Overview
The effective delivery of an instrumental music curriculum is contingent on the knowledge and ability of the teacher in two associated areas: multi-instrument instruction and conducting technique. Through beginner-intermediate studies of multi-instrument and conducting techniques, you will have the opportunity to develop the pedagogical skills and concepts required to deliver successful group instrumental music instruction and ensemble direction for beginner-intermediate students. Non-percussion majors must study percussion and drummers/percussionists must study an instrument from the woodwind or brass families. You will be required to develop skills on an unfamiliar instrument, performing repertoire and exercises on this instrument relative to the beginner-intermediate level. Additionally, you will continue to develop ensemble directing skills and conducting techniques for beginner-intermediate ensembles. In undertaking this unit, you will be required to have access to the instruments chosen for your study.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Pre-Requisite: Students must have completed MUSC13413 Multi-Instrument Fundamentals and Ensemble Direction 1
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 2 - 2026
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback - Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Personal communication
Students commented positively regarding access to staff and the flexibility of progress check-ins as they developed skills in the 2nd instrument study.
Continue to provide flexible arrangements and access to staff for feedback on the 2nd instrument study in this unit.