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IMPR1042: Improvised Music 2
This unit of study is no longer offered. Refer to your handbook for alternative units available in your course.
2023 unit information
The course continues a focus on musical techniques that apply the fundamentals of rhythm, melody and harmony for the practical and theoretical development of the students' improvisatory techniques across various genres and styles of music. Theoretical studies include the 4Es of cognition and music making : embodied, embedded, enacted and extended.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Sydney Conservatorium of Music
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Jazz |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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JAZZ1041 or IMPR1041 |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. improvise using clearly defined methods and materials
- LO2. demonstrate basic practical skills relating to rhythm and meter, co-ordination, pitch, form and harmony
- LO3. work as an active participant in a collaborative, group-based creative process
- LO4. present clear and concise analysis of musical works and texts in both written and oral form
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