MUS20240 UCD Philharmonic Choir 3

Academic Year 2023/2024

The UCD Philharmonic Choir offers students an opportunity to become familiar with the choral repertoire while developing their ensemble skills and analysing music through performance. The choir gives concerts in its own right and also works with the UCD Symphony Orchestra in the performance of large-scale works. Weekly rehearsals are followed by a week of intensive preparation before performances. Entry to the course is strictly by audition only. Students wanting to register for this module should complete the online application form available on the UCD School of Music website. Students should not register to the module until informed of a successful audition.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

- Perform a variety of choral music to a high standard
- Demonstrate a developing facility in singing technique applied to repertoire studied
- Demonstrate a developing facility in choral singing skills applied to repertoire studied
- Demonstrate the ability to follow and respond to a conductor
- Apply musicianship and sight-reading skills to a range of repertoire

Indicative Module Content:

Progressive weekly rehearsals, in which students will work on selected repertoire in preparation for an end-of-semester concert.
The development of skills in sight-singing and vocal technique will be incrementally integrated into work on the repertoire, as appropriate.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

24
Practical

36
Autonomous Student Learning

40
Total

100
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Weekly group rehearsals, supplemented by occasional sectional rehearsals, where relevant. 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Incompatibles:
MUS20360 - UCD Choral Scholars 5, MUS20370 - UCD Choral Scholars 6


 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Practical Examination: Concert Unspecified n/a Graded Yes

20
Practical Examination: Small Group Exam Unspecified n/a Graded Yes

30
Continuous Assessment: Continuous Assessment Varies over the Trimester n/a Graded Yes

50

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
 
Autumn
      
Practical Offering 1 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 Tues 18:00 - 19:50