Level 3 Diploma in Music Performance

Nursery Rhymes
Unit 27: Music Theory & Harmony
N/A
Yr 2,Term 3, 2nd - 19th June 2014
19th June 2014
As well as working with directors and other company members, independent Study is
essential.
NOTE: Your personal blog is regarded as part of your log book and will be marked
accordingly
Primary and secondary research are necessary, proof of which will be in your diary.
Company/band meetings, discussions and debates will also be taken into account.
Marc Morrison
Assessment throughout this course is essentially formative, therefore company members can
re-visit or elect criteria as stated within this brief and from past and future briefs to arrive at their
final assessment grades.
Miskin Theatre Assignment: Assignment Cover Sheet
Brief IVd by:
Assignment Reference:
Title:
Principle units:
Ongoing units:
Timing within Course:
Submission Deadline:
Special Considerations:
Resources:
Directors in charge of
assignment:
Relevant departmental
notes:
Miskin Theatre Assignment: Assignment Cover Sheet
Brief IVd by:
Evidence: This will be in the form of blogs/logs, observed participation, director observations, video recordings and research note.
This project is inextricably linked to all other performances.
Grading Criteria: Pass, Merit or Distinction are attainable.
English and Maths: This project will include functional skills in English and Maths. Please bear in mind your industry requires
eloquent use of English and accurate use of figures, to which end, the continuing development of these skills are firmly embedded
inside all your work.
Note on copyright and plagiarism: This process will require independent research. Copying from the internet and additional
sources is not appropriate and violates copyright and will be classed as plagiarism unless fully annotated and credited. You must
make your work your own. We need to see that you have an understanding of the areas that you have researched. Copying work
directly from ANY source will not be tolerated. If you quote ANY existing material you must put it in quotation marks and in brackets,
attribute the source / author. For example: Copying is cheating (Robbie McGovan, 2013, Miskin Theatre)
Miskin Theatre Assignment:
Brief IVd by:
*Please refer to the attached sheets for information on the units you will be covering. All the criteria contained in these units join together to underpin your
training and development as a musician. If there is any confusion over any of the aforementioned, please bring it up at the next company meeting.
The Brief
This assignment is designed to enable you to gain theoretical knowledge that you can apply in practical situations such as rehearsals
and performances. It will also allow you to develop the necessary language for copying, transcribing, composing and arranging
music.
There are many instances in the life of a working musician when theoretical knowledge is required, for example copying music for
additional performers, transposing music to fit the ranges of different instruments or singers, clarifying written arrangements through
the use of dynamics and expression markings.
On completion of this unit, you will have acquired a musical vocabulary and understanding of some of the fundamental skills to
enable you to use theory in the working environment.
Those gaining the highest grades will be expected to have the ability to apply this knowledge creatively in professional situations
where time is limited.
This assignment is designed for ALL musicians and can encompass all styles of music. Many of you may wish to use computer
software packages to notate music (eg Logic) and this is encouraged where appropriate. However, you must develop the
underpinning knowledge in order to apply theoretical principles to practical situations, without the aid of technology.
Aim:
The aim of this unit is to enable you to develop skills and knowledge of music theory, in order to assist with the practical application
of essential theoretical principles.
Miskin Theatre Assignment:
Brief IVd by:
Task 1 (GC1) Evidence - Blog
Accurately notate the melody to the nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty onto a musical score.
Task 2 (GC1, GC3) Evidence - Blog
Choose & notate a variety of chords that complement the melody of Humpty Dumpty.
Task 3 (GC2) Evidence - Blog
Choose & notate a variety of music dynamics, including the tempo, onto the musical score you have created of Humpty Dumpty.
Task 4 (GC4) Evidence - Blog
Transpose the melody and chords of Humpty Dumpty up 4 semitones.
Task 5 (GC4) Evidence - Blog
Transpose the melody and chords of Humpty Dumpty down 2 semitones.
What you need to do:
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Grading Criteria
Unit title: 27 Music Theory & Harmony
PASS MERIT DISTINCTION Evidence Grade
P1 Use staff notation to write
pitch, rhythm and harmony
with few errors.
M1 Use staff notation to write
pitch, rhythm and harmony,
accurately.
D1 Use staff notation to write pitch, rhythm and
harmony, accurately and within appropriate
contexts.
Obs, Blog
P2 Notate music using
dynamic, tempo and
expression markings.
M2 Notate music showing
different methods of applying
dynamic, tempo and
expression markings.
D2 Notate music showing different methods of
applying dynamic, tempo and expression
markings accurately and within appropriate
contexts.
Obs, Blog
P3 Apply appropriate primary
and secondary chords in the
harmonisation of melodies.
M3 Apply appropriate
primary, secondary and 7th
chords in the harmonisation
of melodies.
D3 Apply appropriate primary, secondary and 7th
chords in the harmonisation of melodies, showing
some creativity.
Obs, Blog
P4 Transpose melodies and
harmonic progressions to
major and minor keys, with
few errors, using staff
notation.
M4 Transpose melodies and
harmonic progressions to
major and minor keys,
accurately, using staff
notation.
D4 Transpose complex melodies and harmonic
progressions to major and minor keys,
accurately, using staff notation.
Obs, Blog