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Core Module Information
Module title: Choir Direction
SCQF level: 08:
SCQF credit value: 20.00
ECTS credit value: 10
Module code: MUS08145
Module leader: Ken Dempster
School School of Arts and Creative Industries
Subject area group: Screen and Performance
Prerequisites

Music HNC; piano or keyboard to Grade IV-V standard
Description of module content:

This module provides you with the foundational skills necessary to direct and accompany choirs in a way that will support the future development of your career. The conducting and directing skills you will learn will be applicable to any genre of music. You will have the option of choosing to specialise in classical figured bass and keyboard harmony studies, or in the realisation of a lead sheet in the accompaniment of a choir.
Learning Outcomes for module:

LO1: Develop insight into the basics of creating a musical interpretation through direction;

LO2: Convert understanding of a musical score into the control of gestures to cue and lead a choir;

LO3: Give examples of an accompaniment appropriate for a specific choir performance;

LO4: Utilise a problem-solving approach to ensemble issues in specific choir types and genres.
Full Details of Teaching and Assessment
2024/5, Trimester 1, FACE-TO-FACE, Edinburgh Napier University
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Occurrence: 001
Primary mode of delivery: FACE-TO-FACE
Location of delivery: MERCHISTON
Partner: Edinburgh Napier University
Member of staff responsible for delivering module: Ken Dempster
Module Organiser:


Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH))
Mode of activityLearning & Teaching ActivityNESH (Study Hours)NESH Description
Face To Face Practical classes and workshops 20 Contact Module Leader
Independent Learning Guided independent study 180 Contact Module Leader
Total Study Hours200
Expected Total Study Hours for Module200


Assessment
Type of Assessment Weighting % LOs covered Week due Length in Hours/Words Description
Practical Skills Assessment 100 1,2,3,4 14/15 Contact Module Leader
Component 1 subtotal: 100
Component 2 subtotal: 0
Module subtotal: 100

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MUS08145 Choir Direction
 

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