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BA,
MUSICAL ARTS – SPECIAL (54 credits)
LEVEL
III - SEMESTER I
MU30C
- Arranging for
Calypso Bands, Part I
Pre-requisite: MU 20C OR MU 21A
This is designed to introduce arranging techniques, voicing of
the 'calypso orchestra', composing, performing and 'orchestrating'
one's own calypso.
Assessment: Course work 100%
MU32A
- Choral Arranging
(Compulsory for music teachers)
Pre-requisite: MU 20C
This introduces the student to voice-type ranges and intensities,
arranging techniques for choirs in various combinations 2-part,
4-part, SSA, SATB, etc.
Assessment:
Coursework: 50%
Examination: 50%
MU33E
- Instrumental
Music V (Compulsory for BA, Special)
Pre-requisite: MU20F
This course for music majors consists of pan lessons, pan ensemble,
reading on pan (where applicable) and secondary option.
Assessment:
Coursework: 50%
Practical Examination: 50%
MU34B
- Ethnomusicology
III (also offered in Semester II)
Pre-requisite: MU12A or MU22A
This course compares and contrasts some contemporary musical genres
and trends emerging in the Caribbean from native and foreign influences:
Soca, Reggae, Zouk and various crossover creations.
Assessment:
Coursework: 50%
Examination: 50%
MU34C - Ethnomusicology
IV
Pre-requisite: MU22A or permission of the lecturer
This course focuses on theory and method in ethnomusicological
research, observing the 'uses' and 'functions' of music in various
contexts and analysing the data collected.
Assessment:
Coursework: 50%
Examination: 50%
MU35A
- Music Education
I (Compulsory for music teachers)
Pre-requisite: MU13B or MU20F or MU20B or MU22A
This course consists of systematic approaches to music education
such as Orff, Kodaly and Suzuki, a survey of learning theories
in music including the theory of multiple intelligences and introduction
to measurement and evaluation in music.
Assessment:
Coursework: 50%
Examination: 50%
MU30A
- Pan Theory and
Practice, Part II (not for BA, Special)
Pre-requisite: MU 20B
This course for non-music majors introduces students to the world
of the arranger through analysing instrumentation (arrangements)
of master arrangers and doing elementary re-scoring of piano pieces
for pan.
Assessment:
Coursework: 40%
Practical Examination: 60%
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