Courses are listed alphabetically. A numerical list together with a list of instrument codes is to be found in the Faculty Handbook available from the Faculty Office.
A candidate may take courses in addition to those prescribed for the degree or diploma for which he/she is registered, subject to the approval of the Director and on payment of the prescribed additional fee.
MUZ1320W, MUZ2320W ACCOMPANYING I and II
Whole-year courses, 1 lecture per week.
Course co-ordinator: Associate Professor G Fitch.
Course outline:
This course will cover aspects of piano accompaniment of standard vocal and instrumental literature from the Baroque period to contemporary compositions.
Assessment: Practical examination in June: 50%, and in November: 50%.
DP requirements: 75% attendance at lectures and due submission of all assignments and tests.
MUZ1321F ACOUSTICS
Semester course, 1 lecture per week.
Course co-ordinators: S Kierman.
Course outline:
An introduction to acoustics for musicians covering the physical aspects of tone production and the relevant psychological phenomena. Discussion will involve such topics as the properties of wave motion, scales and tunings, timbre, hearing, vibrating strings and air columns, and the musician's concert hall.
Assessment: 2-hour written examination in June: 50%.
DP requirements: 75% attendance at lectures and due submission of all assignments and tests.
MUZ1322F AFRICAN MUSIC I
Semester course, three lectures per week.
Course co-ordinator: M Nixon.
Course outline:
An introduction to the learning and understanding of various kinds of African musics. Includes a survey of music in Africa.
Assessment: Tests and assignments 50%; 2-hour written and listening examination at end of semester 50%.
DP requirements: 80% attendance at lectures and the completion of all assignments, projects and tests.
MUZ2322S AFRICAN MUSIC II
Semester course, three lectures per week.
Course co-ordinator: S Bruinders.
Entrance requirements: A pass in African Music I.
Course outline:
A study of selected topics in African music.
Assessment: Tests and assignments 50%; 2-hour written and listening examination at end of semester 50%.
DP requirements: 80% attendance at lectures and the completion of all assignments, projects and tests.
MUZ3322F AFRICAN MUSIC III
Semester course, three lectures per week.
Course co-ordinator: M Nixon.
Entrance requirements: A pass in African Music II.
Course outline:
A study of selected topics in African music.
Assessment: Tests and assignments 50%; 2-hour written and listening examination at end of semester 50%.
DP requirements: 80% attendance at lectures and the completion of all assignments, projects and tests.
MUZ1323W, MUZ2323W, MUZ3323W, MUZ4323W AFRICAN MUSIC ENSEMBLE 1, 2, 3 and 4
Whole-year courses, 2 periods per week.
Course co-ordinator: D Plaatjies.
Entrance requirements: By audition.
Course outline:
The activities of these groups will include rehearsals and performances. Placement in Ensemble will be by audition.
DP requirements: 80% attendance at rehearsals; 100% attendance at performances. Students receive a pass/fail mark for these courses.
MUZ1325W AURAL INTRODUCTORY
Whole-year course, 4 periods per week.
Course co-ordinator: Associate Professor A Herbst.
Course outline:
A DP course for those students who do not pass the entrance test for Aural I in registration week. This is an intensive course for students who do not have the requisite background for Aural I. The course focuses on two essential areas of musicianship: (1) Sight-singing and sight-reading skills; and (2) Transcription and Aural analysis. Students will be required to complete a set number of prescribed exercises in these areas.
Assessment: Tests and assignments 50%; examination 50%.
DP requirements: 80% attendance and completion of all prescribed coursework.
MUZ1324W, MUZ2324W AURAL I and II
Whole-year courses, 2 periods per week.
Course co-ordinator: Associate Professor A Herbst.
Entrance requirements: All prospective students will write an entrance test for Aural I during registration week. Achievement of the required standard will entitle the student to register for Aural I in the first year of study. Students who pass Aural Intro will also be allowed to enrol for Aural I. A pass in Aural I will allow a student to take Aural II.
Course outline:
DP courses aimed at developing students' skills in two essential areas of musicianship: (1) Sight-singing and sight-reading; and (2) Transcription and Aural analysis. Students will be required to complete a set number of prescribed exercises in these areas.
Assessment: Tests and assignments 50%; examination 50%.
DP requirements: 80% attendance and completion of all prescribed coursework and assignments.
MUZ1326F BUSINESS MANAGEMENT FOR MUSICIANS
(This course could be taken in the third year, timetable permitting.)
Semester course, 1 period per week.
Course co-ordinator: Associate Professor F Larey.
Course outline:
Introduces students to the principles of good business and personnel management, with specific reference to the music industry and private teaching.
Assessment: Coursework 50%; 2-hour written examination 50%.
DP requirements: 80% attendance at lectures and completion of all written projects and practical assignments.
MUZ1327S CAREER STUDIES
Semester course, 1 period per week.
Course co-ordinator: Associate Professor F Larey.
Course outline:
This course is intended to inform Foundation students of the career possibilities in their fields and to assist them in making their choices with regards to specialisation in the BMus degrees and the diplomas in subsequent years.
Assessment: Completion of an essay at the end of the course. Assignments 50%; examination 50%.
