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MUS301 Performance 3

Course Coordinator:Andy Ward (award4@usc.edu.au) School:School of Business and Creative Industries

2024Semester 1

UniSC Sunshine Coast

 Blended learning Most of your course is on campus but you may be able to do some components of this course online.

Please go to usc.edu.au for up to date information on the
teaching sessions and campuses where this course is usually offered.

What is this course about?

Description

In this course, you will advance your performance knowledge and skills towards an industry-facing performance showcase. You will be guided by industry practitioners as you engage in advanced performance tasks including performance practice, industry-guided integration of technology, and advanced conceptualisation skills. These tasks will culminate in an industry-facing showcase performance event in a public music performance space.

How will this course be delivered?

Activity Hours Beginning Week Frequency
Blended learning
Learning materials – Interactive online learning activities. 1hr Week 1 12 times
Tutorial/Workshop 1 – Scheduled face to face workshops. 2hrs Week 1 12 times

Course Topics

Music performance 

Showcase 

Technical documentation 

Advanced performance theory 

Aural skills 

Critical listening 

Stage presence / stage craft 

Technology integration 

Audience engagement 

industry-facing 

What level is this course?

300 Level (Graduate)

Demonstrating coherence and breadth or depth of knowledge and skills. Independent application of knowledge and skills in unfamiliar contexts. Meeting professional requirements and AQF descriptors for the degree. May require pre-requisites where discipline specific introductory or developing knowledge or skills is necessary. Normally undertaken in the third or fourth full-time study year of an undergraduate program.

What is the unit value of this course?

12 units

How does this course contribute to my learning?

Course Learning Outcomes On successful completion of this course, you should be able to... Graduate Qualities Completing these tasks successfully will contribute to you becoming...
1 Develop and justify a showcase pitch and deliver your desired industry outcome in a professional context. Empowered
2 Curate and develop creative work in line with your performance intentions and is informed by contextual research. Creative and critical thinker
3 Identify and apply technical practice to enrich your performance outcomes. Engaged
4 Apply fundamentals of stage craft to your performance. Empowered

Am I eligible to enrol in this course?

Refer to the UniSC Glossary of terms for definitions of “pre-requisites, co-requisites and anti-requisites”.

Pre-requisites

MUS200

Co-requisites

Not applicable

Anti-requisites

Not applicable

Specific assumed prior knowledge and skills (where applicable)

Recommended experience in public performance on instrument or voice.

How am I going to be assessed?

Grading Scale

Standard Grading (GRD)

High Distinction (HD), Distinction (DN), Credit (CR), Pass (PS), Fail (FL).

Details of early feedback on progress

An opportunity exists in every workshop to produce and perform creative pieces individually and/or in small peer groups. However, in Week 4 students will received feedback from tutors.

Assessment tasks

Delivery mode Task No. Assessment Product Individual or Group Weighting % What is the duration / length? When should I submit? Where should I submit it?
All 1 Creative Performance Individual or Group 20% 
10 minutes
 Week 5 In Class
All 2 Creative Performance Individual or Group 35% 
5 minutes technical run through plus technical documentation.
 Week 11 In Class
All 3 Creative Performance Individual 45% 
15 -20 minutes plus technical documentation.
 Exam Period To be Negotiated
All - Assessment Task 1:Critical Industry Pitch
Goal: 
This assessment will deliver a pitch to the cohort proposing what you intend on delivering in your showcase outcome
Product: Creative Performance
Format: 
In this task you will respond to your own commercial objectives and the industrial showcase opportunity to ensure you gain the maximum desires outcome from your creative showcase.
Criteria:
No. Learning Outcome assessed
1 
Applying critical industrial consideration to your proposed pitchh
 1
2 
Develop a meaningful plan for your musical and performance concepts.
 1 3
3 
Identifying and applying presentation and pitch skills in an industrial context
 3
4 
Applying performance management concepts in a time specific environment.
 4
All - Assessment Task 2:Stagecraft and Technology
Goal: 
This assessment will establish the required performance skills to communicate a work on stage while incorporating industry level technical considerations.
Product: Creative Performance
Format: 
In this task you will develop and perform a musical work that incorporates technical tools and systems to aid in your performance. This performance will be a technical run of one element of your showcase performance (assessment 3). Your choices for the performance should take into account the technical parameters and limitations of the proposed venue. You will also provide key technical documentation to communicate your intentions to industry professionals in order to facilitate the successful operation of your work. This will include a stage plot, technical specifications, and run sheet.
Criteria:
No. Learning Outcome assessed
1 
Identifying and applying advanced performance techniques, stagecraft and stage presence.
 3
2 
Applying technical systems into performance.
 1
3 
Curating and developing advanced musical concepts in performance.
 2
4 
Identifying applying technical parameters to industry through use of technical documentation.
 3
All - Assessment Task 3:Showcase Performance
Goal: 
This assessment is a 15-20 minute industry showcase performance of your own design based on advanced concepts and practices of performance, and integrating technology in the performance space.
Product: Creative Performance
Format: 
In this task you will develop, produce, and perform an industry-level showcase of your creative work to be staged in a public-facing music venue. In this performance you will demonstrate your understanding of performance and stagecraft techniques, and how to incorporate technical systems to aid in your desired outcome. This task builds on and expands the work from assessment 2 into a set. You will also provide full technical documentation to communicate your intentions to industry professionals in order to facilitate the successful operation of your show.
Criteria:
No. Learning Outcome assessed
1 
Applying advanced performance techniques, stagecraft and stage presence in an industry-facing environment.
 4
2 
Identifying and applying technical systems into performance in an industry-facing environment.
 3
3 
Curating and developing advanced musical concepts in performance in an industry-facing environment.
 2
4 
Applying and justifying of technical parameters to industry through use of technical documentation
 3

