Teaching Area II

Code: MUS14572M

6 ECTS

Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours

Scientific Area: Music

Teaching languages: Portuguese, English

Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English

Regime de Frequência: Presencial

Sustainable Development Goals

Saúde de qualidade - Assegurar uma vida saudável e promover o bem-estar para todos, em todas as idades.

Educação de qualidade - Assegurar a educação inclusiva, e equitativa e de qualidade, e promover oportunidades de aprendizagem ao longo da vida para todos.

Igualdade de género - Alcançar a igualdade de gênero e empoderar todas as mulheres e meninas.

Reduzir as desigualdades - Reduzir as desigualdades dentro dos países e entre eles.

Paz, justiça e instituições eficazes - Paz, justiça e instituições eficazes promover sociedades pacíficas e inclusivas par ao desenvolvimento sustentável, proporcionar o acesso à justiça para todos e construir instituições eficazes, responsáveis
e inclusivas em todos os níveis.

Learning Goals

1. To foster compositional (Composition) and artistic performance, in solo or ensemble settings (Interpretation/Jazz).
2. To consolidate notions of stylistic adequacy and performance practices.
3. To deepen notions of ergonomics and health applied to the curricular unit.
4. To develop knowledge of didactic materials adapted to the level of 5th to 9th school year (1st to 5th grade) in the specialization area of the student.
5. To reflect upon the pedagogical qualities of the repertoire included in the Instrument/Composition/Jazz teaching programmes actually in use in Portugal, from the 1st to the 5th grade.
6. To dominate, from an analytical and/or technical/artistic instrumental/vocal standpoint, specific musical works/practices from the students specialization area adapted to the level of 1st to 5th grade.
7. To develop pedagogical strategies for the approach of the musical parameters harmony, timbre and melody in the context of the teaching and learning situation.

Study of spec works of the reper and ensemble music proj (Interp/Jazz)/realization of compositional proj (Composition);
Knowledge of specific techniques, didactic mat and reper (1st-5th grade):
A)WINDS: fingering/piston/slide technique; sound develop; register control
B)STRINGS: bowing; position changes (l.h.); dynamic control; vibrato; harmonics; hand indep
C)ACCORDION: hand indep, phrasing and dynamics
D)PIANO: sound develop and motor coord; scales, arpeggios, ornaments; phrasing
E)GUITAR: nail use (r.h.); motricity/hand coord; knowledge of the guitars neck; fret board and legati a due (l.h.); positions
F)PERCUSSION/DRUMS: Open+closed roll; sound prodc techniques on large perc. instruments; lower limbs coordination and polyrhythmic independence
G)VOICE: posture on stage, phrasing on breath, using of consonants for sound emission
H)COMPOSITION: developed knowledge of melody, harmony, form and instrumentation
I)JAZZ The Blues form, concepts of melodic and harmonic improvisation

Teaching Methods

Definition of individual program and bibliography. Realization of chamber/ensemble mus proj OR partic in orchestral project (Performance). Individual/group interactive lessons. Complementary activities. Continuous Evaluation: student performance: 20% written essay (and presentation) about didactic materials or repertoires (1st-5th grade level): 20%public exam before a jury:
Interpretation: performance (ca. 40 min.) including standard concert repertoire (25%), chamber/orchestral music (25%) and didactic repertoire (1st-5th grade; 10%) Composition: compositional project reflecting the semesters work - 60%. Final Evaluation:written essay (and presentation) about didactic materials or repertoires (1st-5th grade level): 30%; public exam before a jury: Interp/Jazz: performance (ca. 40 min.), including standard concert repertoire (30%), chamber/orchestral music (30%) and didactic repertoire (1st-5th grade; 10%).Composition: compositional project reflecting the semesters work: 70%