MUSC 212 Medium Ensemble Units: 1.50
Mid-size ensemble experience for qualified performers. Topics vary. Course includes weekly rehearsals of a wider variety of repertoire, and a minimum of one concert per term for all students. Credit attained only with regular attendance, active participation, and ample preparation.
NOTE Students will be registered into the course number that matches their current level of study (i.e., if a student is in third year they will be registered in MUSC 312).
NOTE Students will be registered into the course number that matches their current level of study (i.e., if a student is in third year they will be registered in MUSC 312).
Learning Hours: 168 (72 Practicum, 96 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite Permission of the School upon audition.
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Describe current and previous experiences of musical performances, in both historical and contemporary contexts, in order to inform performance practice.
- Describe their own performances with general descriptors of success and failure.
- Identify and reproduce performance gestures in order to collaborate and coordinate musical performance with other musicians.
- Show an awareness of present genres, styles, and performance traditions in order to identify appropriate professional conduct (such as rehearsal and concert etiquette) and methodologies.
- Successfully reproduce a given musical style, reformulate a collection of available ideas, and recognize connections between previous experience and current performance in order to create a new musical interpretation.
- Support a constructive team climate by treating other members with respect, maintaining positive attitude and interactions, and providing assistance and support for other team members in order to accomplish both regular rehearsal tasks and to create a successful final performance.