DP requirements: 75% attendance at lectures, completion of all prescribed class work.
MUZ1328W, MUZ2328W, MUZ3328W CHAMBER MUSIC I, II and III
Whole-year courses, 2 periods per week.
Course co-ordinator: Becky Stelzner.
Entrance requirements: A pass in Chamber Music I for Chamber Music II, etc.
Course outline:
Students are required to extend their practical studies by playing or singing in small chamber music groups, under supervision. At the beginning of the first semester of each year, students will be auditioned and, at the discretion of the course convenor, assigned to groups.
Assessment: 4 class performances (3 at 20% each, 1 at 40%) in the form of public concerts, in accordance with the curriculum guide.
DP requirements: 80% attendance and completion of coursework and performances.
MUZ1329W CHOIR TRAINING
(This course could be taken in the third year, timetable permitting.)
Whole-year course, 1 period per week.
Course co-ordinator: Associate Professor A Herbst.
Entrance requirements: Students must be registered in at least the third year of registration for their degree or diploma.
Course outline:
Provides a method for training, conducting and managing choirs. Students will conduct and train a choir as part of the course.
Assessment: Coursework 50%; practical examination 50%.
DP requirements: 80% attendance at classes and completion of all written projects and practical assignments.
MUZ2330W, MUZ3330W, MUZ4330W COMPOSITION I, II and III
Whole-year courses, 1 period per week plus designated tutorials.
Course co-ordinator: Professor P Klatzow.
Entrance requirements: Theory and Analysis I for Composition I; passes in Composition I for II; at least 60% in Composition II for III.
Course outline:
Beginning with the growth of simple cell motives and the development of rhythmic fluency, the course leads through successive stages of compositional skill. There is the presentation of a substantial portfolio (20 minutes' performing time) of original compositions in Composition III. Students must be prepared to undertake a viva voce examination in software notation programmes Sibelius or Finale at the end of Composition I and II.
Assessment: Projects as required in year work 50%; 2-hour examination in Composition I and II in October/November 50%. Composition III: Portfolio of compositions 100%.
DP requirements: Due submission of completed project/s.
MUZ1331W, MUZ2331W CONTEMPORARY MUSIC PRACTICE I and II
Whole-year courses, 2 periods per week, plus 4 tutorials for Contemporary Music Practice II.
Course co-ordinator: A Lilley.
Entrance requirements: For Contemporary Music Practice I: a pass in Music Theory and Analysis I; for Contemporary Music Practice II: a pass in Music Theory and Analysis II.
Course outline:
In the first year, current practice in the light music industry is studied, beginning with the development of popular styles not necessarily related directly to Jazz and including indigenous music. The study of analogue and digital synthesis, digital sound sampling and the MIDI system forms the second semester coursework. The second year is a continuation of Contemporary Music Practice I. Electronic music production using computer sequencing will be studied in the first semester. Second semester coursework will include the study of commercial music production (Radio, TV, Film).
Assessment: First year: assignments and tests 50%, 2-hour written examination in October/November 50%. Second year: projects 30%, essays and tests 20%, 2-hour written examination in October/November 50%.
DP requirements: 80% attendance at lectures and completion of all coursework.
MUZ1332W, MUZ2332W, MUZ3332W, MUZ4332W DICTION AND PRESENTATION I, II, III and IV
Whole-year courses, 2 periods a week.
Course co-ordinator: Professor A Gobbato.
Entrance requirements: A pass in the first year for the second year, etc.
Course outline:
In the first and second years, these courses focus on the singing diction and pronunciation of the most frequently employed foreign vocal languages (Italian, German, French). Basic principles of phonetics are introduced. Methods for the physical presentation of vocal material are taught and include concert and audition techniques. In the third and fourth years, the focus is on techniques for the improvement of speech and the interpretation of spoken passages in opera, operettas or musicals. More advanced techniques for aria presentation are introduced.
Assessment: June test 20%; written assignments 30%; practical examination in October/November 50%.
DP requirements: 75% attendance at lectures.
MUZ1333W, MUZ2333W, MUZ3333W, MUZ4333W ENSEMBLE I, II, III and IV
As per rehearsal schedules for Ensembles.
Course co-ordinator: As per instrument studies.
Entrance requirements: By audition.
Course outline:
The activities of these groups will include rehearsals and performances. Placement in Ensemble will be by audition.
Assessment: Students will be assessed through their participation in ensembles and their performances at public events.
DP requirements: 80% attendance at rehearsals; 100% attendance at performances. Students receive a pass/fail mark for these courses.
MUZ1335W FIGURED BASS AND SCORE-READING
Whole-year course, 1 period per week.
Course co-ordinator: Associate Professor H Hofmeyr.
Entrance requirements: A pass in Music Theory and Analysis I.
Course outline:
For organists and harpsichordists only. Realisation of a bass figured in the Baroque manner and score-reading including C clefs will be studied.
Assessment: Practical examination in June 50% and October/November 50%.
DP requirements: 75% attendance at lectures.
MUZ3336W FINAL RECITAL (PDM)
MUZ4336W FINAL RECITAL (BMUS)
This is the recital requirement in the final year of all performance programmes.
