MUSPOP 3100 - Contemporary Music in Practice 3

North Terrace Campus - Semester 2 - 2019

As the capstone course for the Popular Music and Creative Technologies program, this course develops advanced creative and technical skills in composition and song writing, music production and public presentation of original creative work. The opportunities offered by current technologies and trends will be explored in order to prepare students for professional careers in the music industry, and focus on the development of skills that enable them to adapt to the dynamic nature of the industry into the future. A particular focus of this course is on the production of a show reel, enabling students to develop skills in putting the final polish on work for publication, and promoting themselves and their creative work in a professional context. Students will also explore strategies for exploiting various web-based media (both traditional, and web 2.0) in order to promote their work, and research new avenues for music production, dissemination and distribution outside traditional models. They will apply their knowledge and skills practically through the production of an e-Portfolio - incorporating a web identity and presence for their creative work and a portfolio of compositions - and be responsible for the planning, organisation and presentation of a 20-minute public recital of their creative work.

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Course Details

Course Code	MUSPOP 3100
Course	Contemporary Music in Practice 3
Coordinating Unit	Elder Conservatorium of Music
Term	Semester 2
Level	Undergraduate
Location/s	North Terrace Campus
Units	6
Contact	Up to 7 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange	Y
Prerequisites	MUSPOP 3201
Incompatible	MUSPMACT 3111, MUSPMACT 3112
Restrictions	Available to BMus students only
Assessment	e-Portfolio 40%, Forum participation & reflective journal 20%, Recital 40%

Course Staff

Course Coordinator: Associate Professor Luke Harrald

Dr Luke Harrald
email: luke.harrald@adelaide.edu.au

Ms Ronnie Taheny
email: veronica.taheny@adelaide.edu.au

Dr Peter Dowdall
email: peter.dowdall@adelaide.edu.au

Course Timetable

The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from .

Course Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course students will be able to:

1)	Demonstrate critical interpretations of music scholarship as relevant to both the theoretical and practical aspects of music and music-making;
2)	Understand the processes involved in the design, development and implementation of creative projects and appropriately employ composition, digital media, and performance in a combination of formats to document outcomes;
3)	Have confidence in the communications of research outcomes and creative work, whether delivered through oral, written, performance or other media, employing appropriate professional standards;
4)	Understand the key theoretical and practical issues in the contemporary music industry and apply them more broadly in professional life; &
5)	Project management skills - including identifying overall goals and milestones, creating a plan, and management of personnel and schedules.

最新糖心Vlog Graduate Attributes

This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:

最新糖心Vlog Graduate Attribute	Course Learning Outcome(s)
Deep discipline knowledge informed and infused by cutting edge research, scaffolded throughout their program of studies acquired from personal interaction with research active educators, from year 1 accredited or validated against national or international standards (for relevant programs)	1, 2, 3, 4
Critical thinking and problem solving steeped in research methods and rigor based on empirical evidence and the scientific approach to knowledge development demonstrated through appropriate and relevant assessment	1, 2, 4
Teamwork and communication skills developed from, with, and via the SGDE honed through assessment and practice throughout the program of studies encouraged and valued in all aspects of learning	2, 3, 4, 5
Career and leadership readiness technology savvy professional and, where relevant, fully accredited forward thinking and well informed tested and validated by work based experiences	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Intercultural and ethical competency adept at operating in other cultures comfortable with different nationalities and social contexts able to determine and contribute to desirable social outcomes demonstrated by study abroad or with an understanding of indigenous knowledges	1, 2, 3, 4
Self-awareness and emotional intelligence a capacity for self-reflection and a willingness to engage in self-appraisal open to objective and constructive feedback from supervisors and peers able to negotiate difficult social situations, defuse conflict and engage positively in purposeful debate	2, 3, 4, 5

Learning Resources

Required Resources

• Class handouts and materials placed on MyUni.
• Each week students will be required to bring their instruments, or other technology they require to realise their group work.

Headphones and personal file storage such as a portable hard drive or USB flash drive for use in the EMU Audio Lab. Students will have access outside class time to rehearsal spaces to prepare for their recitals.

Recommended Resources

Reading

Anon. Australasian music industry directory, 33rd ed. Newtown, N.S.W.: Immedia, 2001.