Directed study hours

A 12-unit course will have total of 150 learning hours which will include directed study hours (including online if required), self-directed learning and completion of assessable tasks. Student workload is calculated at 12.5 learning hours per one unit.

What resources do I need to undertake this course?

Please note: Course information, including specific information of recommended readings, learning activities, resources, weekly readings, etc. are available on the course Canvas site– Please log in as soon as possible.

Prescribed text(s) or course reader

There are no required/recommended resources for this course.

Specific requirements

You are expected to make yourself available for autonomous group peer workgroup sessions in addition to your timetabled workshops. You may be required to attended seminars or additional timetabled and non-timetabled sessions throughout semester. You must therefore consider your availability on evenings and weekends as well as normal working hours. While some coursework may be deliverable online, in the case of performed works and physical artefacts you may be required to attend in-person development sessions.

How are risks managed in this course?

Risk assessments have been performed for all studio and laboratory classes and a low level of health and safety risk exists. Some risk concerns may include equipment, instruments, and tools; as well as manual handling items within the laboratory. It is your responsibility to review course material, search online, discuss with lecturers and peers and understand the risks associated with your specific course of study and to familiarise yourself with the University’s general health and safety principles by reviewing the online induction training for students, and following the instructions of the University staff.

What administrative information is relevant to this course?

Assessment: Academic Integrity

Academic integrity is the ethical standard of university participation.  It ensures that students graduate as a result of proving they are competent in their discipline.  This is integral in maintaining the value of academic qualifications. Each industry has expectations and standards of the skills and knowledge within that discipline and these are reflected in assessment.

Academic integrity means that you do not engage in any activity that is considered to be academic fraud; including plagiarism, collusion or outsourcing any part of any assessment item to any other person.  You are expected to be honest and ethical by completing all work yourself and indicating in your work which ideas and information were developed by you and which were taken from others. You cannot provide your assessment work to others. You are also expected to provide evidence of wide and critical reading, usually by using appropriate academic references.

In order to minimise incidents of academic fraud, this course may require that some of its assessment tasks, when submitted to Canvas, are electronically checked through Turnitin.  This software allows for text comparisons to be made between your submitted assessment item and all other work to which Turnitin has access.

Assessment: Additional Requirements

Your eligibility for supplementary assessment in a course is dependent of the following conditions applying:

The final mark is in the percentage range 47% to 49.4%
The course is graded using the Standard Grading scale
You have not failed an assessment task in the course due to academic misconduct.

Assessment: Submission penalties

Late submission of assessment tasks may be penalised at the following maximum rate: 
- 5% (of the assessment task's identified value) per day for the first two days from the date identified as the due date for the assessment task. 
- 10% (of the assessment task's identified value) for the third day - 20% (of the assessment task's identified value) for the fourth day and subsequent days up to and including seven days from the date identified as the due date for the assessment task. 
- A result of zero is awarded for an assessment task submitted after seven days from the date identified as the due date for the assessment task. Weekdays and weekends are included in the calculation of days late. To request an extension you must contact your course coordinator to negotiate an outcome.

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The SafeUniSC Specialist Service is a Student Wellbeing service that provides free and confidential support to students who may have experienced or observed behaviour that could cause fear, offence or trauma. To contact the service call 07 5430 1226 or email studentwellbeing@usc.edu.au.

Study help

For help with course-specific advice, for example what information to include in your assessment, you should first contact your tutor, then your course coordinator, if needed.

If you require additional assistance, the Learning Advisers are trained professionals who are ready to help you develop a wide range of academic skills. Visit the Learning Advisers web page for more information, or contact Student Central for further assistance: +61 7 5430 2890 or studentcentral@usc.edu.au.

Wellbeing Services

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Ability Advisers ensure equal access to all aspects of university life. If your studies are affected by a disability, learning disorder mental health issue, injury or illness, or you are a primary carer for someone with a disability or who is considered frail and aged, AccessAbility Services can provide access to appropriate reasonable adjustments and practical advice about the support and facilities available to you throughout the University.

To book a confidential appointment go to Student Hub, email AccessAbility@usc.edu.au or call 07 5430 2890.

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  • Supplementary Assessment
  • Central Examinations
  • Deferred Examinations
  • Student Conduct
  • Students with a Disability

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