Convenor: As per practical studies.
Course outline:
The programme design and duration will be determined by the requirements in each of the different areas of practical studies. Candidates will have to pass a preliminary hearing before they can proceed with the recital requirement(s).
Assessment: Practical examination in the form of a recital in October/November 100%.
DP requirements: 80% attendance at lessons.
MUZ1337W FOUNDATION MUSIC THEORY
Whole-year course, 2 lectures and 2 tutorials per week.
Course co-ordinator: Martin Watt.
Entrance requirements: A pass in the theory entrance test.
Course outline:
This course will provide students with the theoretical background required to pursue either a degree or a diploma course in music. It is a comprehensive introduction to Western staff notation and its related music. It introduces the student to basic theoretical concepts including clefs, intervals, scales, key signatures, time signatures, note values and conventional indications for tempo and dynamics. Great emphasis will be placed on the actual reading of musical scores, including vocal and instrumental scores, and on the development of aural and visualization skills.
Assessment: Assessment takes place on a continuous basis by means of assignments, class test, combining to count 25%; a 2-hour mid-year test (25%) and a 2-hour final examination (50%).
DP requirements: 80% attendance; 50% year mark for prescribed coursework; tests and assignments.
SLL1091Z FRENCH FOR MUSICIANS
Course co-ordinator: V Everson.
Course outline:
This is a course specifically designed for the requirements of singers, with special emphasis being placed on three components relevant to song and opera: phonetics and pronunctiation, development of translation skills (French to English) and knowledge of selected French songs and operas.
Assessment: Tests 40%; 2-hour written November examination 40%; oral examination 20%.
DP requirements: 75% attendance at classes; completion of tests and assignments.
SLL2091Z FRENCH FOR MUSICIANS II
Course co-ordinator: V Everson.
Entrance requirements: A pass in, or exemption from, French for Musicians.
Course outline:
This is a course specifically designed for the requirements of singers, with special emphasis being placed on three components relevant to song and opera: phonetics and pronunctiation, development of translation skills (French to English) and knowledge of selected French songs and operas.
Assessment: June test 40%; 2-hour written November examination 40%; oral examination 20%.
DP requirements: 75% attendance at classes; completion of tests and assignments.
MUZ1338W GENERAL MUSIC KNOWLEDGE
Whole-year course, 2 periods per week.
Course co-ordinator: Martin Watt .
Entrance requirements: National Senior Certificate or equivalent qualification at NQF level 4.
Course outline:
This course will provide students with the historical and analytical background required to pursue either a degree or a diploma course in music. Topics covered will include a broad overview of the history of Western classical music from approximately 1600 to the present focussing on genres and styles; and an introduction to African music.
Assessment: Assessment takes place on a continuous basis by means of assignments, class test, counting a total of 25%, a 2-hour mid-year test (25%) and a 2-hour final examination (50%).
DP requirements: 80% attendance; 50% year mark for prescribed coursework, tests and assignments.
SLL1092Z GERMAN FOR MUSICIANS
Course co-ordinator: V Everson.
Course outline:
This is a course specifically designed for the requirements of singers, with special emphasis being placed on three components relevant to song and opera: phonetics and pronunciation, development of translation skills (German to English) and knowledge of selected German songs and operas.
Assessment: Tests 40%; 2-hour written examination in November 40%; oral examination 20%.
DP requirements: 75% attendance at classes; completion of tests and assignments.
SLL2092Z GERMAN FOR MUSICIANS II
Course co-ordinator: V Everson.
Entrance requirements: A pass in, or exemption from, German for Musicians.
Course outline:
This is a course specifically designed for the requirements of singers, with special emphasis being placed on three components relevant to song and opera: phonetics and pronunciation, development of translation skills (German to English) and knowledge of selected German songs and operas.
Assessment: June test 40%; 2-hour written examination in November 40%; oral examination 20%.
DP requirements: 75% attendance at classes; completion of tests and assignments.
MUZ1339W, MUZ2339W HISTORY OF JAZZ I and II
Whole-year courses, 2 periods per week.
Course co-ordinator: Associate Professor M Campbell.
Entrance requirements: A pass in the first course for the second year.
Course outline:
The history of Jazz will be studied from the time of its inception up to the present time. Tests and assignments will be given throughout the year.
Assessment: Tests and assignments 50%; 2-hour written examination in October/November 50%.
DP requirements: 80% attendance at lectures and the completion of all assignments, projects and tests.
MUZ1340W HISTORY OF MUSIC I
Whole-year course, 2 periods per week.
Course co-ordinator: Dr M Bezuidenhout.
Course outline:
This course concerns the music of the late seventeenth, eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. The roles of major figures, significant compositions, influential social, technical and aesthetic factors will be considered. Some lectures on non-Western music and on Jazz will also be given.
Assessment: Coursework 50%; 2-hour examination 50%.
DP requirements: Due submission of all assigned work; 80% attendance at lectures.
MUZ2340W HISTORY OF MUSIC II
Whole-year course, 2 periods per week.
Course co-ordinator: Associate Professor H Hofmeyr.
