character pieces, chorale preludes, concerti and form in Romanticism.
Module content:
*Closed – requires departmental selection
*Compulsory membership of UP concert choir or Tuks Camerata
Practically apply music elements in group singing and the facilitation thereof, according to basic and widely accepted criteria for choir conducting. The learner will also develop skills in the practical and theoretical aspects of choir conducting.
Module content:
*Closed – requires departmental selection
For piano: Advanced elements of tuition (continuance of MME 200). The schools of technique; rubato and agogics; practice methods; memory functions; study of the repertoire of the Baroque, the Classical and Romantic periods.
Module content:
*Closed – requires departmental selection
Practically apply the acquired music facilitation skills in extra-curricular group music activities and productions such as revues, operettas, eisteddfods, choir, etc., on a regular basis and integrate these with other learning areas in school, as well as the community.
Module content:
*Closed – requires departmental selection
Technical work, recital pieces and sight reading.
Minimum credits: 150
Module content:
*Closed – requires departmental selection
Orchestration in a more modern/jazz idiom. Composition of more complex works for bigger ensembles – jazz or contemporary idiom.
Module content:
*Closed – requires departmental selection
Aspects of chamber music (theoretical analysis of prescribed works, the historical background to specific works, practical performance of works for various instrumental combinations) or music therapy.
Module content:
*Closed – requires departmental selection
Aspects of music technology or African music.
Module content:
*Closed – requires departmental selection. Technical work, recital pieces, sight reading.
It is an academic requirement either for students whose First Instrument is an orchestral instrument, to play in the UP Symphony Orchestra, and for those who cannot be accommodated in the Orchestra, or who do not audition successfully for inclusion in the Orchestra ,to play in other ensembles as determined by the Music Department. Students will have to play two excerpts (selected by the conductor) during the June and November examination periods as part of their repertoire for the examination, and this will count 10% of the final mark. An 80% attendance of orchestral rehearsals is also expected, and students should be available for the concerts of the Orchestra and ensembles.
Module content:
*Closed – requires departmental selection. Public recital of a concert programme.
It is an academic requirement either for students whose First Instrument is an orchestral instrument, to play in the UP Symphony Orchestra, and for those who cannot be accommodated in the Orchestra, or who do not audition successfully for inclusion in the Orchestra ,to play in other ensembles as determined by the Music Department. Students will have to play two excerpts (selected by the conductor) during the June and November examination periods as part of their repertoire for the examination, and thiswill count 10% of the final
Module content:
*Closed – requires departmental selection. Capita selecta and research methodology essay.
Module content:
*Closed – requires departmental selection
Capita selecta. Twentieth century.
Module content:
*Closed – requires departmental selection
*Compulsory membership of UP concert choir or Tuks Camerata
Practical and theoretical aspects of choir conducting.
Module content:
*Closed – requires departmental selection
For piano: Advanced elements of tuition (continuance of MME 300). The interpretation of style elements from the Baroque period to contemporary music. Study of Impressionist and contemporary repertoire. Research methodology and essay.
For singing: Topics in consultation with lecturer.
Module content:
*Closed – requires departmental selection
Research methodology and essay. Philosophical grounding. Subject didactics: study of ways of learning and becoming. Class management for subject specialists: syllabi, work schemes, lesson design, subject policy, and resources. Practical experience. Entrepreneurship. Exceptional music education.
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