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Creative Ensemble Work (10 ECTS)

Code: KX00DL18-3002

General information


Enrollment
20.08.2019 - 06.09.2019
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
27.08.2019 - 17.12.2019
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
10 ECTS
RDI portion
5 ECTS
Mode of delivery
On-campus
Unit
(2016-2018) Music
Campus
Musiikki
Teaching languages
Finnish
Degree programmes
Music
Teachers
Marko Liski
musiikki virtuaali
Jere Laukkanen
Teacher in charge
Jere Laukkanen
Groups
KXF19S1
Musiikin tutkinto-ohjelma päivä
Course
KX00DL18
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Objective

The student learns creative music-making in a small band setting. The student understands the roles of the instruments in the band, is able to arrange and orchestrate music for them, can rehearse a band, and act as an active and creative member of a group. The student knows how to make music with their own instrument and the band by means of improvisation. The student is able to communicate about their own music-making orally, in writing and by means of recordings. The student can explore and realize the music of others by making transcriptions and understands the significance of good musical notation in transmitting musical information. The student knows how to use musical notation software at an elementary level. The student is target-oriented and is able to prepare a concert production as a member of a team.

Content

According to the learning outcomes.

Location and time

Tuition starts on Tuesday 27 August at 11 am in room AK245.
Teachers: Jere Laukkanen and Marko Liski.

Materials

Supportive reading:
Blume, Jason. 2004. 6 Steps to Songwriting Success. The Comprehensive Guide to Writing and Marketing Hit Songs. New York: Billboard Books.
Citron, Stephen. 1985. Songwriting. A Complete Guide to the Craft. New York: Limelight Editions.
Davis, Sheila. 1985. The Craft of Lyric Writing. Cincinnati: Writer's Digest Books.
Pattison, Pat. 2009. Writing Better Lyrics. The Essential Guide to Powerful Songwriting. 2nd ed. Cincinnati: Writer’s Digest Books.
Perricone, Jack. 2000. Melody in Songwriting. Boston: Berklee Press.
Salo, Heikki. 2006. Kahlekuningaslaji. Laululyriikan käsikirja. Helsinki: Like.
Seabrook, John. 2015. The Song Machine. Inside the Hit Factory. New York: W. W. Norton & Co.
Webb, Jimmy. 1998. Tunesmith. Inside the Art of Songwriting. New York: Hyperion.
Zollo, Paul. 2003. Songwriters on Songwriting. Expanded 4th ed. Cambridge, USA: Da Capo Press.

Teaching methods

Small group tutorial
Interactive lecture
Assignments
Contact teaching

Exam schedules

Must be agreed with the teacher separately.

Student workload

Tuition starts on Tuesday 27 August at 11 am in room AK245.
Teachers: Jere Laukkanen and Marko Liski.

Further information

Tuition starts on Tuesday 27 August at 11 am in room AK245.
Teachers: Jere Laukkanen and Marko Liski.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

- Attending tuition
- Completing and submitting the given exercises and assignments according to the agreed schedule
- Writing and rehearsing at least two new songs (at least one of them must be written individually)
- Performing in a matinee concert as a member of a band.

Assessment methods and criteria

Continuous assessment
Peer evaluation
Attendance
Learning assignment
(total 100%)

Qualifications

No prerequisites.

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