Entrance requirements: A pass in History of Music I.
Course outline:
A continuation of the overview begun in History of Music I, but concerned with the remainder of the nineteenth century. Once more, the approach will involve consideration of the principal figures, works and forces that distinguished the period.
Assessment: Coursework 50%; 2-hour examination 50%.
DP requirements: Due submission of all assigned work; 80% attendance at lectures.
MUZ3340W HISTORY OF MUSIC III
Whole-year course, 2 periods per week.
Course co-ordinator: Professor P Klatzow.
Entrance requirements: A pass in History of Music II.
Course outline:
History of Music III is devoted to the study of 20th century music. The study will focus on major figures and developments and there is a section dealing with South African composers.
Assessment: Coursework 50%; 2-hour examination 50%.
DP requirements: Due submission of completed essays.
MUZ4340W HISTORY OF MUSIC IV
Whole-year course, 2 periods per week.
Course co-ordinator: Dr M Bezuidenhout.
Entrance requirements: A pass in History of Music III.
Course outline:
This course concerns the music of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. As in History of Music I, II and III, the aim will be to understand the subject in terms of major figures, works and forces that distinguished the times in question.
Assessment: Coursework 50%; 2-hour examination 50%.
DP requirements: Due submission of all assigned work; 80% attendance at lectures.
INSTRUMENTAL AND VOCAL STUDIES
[Course codes at the end of this entry.]
Course co-ordinators:
African Instruments: D Plaatjies
Brass: William Haubrich
Conducting: Mr Alan Stephenson and Mr Alex Fokkens
Guitar: J Grace
Jazz Studies: Associate Professor M Campbell
Keyboard Studies: Associate Professor G Fitch
Percussion: F Mallows
Secondary Piano: Associate Professor G Fitch
Strings: Associate Professor F Bacharova
Vocal Studies: Associate Professor V Davids
Woodwind: B Steltzner
Course outline:
The Instrumental and Vocal Studies courses are at four different levels: the student must consult the curriculum rules for a particular degree or diploma in order to ascertain which levels apply.
DP requirements:For all first-instrument studies: Refer to DP requirements under Performers' Class courses.
SLL1093Z ITALIAN FOR MUSICIANS
Course co-ordinator: V Everson.
Course outline:
This course is specifically designed for singers with special emphasis placed on components relevant to song and opera: phonetics and pronunciation, development of translation skills (Italian to English) and knowledge of selected Italian songs and operas.
Assessment: Tests 40%; November 2-hour written examination 40%; oral examination 20%.
DP requirements: 75% attendance at classes; completion of tests and assignments.
SLL2093Z ITALIAN FOR MUSICIANS II
Course co-ordinator: V Everson.
Entrance requirements: A pass in, or exemption from, Italian for Musicians.
Course outline:
This course is specifically designed for singers with special emphasis placed on components relevant to song and opera: phonetics and pronunciation, development of translation skills (Italian to English) and knowledge of selected Italian songs and operas.
Assessment: Tests 40%; November 2-hour written examination 40%; oral examination 20%.
DP requirements: 75% attendance at classes; completion of tests and assignments.
MUZ1341W JAZZ ARRANGEMENT I
Whole-year course, 2 periods per week plus tutorials.
Course co-ordinator: D Andrews.
Entrance requirements: A pass in Theory of Jazz I.
Course outline:
Students will develop their ability to orchestrate and prepare arrangements for small groups in the Jazz style, with particular emphasis on standard Jazz tunes. Projects will be prepared for performance. Work that has been done without adequate supervision from a staff member will not be acceptable for examination.
Assessment: Tests and assignments 30%; projects 50%; 2-hour written examination October/ November 20%.
DP requirements: 80% attendance at lectures and tutorials and the completion of all assignments, projects and tests.
MUZ2341W JAZZ ARRANGEMENT II
Whole-year course, 2 periods per week plus tutorials.
Course co-ordinators: D Andrews.
Entrance requirements: A pass in Jazz Arrangement I.
Course outline:
The course covers arrangement and orchestration for larger groups, including traditional big band format. Projects will be prepared for performance.
Assessment: Tests and assignments 30%; projects 40%; 2-hour written examination in October/November 30%.
DP requirements: 80% attendance at lectures and tutorials and the completion of all assignments, projects and tests.
MUZ1342W, MUZ2342W, MUZ3342W, MUZ4342W JAZZ ENSEMBLE I, II, III and IV
Whole-year courses, 2 periods per week.
Course co-ordinator: D Andrews.
Entrance requirements: By audition.
Course outline:
The activities of these groups will include rehearsals and performances. Placement in Ensemble will be by audition.
DP requirements: 80% attendance at rehearsals; 100% attendance at performances.
MUZ1343W, MUZ2343W, MUZ3343W JAZZ IMPROVISATION I, II and III
Whole-year courses, 2 periods per week.
Course co-ordinator: Professor M Rossi.
Entrance requirements: A pass in Jazz Improvisation I for Jazz Improvisation II, etc.
Course outline:
First year: Fundamental studies in the common practice of Jazz Improvisation. Regular assignments and tests will be given in individual and group performance.