Anon. The rock pages : a guide for young musicians on how to get started in the S.A. music industry –and keep going. North Adelaide : Carclew Youth Arts Centre, c1995.

Beall, Eric (2009) The Billboard Guide to Writing and Producing Songs that Sell. Billboard Books: Crown Publishing Group, New York.

Fink, Michael. Inside the music industry : creativity, process, and business. New York: Schirmer Books, 1996.

Blume, Jason (1999) Six Steps to Songwriting Success. Billboard Books: Crown Publishing Group, New York.

Braheny, John (2006) The Craft and Business of Songwriting. Writer’s Digest Books, F+W Publications, Cincinnati.

Goldberg, Justin. The ultimate survival guide to the new music industry : handbook for hell. Los Angeles: Lone Eagle Pub., c2004.

Hannan, Michael. The 最新糖心Vlogn guide to careers in music. Sydney : 最新糖心Vlog of New South Wales, 2003.

Holloway, Rowena. Making music : a continuous case study of marketing in the music industry. Frenchs Forest N.S.W. : Pearson Education, 2003.

Krasilovsky, M. William and Sidney Shemel. This business of music, 7th ed. New York : Billboard Books, c1995.

Latham, Christopher. Survival of the fittest : the artist versus the corporate world. Strawberry Hills, N.S.W. : Currency House, 2004.

Schulenberg, Richard. Legal aspects of the music industry : an insider’s view. New York : Billboard Books, 1999.

Webb, Jimmy (1998) Tunesmith – inside the art of songwriting. Hyperion, New York.

Online Learning

MyUni will be used to provide specialist seminar materials and assignments available during the semester. It will also be used for announcements and online submission of assessments.

Learning & Teaching Modes

• Class handouts and materials placed on MyUni.

• Each week students will be required to bring their instruments, or other technology they require to realise their group work.

Headphones and personal file storage such as a portable hard drive or USB flash drive for use in the EMU Audio Lab. Students will have access outside class time to rehearsal spaces to prepare for their recitals.

Workload

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

WORKLOAD	TOTAL HOURS
1 x 2 hour seminar per week	24 hours per semester
1 x 2 hour workshop per week	24 hours per semester
1 x 3 hour forum per week	36 hour per semester
12 hours research & creative practice per week	144 hours per semester
7 hours individual and / or group rehearsal per week	84 hours per semester
	TOTAL = 312 hours per semester

Learning Activities Summary

Seminars and workshops in this course will use a flexible format, in response to student progress and learning. Topics may cover multiple weeks.

SEMINAR TOPICS
	Advanced songwriting techniques, including form, instrumentation, texture, harmony and lyrics
	Advanced production techniques and creative use of production
	Works lists and show reels
	The new music industry – crowd funding, digital distribution, building audiences / connection with fans via digital platforms
WORKSHOP TOPICS
	Development of artist identity, persona
	EPKs, Media Releases and Marketing
	Independent artists as small businesses, Music Publishing
	Web Design, ePortfolio creation, digital presence
	Social Media, Digital Distribution Platforms
	HTML, Media Formats, Codecs
FORUM
	A series of small and large group forums to enable students to prepare for their Recital. Topics covered in small groups may include: creating a project proposal and plan, rehearsal strategies, promotion and marketing, stage-management dependant on student needs. Students will perform at least once for the large group prior to the recital, and receive peer and lecturer feedback.

Specific Course Requirements

EMU Facilities

This course will involve using the resources of the Electronic Music Unit (EMU). This includes facilities such as studios, recording spaces and digital audio workstations.

Access and use of EMU is based upon the following:

Users must complete and pass the EMU Guide Assessment (EGA). In order to pass the EGA users must receive a 90% or above grade. Users will have a maximum of 3 attempts at passing the EGA before being prohibited from taking the assessment further. If a user fails to pass the EGA after 3 attempts, or doesn’t pass by the end of week 4 of the course, they will not be permitted to continue the course and won’t be provided access or permission to use any of the EMU facilities.

