Course:

Licenciatura em Música

Profile(s):

Composição, Direcção e Formação Musical

Branch(es):

Direcção Coral e Formação Musical

Contact Hours per Semester:

15

Scientific area:

MUS

Curricular year:

1

Semesterly/Yearly:

Semestral

Option:

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ECTS:

2

Type (1):

P

Teacher responsible for the Curricular Unit:

Nicholas McNair

Time allocation for the C.U.:

60

Other teachers and time allocation for the C.U:

Learning Outcomes (knowledge, aptitudes and skills to be developed by the students)

Familiarization with less used keys, with the processes of relative reading and with transposing instruments. Harmonic reduction practice of a texture with many voices. Develop reading reflexes.

Syllabus:

Reading at the piano Chorals and Choral-Preludes for 2, 3 and 4 voices (with one or two keys of C), with a harmonic and polyphonic realization. Introduction to the reading of transposing instruments.

Demonstration of the Articulation of the Programme Contents with the Objectives of the C.U.

Since the objective of this C.U. is the acquisition of knowledge and skills so that the student can intervene in a variety of artistic and musical contexts, the syllabus indicated is selected in order to meet the scope of the issues involved.

Teaching and Evaluation Methods:

The teaching methodology is based on systematic and organized presentation of information through questioning, critical analysis and research suggested by the teacher, complemented with its study and discussion applied to the exercises and activities in class, and with guidance and supervision of the knowledge and skills acquisition process, as specified in the C.U. objectives - The evaluation process is based on observation of the quality of participation in the activities developed during the course, including assignments and other tests, verifying the level of the acquired knowledge and skills as specified in the C.U. objectives

Demonstration of the Articulation of the Teaching Methodologies with the Learning Objectives of the C.U.:

The coherence between the teaching methodologies with the learning objectives is assessed and demonstrated by the very nature of the performance and progress of students in classes, presentations, papers and exams.

Bibliography:

R.O.Morris, Preparatory Exercises in Score Reading, OUP.Dia Succari, Exercices de lecture pour la formation musicale, Alphonse Leduc 1990. J.S.Bach (Janos Dobra), 388 vierstimmige choralgesänge, Editio Musica Budapest 1989