Second year: Continuation of first-year material, progressing to more advanced concepts.
Third year: Intermediate- to advanced-level.
Assessment:
First year: year work and assignments 20%; practical test in June 30%; practical test in October/November 50%.
Second year: year work and assignments 20%; practical test in June 30%; practical examination in October/ November 50%.
Third year: BMus: year work and assignments 20%; practical test in June 30%; practical test in October/ November 50%.
DP requirements: 80% attendance at classes and the completion of all tests and assignments.
MUZ3344W JAZZ MASTERCLASS (PDM)
MUZ4344W JAZZ MASTERCLASS (BMUS)
Whole-year courses, one 2-hour class per week.
Course co-ordinator: Associate Professor M Campbell.
Entrance requirements: To have been admitted into a performance degree or diploma.
Course outline:
This is a required class for all Jazz performance majors. All students have to attend, and participate through prepared performances for a master teacher. This class will be open to the public.
Assessment: Each student will be required to perform at least twice in class; each performance will be marked by the teacher at the time, and the final mark will be an average of these.
DP requirements: 75% attendance at classes.
MUZ2345W JAZZ STYLES AND ANALYSIS I
Whole-year course, 1 lecture per week.
Course co-ordinator: Associate Professor M Rossi.
Entrance requirements: A pass in Jazz Theory I and Jazz History I.
Course outline:
An in-depth study of Jazz styles from the 1920s to the present. Includes analysis of transcribed solos as recorded by major jazz artists, analysis of stylistic traits, development of aural recognition of contemporary harmonic and linear vocabularies.
Assessment: Assignments and tests 50%; October/November one 2-hour written examination 50%.
DP requirements: 75% attendance at lectures, completion of assigned classwork.
MUZ3346W MASTERCLASS (PDM)
MUZ4346W MASTERCLASS (BMUS)
Whole-year courses, one 2-hour class per week.
Course co-ordinator: Associate Professor G Fitch.
Entrance requirements: To have been admitted into a performance degree or diploma.
Course outline:
This is a required class for all A-level performance majors. All students have to attend, and participate through prepared performances for a master teacher. This class will be open to the public.
Assessment: Each student will be required to perform at least twice in class; each performance will be marked by the teacher at the time, and the final mark will be an average of these.
DP requirements: 75% attendance at classes.
MUZ1347W, MUZ2347W MOVEMENT I and II
Whole-year courses, 2 periods per week.
Course co-ordinator: Prof A Gobbato.
Entrance requirements: A pass in the first year for the second year.
Course outline:
These courses will train opera students in physical awareness, relaxation and creative body movement, as well as provide basic training in the techniques of classical, national and contemporary dance.
Assessment: Practical examination in June 50%; practical examination in October/November 50%.
DP requirements: 75% attendance at lectures.
MUZ3348W MUSIC BIBLIOGRAPHY AND SOURCE MATERIALS
Whole-year course, 2 periods per week.
Course co-ordinator: Dr M Bezuidenhout.
Course outline:
An introduction to the services provided by libraries will acquaint the student with the specialist reference works and catalogues, musical literature, collected works, musical monuments and manuscripts.
Assessment: Tests and assignments 50%; 2-hour written examination in October/November 50%.
DP requirements: 75% attendance at lectures and completion of all assignments and tests.
MUZ2349W, MUZ3349W MUSIC EDUCATION I and II
Whole-year courses, 3 periods per week and teaching practice.
Course co-ordinator: Associate Professor A Herbst.
Entrance requirements: A pass in the first year for the second year. as well as a pass in Theory and Analysis I to enrol for Music Education.
Course outline:
First year: Course content covers group teaching strategies. Students are required to undertake practical teaching assignments in groups. Students will also be required to play the recorder and complete a course in music technology.
Second year: Course content covers more advanced group teaching strategies and philosophies. Students will be required to play selected African music instruments and produce a mini-musical.
Assessment: Projects and assignments 50%; practical examination in October/ November 50%.
DP requirements: The completion of all assignments and projects.
MUZ1350W MUSIC THEORY I
Whole-year course, 2 lectures and 2 tutorials per week.
Course co-ordinator: Dr Martin Watt.
Entrance requirements: A pass in the written entrance examination of the College of Music, which consists of one paper of a standard equivalent to the final paper of the Foundation Music Theory course of the University of Cape Town.
Course outline:
The objectives of this course are to provide the student with a broad knowledge of harmonic and contrapuntal procedures and the use of formal structures during the Baroque and Classical periods within a cultural and historical context. Emphasis will be placed on the contextualising of the music studied. Content will include, but is not necessarily limited to:
1. A study of the most important genres of these periods, including opera, cantata, oratorio, trio sonatas, the Classical sonata, chamber music and symphonic music. On completion of the course, students will be able to analyse and describe selected works according to their defining characteristics.
2. The use of harmonic and contrapuntal procedures, including the use of figured bass and its application and the use of functional harmony; and the principles of strict imitative counterpoint, including fugue and canon. On completion of the course, students will be able to define and identify the similarities and differences in the application of these procedures in the two style periods studied.