Sound Levels & Hearing Protection

This course may require using spaces where a dB meter has been installed. If you exceed the set dB limit for the space, the lights will flash. Students found exceeding these levels will have their booking privileges revoked for two weeks, and repeat offenders may have their booking privileges revoked for the remainder of the academic year. In order to minimise risk in noise-prone situations, the Conservatorium makes both reusable gel ear-plugs and disposable foam ear-plugs available to students and staff free of charge at all times. Students and staff are also urged to consider purchase of customised personal hearing protection. For more information regarding sound levels, hearing and hearing loss please refer o the full content of the O'Brien Report available here: http://music.adelaide.edu.au/hsw/documents/

Small Group Discovery Experience

Through this course, students will compose original creative work. In small groups, students will prepare their original compositions for live performance. Through this process, students will learn collaborative and research skills, enhance and further develop their creative process, and disseminate their new work publicly through live performance. Students will meet with mentors four times across the semester in small groups of 5, in order to work through the organization of, and prepare for their Recitals.

A variety of performance venues are used semester-to-semester, including on-site venues such as UniBar and Scott Theatre, and off-site venues such as The Wheatsheaf Hotel, The Promethean, Jive, and The Jade Monkey.

Students will also undertake small group work in the preparation of their e-Portfolios, researching current trends in artist promotion including websites, social media and other digital distribution platforms.

The 最新糖心Vlog's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:

Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
Assessment must maintain academic standards.

Assessment Summary

ASSESSMENT TASK	TASK TYPE	WEIGHTING	COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
e-Portfolio	Formative and Summative	50%	1, 2, 3, 4
Forum Participation & Reflective Journal	Formative and Summative	20%	3, 4, 5
Recital	Summative	30%	2, 3, 5

Assessment Related Requirements

Expectation & Penalty

As per Conservatorium policy, active and positive participation in 100% of classes is expected. Any student who attends less than 80% of required classes without approved leave may result in a 5 (five) mark penalty for each unapproved absence. The penalties will be applied to the final total percentage mark for the semester for the relevant component i.e. after all other assessments have been completed and calculated. Arrival after the scheduled starting time or departure before the scheduled finishing time may, at the lecturer or co-ordinator’s discretion, be regarded as an unapproved absence.

Leave

The Conservatorium recognises that extenuating circumstances may occasionally affect a student’s ability to participate in a rehearsal, workshop, class, lecture, tutorial or performance. In such cases leave may be approved by the relevant staff member - students should contact the lecturer and gain approval prior to taking the leave.

Assessment Detail

e-Portfolio (50%) - The e-Portfolio will give students the opportunity to research new modes of musical dissemination through online media, and apply this research practically through building up a web presence for their creative work, incorporating both traditional, and web 2.0 elements. The e-Portfolio provides a platform for the presentation of the student’s creative work in a professional context, and will incorporate a Bio, Electronic Press Kit, Press Releases for the student’s performances, and Artist statement on the impetus behind their creative work. The e-Portfolio will also incorporate three new compositions that are open as far as musical style, genre and instrumentation are concerned, enabling students to continue the development of their individual compositional voice / style that they have been working on cumulatively since the beginning of the program; and may also incorporate previous work that supports the image developed through mentorship during the workshop.

Forum Participation & Reflective Journal (20%) – Students will perform at least once during the forum, and take part in peer assessments each week (either as performers or peers). Through the Reflective Journal, students will document, consider critically, and reflect on the development and rehearsal phase of the Recital. At the beginning of the semester, students will develop a project proposal and plan, which will also form part of the submission. Students will also evaluate following their recital the success of the event, and how well they achieved what they set out to do in the original plan.

Recital (30%) - Students will be assessed on their contribution and participation in preparation for and delivery of a 20 minute public recital of their work. Central to this assessment is the role they play in the organisation and development of their work – particularly their leadership role in their ensemble - in preparation for the recital, and the quality of their individual performance and effectiveness of their group overall in the presentation of their creative work. They will also be assessed on their contribution to the organisation of the overall event on the evening of the recital, of which their individual recital will form approximately 1/5th.

Submission

All written materials will either be submitted in-class as hard copy, or online via MyUni. The distinction between types of submission will be made clear in the 'Assignments' section of MyUni.

Performances will take place both in-class, and as part of a Graduation Recital.

Note that due to scheduling and practicalities, extensions for performance assessments are not possible.

Course Grading

Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
Grade	Mark	Description
FNS		Fail No Submission
F	1-49	Fail
P	50-64	Pass
C	65-74	Credit
D	75-84	Distinction
HD	85-100	High Distinction
CN		Continuing
NFE		No Formal Examination
RP		Result Pending

Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.

Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.

Final results for this course will be made available through .

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