3. The use of formal structures commonly encountered in the Baroque and Classical periods. On completion of the course, students will be able to identify and describe the use of these formal structures in an historical context.
Assessment: Coursework 50%; 2-hour examination 50%.
DP requirements: 80% attendance; 50% year mark for prescribed coursework, tests and assignments.
MUZ2350W MUSIC THEORY II
Whole-year course, 2 lectures and 2 tutorials per week.
Course co-ordinator: Dr Martin Watt.
Entrance requirements: A pass in Music Theory I.
Course outline:
The objectives of this course are to provide the student with a broad knowledge of harmonic and contrapuntal procedures and the use of formal structures during the Romantic period and the first half of the Twentieth Century within a cultural and historical context. Emphasis will be placed on the contextualising of the music studied. Content will include, but is not necessarily limited to:
1. A study of the most important genres of these periods, including opera, sonata, chamber music, symphonic and ballet music. On completion of the course, students will be able to analyse and describe selected works according to their defining characteristics.
2. The use of harmonic and contrapuntal procedures and compositional techniques such as variation. On completion of the course, students will be able to define and identify the similarities and differences in the application of these procedures in the two style periods studied.
3. The use and adaption of formal structures as encountered in the Romantic and Twentieth Century periods. On completion of the course, students will be able to identify and describe the use of these formal structures in an historical context.
Assessment: Coursework 50%; 2-hour examination 50%.
DP requirements: 80% attendance; 50% year mark for prescribed coursework, tests and assignments.
MUZ1351W MUSIC THEORY AND ANALYSIS I
Whole-year course, 2 lectures and 2 tutorials per week
Course co-ordinator: Dr Martin Watt.
Entrance requirements: A pass in the written entrance examination of the College of Music, which consists of one paper of a standard equivalent to the final paper of the Foundation Music Theory course of the University of Cape Town.
Course outline:
The objectives of this course are to provide the student with an in-depth knowledge of harmonic and contrapuntal procedures and the use of formal structures during the Baroque period including, but not necessarily limited to:
1. The use of figured bass and its application in works such as recitatives, arias, trio sonatas and chorale harmonisations. On completion of the course, students will be able to realise a given figured bass accurately, provide a figured bass for a given melodic line and analyse, identify and write chord progressions as encountered in the works studied.
2. The principles of strict imitative counterpoint, including the writing and analysis of fugue subjects and answers (non-modulatory, real and tonal), and canon at the octave. On completion of the course, students will be able to write an answer to a given fugue subject, write a countersubject invertible at the octave, and use a given motif to write a finite canon at the octave.
3. The use of binary, ternary and ritornello-type forms in the Baroque period. On completion of the course, students will be able to identify and describe the use of these formal structures, including the use of modulation to articulate structure.
Assessment: Coursework 50%, 2-hour examination 50%.
DP requirements: 80% attendance; 50% year mark for prescribed coursework, tests and assignments.
MUZ2351W MUSIC THEORY AND ANALYSIS II
Whole-year course, 2 lectures and 2 tutorials per week.
Course co-ordinator: Dr Martin Watt.
Entrance requirements: A pass in Music Theory and Analysis I.
Course outline:
The objectives of this course are to provide the student with an in-depth knowledge of harmonic and contrapuntal procedures and the use of formal structures during the Classical and Romantic period including, but not necessarily limited to:
1. The use of functional harmony and its application in works such as sonatas, symphonies and vocal works. On completion of the course, students will be able to identify, analyse and write chord progressions as encountered in the works studied.
2. The use of contrapuntal procedures, including the writing and analysis of fugue subjects and answers (non-modulatory, real and tonal), and imitative counterpoint in works such as string quartets. On completion of the course, students will be able to write a fughetta on a given subject, and identify and analyse imitative procedures in selected works.
3. The use of formal structures in the Classical - Romantic period including binary, ternary, rondo and sonata and variation form, as well as the application of cyclic principles in selected works. On completion of the course, students will be able to identify and describe the use of these formal structures in the Classical and Romantic period, including the use of modulation to articulate structure.
Assessment: Coursework 50% , 2-hour examination 50%.
DP requirements: 80% attendance; 50% year mark for prescribed coursework, tests and assignments.
MUZ3351W MUSIC THEORY AND ANALYSIS III
Whole-year course, 2 lectures and 2 tutorials per week.
Course co-ordinator: Associate Professor H Hofmeyr.
Entrance requirements: A pass in Music Theory and Analysis II.
Course outline:
The objectives of this course are to provide the student with an overview of some of the main procedures of harmonic procedures, compositional devices, contrapuntal techniques and the use of formal structures during the Romantic period and the first half of the twentieth century, including, but not necessarily limited to:
1. The use of chromatic and non-tonal harmony and its application in works such as sonatas, symphonies and Lieder. On completion of the course, students will be able to identify, analyse, comment on and write chord progressions as encountered in the works studied.
2. The use of compositional devices, including techniques such as variation and the application of cyclic principles in selected works. On completion of the course, students will be able to identify and comment on such procedures in selected works.
In the latter part of the course a selection of works by South African composers will be analysed.
Assessment: Coursework 50%; 2-hour examination 50%.
DP requirements: Completion of both assignments.
MUZ4351W MUSIC THEORY AND ANALYSIS IV
Whole-year course, 2 lectures per week.
Course co-ordinator: Associate Professor H Hofmeyr
Entrance requirements: A pass in Music Theory and Analysis III.
Course outline:
The objectives of this course are to provide the student with an in-depth knowledge of certain harmonic procedures, contrapuntal techniques, compositional devices and formal structures used during the late-Romantic period and the twentieth century.
Assessment: Coursework 50%; 2-hour examination 50%.
DP requirements: 80% attendance; completion of both assignments.
MUZ2352W, MUZ3352W OPERA HISTORY I and II
Whole-year courses. First year: 2 periods per week; Second year: 1 period per week.
Course co-ordinator: Professor A Gobbato.
Entrance requirements: A pass in the first year for the second year.
Course outline:
Through study of selected works, the two years of Opera History will cumulatively survey aesthetic doctrines and technical developments associated with the emergence of opera and with the stylistic variations it has displayed during nearly four centuries of existence.
The first year begins with a consideration of opera's precursors and goes on to examine the first three centuries of its evolution, and the associated repertoire, concluding with the late works of Wagner and Verdi. The second year consists of surveys of nationalist opera in the 19th century and of stylistic developments, reflected in significant works, during the century from the verismo operas of the 1890s to the present day.
Assessment: Coursework 50%; 2-hour examination 50%.
DP requirements: 80% attendance at lectures.
MUZ1353W, MUZ2353W OPERA WORKSHOP I and II
Whole-year courses, lectures as scheduled by the Director of the Opera School (a minimum of 6 contact hours per week).
Course co-ordinator: Professor A Gobbato.
Entrance requirements: A pass in the first year for the second year.
Course outline:
These courses incorporate the practical study for the performance of operatic roles in a variety of musico-theatrical styles. Students are expected to complete all assignments as decided at the discretion of the Director of the Opera School.
Assessment: Assignments 25%; operatic performances 75%.
DP requirements: 75% attendance at lectures, 100% attendance at rehearsals.
MUZ2354W, MUZ3354W, MUZ4354W ORCHESTRAL STUDIES I, II and III
Whole-year courses, 1 period per week.
Course co-ordinator: As for instrumental studies.
Entrance requirements: A pass in the first year for the second year, etc.
Course outline:
Candidates will work progressively through the orchestral repertoire for a chosen instrument. The curriculum will cover the works to be performed by the UCT Symphony Orchestra, the UCT String Ensemble, and the UCT Wind Symphony, among others.
Assessment:As for instrumental studies.
MUZ3355W, MUZ4355W ORCHESTRATION I and II
Whole-year courses, 1 period per week plus designated tutorials.
Course co-ordinator: Professor P Klatzow.
Entrance requirements: A 60% pass in Orchestration I for Orchestration II. Proficiency in the computer software notation programmes Finale or Sibelius is required to enter Orchestration II.
Course outline:
In the first year, students are introduced to the basics of instrumentation and arrangement for string and woodwind ensembles. This leads to the orchestration of existing piano pieces for full orchestra. In Orchestration II these techniques are extended to writing for large symphony orchestra.
Assessment: Projects as required in year work; a three-hour examination in October/November. Students must be prepared to undertake a viva voce examination in software notation programmes Sibelius or Finale at the end of Orchestration I.
DP requirements: Due submission of completed projects.
SLL1090F PRINCIPLES OF LANGUAGE
Semester course, 3 periods per week.
Course co-ordinator: V Everson.
Entrance requirements: None.
Course outline:
This course will provide a working knowledge of English grammar as a foundation to prepare opera students for the study of Italian, French and German. The following concepts will be discussed and practised: parts of speech, inflection, tense, case usage.
Assessment: Oral 10%; assignments 20%; test 20%; examination 50%.
DP requirements: 75% attendance at classes; completion of tests and assignments.
MUZ1356W, MUZ2356W REPERTOIRE I and II
Whole-year courses, 1 period per week.
Course co-ordinator: Various.
Entrance requirements: A pass in the first year for the second year.
Course outline:
Repertoire I and II are self-study projects. They are intended to broaden students' knowledge of the repertoire related to their instrumental studies and to develop students' ability to work on their own. Course convenors for the various instruments will provide students with study guidelines.
Assessment: A listening test in June 50%; 1-hour listening and written examination in October/November 50%.
MUZ1357F RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND BIBLIOGRAPHICAL STUDIES
Semester course, 1 period per week.
Course co-ordinator: Dr M Bezuidenhout.
Course outline:
An introduction to the principles of research design (the gathering, organisation and presentation of data) and research techniques.
Assessment: Coursework 50%; 2-hour examination 50%.
DP requirements: 80% attendance at lectures and completion of all written assignments.
MUZ1358S SOUTH AFRICAN MUSIC
Semester course, 1 period per week.
Course co-ordinator: Dr M Bezuidenhout.
Course outline:
This course concerns the music of South Africa, to include indigenous, western classical and jazz practice. The roles of major figures, significant compositions, influential social, technical and aesthetic factors will be considered.
Assessment: Coursework 50%; 2-hour examination 50%.
DP requirements: 75% attendance at lectures.
MUZ1359W, MUZ2359W STAGECRAFT I and II
Whole-year courses, 2 periods per week plus practical work on productions, as required.
Course co-ordinator: Professor A Gobbato.
Entrance requirements: A pass in the first year for the second year.
Course outline:
These courses provide basic training in several elements of stagecraft required for a professional career in opera, and include the study of such aspects as stage make-up and wig care, stage management and stage lighting, period costume and set design.
Assessment: Assignments 25%; practical test in June 25%; practical examinations in October/November 50%.
DP requirements: 75% attendance at lectures.
MUZ2360W, MUZ3360W TEACHING METHOD I and II
Whole-year courses, 2 periods per week.
Course co-ordinator: As for instrumental studies.
Entrance requirements: A pass in the first year for the second year.
Course outline:
Students are required to complete the courses in Teaching Method at the respective levels shown on the curriculum chart. These courses include instrument teaching, didactics and educational repertoire. In the second year, students undertake individual practical teaching of their instrument under supervision.
Assessment: Coursework 50%; 2-hour examination 50%.
MUZ1361W, MUZ2361W, MUZ3361W THEORY AND AURAL SKILLS I, II and III
Whole-year courses, 2 periods per week plus tutorials as required.
Course co-ordinators: To be advised.
Entrance requirements: A pass in, or exemption from, the first year for the second year, etc.
Course outline:
The first-year course will cover basic aural skills and theoretical concepts including intervals, scales, triads and rhythm. Students who pass an entrance examination may apply for exemption from this course and register for Theory and Aural Skills II. The second-year course will progress to sight-singing, four-part and two-part writing, formal analysis and dictation. The third-year course will continue to develop students' skills in aural analysis, sight-singing and harmonisation. Formal analysis of a number of prescribed works relevant to students' particular areas of specialisation will be undertaken. PDO students will have to do sight-singing of Lieder and of selections from the opera repertoire.
Assessment: Coursework 50%; 2-hour examination 50%.
DP requirements: 75% attendance at lectures.
MUZ3362F THEORY AND HISTORY TEACHING METHOD
(This course could be taken in the third year, timetable permitting.)
Semester course, 1 period per week.
Course co-ordinator: Associate Professor A Herbst.
Entrance requirements: A pass in Theory and Analysis II, and History of Music II or African Music II or History of Jazz II.
Course outline:
Presents a method for the teaching of an integrated approach to Rudimentary Theory, Harmony, Counterpoint, Aural and History. Students will be required to complete written and practical assignments as part of the course.
Assessment: Coursework 50%; 2-hour examination 50%.
DP requirements: 80% attendance at classes and completion of all written and practical projects.
MUZ1363W, MUZ2363W THEORY OF JAZZ I and II
Whole-year courses, 2 periods per week.
Course co-ordinators: Associate Professor M Campbell and D Andrews.
Entrance requirements: A pass in the first year for the second year.
Course outline:
The study of Jazz Theory in the common practice style.
Assessment: Tests and assignments 50%; 2-hour examination in October/November 50%.
DP requirements: 80% attendance at lectures and the completion of all assignments, projects and tests.
MUZ4364W TREATISE
Whole-year course, supervision as required.
Course co-ordinator: Dr M Bezuidenhout.
Entrance requirements: Passes in History of Music III and Research Methodology and Bibliographical Studies.
Course outline:
A course prescribed for the fourth year of the BMus Musicology programme. Candidates must submit a treatise on an approved topic.
MUZ1365W, MUZ2365W VOCAL TECHNIQUES I and II
Whole-year courses, 1 period per week.
Course co-ordinator: Associate Professors B Liebl and S Hartman.
Entrance requirements: A pass in the first year for the second year.
Course outline:
These are first- and second-year courses respectively. This is a wide-ranging course which serves as an adjunct to vocal studies and covers areas of concern to singers, including teaching method and vocal techniques. The first semester of Vocal Techniques I will be the same as for Teaching Method II.
Note: Prior to 2006, Vocal Techiniques I and II and Vocal Repertoire I and II were combined courses, but commencing in 2006 they are two separate courses (see Repertoire I and II).
Assessment: June test 50%; 2-hour written examination in October/November 50%.
DP requirements: 75% attendance at lectures.
MUZ1366W, MUZ2366W, MUZ3366W WORLD MUSIC ENSEMBLE I, II and III
Whole-year courses, 2 periods per week.
Course co-ordinator: S Bruinders and M Nixon.
Entrance requirements: By audition.
Course outline:
The activities of these groups will include rehearsals and performances. Placement in Ensemble will be by audition.
DP requirements: 80% attendance at rehearsals; 100% attendance at performances. Students receive a pass/fail mark for these courses.
MUZ1367F WORLDS OF MUSIC I
Semester course, 3 periods per week.
Course co-ordinator: S Bruinders.
Course outline:
An introduction to the study of music as culture, and a survey of selected music cultures of the world.
Assessment: Tests and assignments 50%; 2-hour written and listening examination at end of semester 50%.
DP requirements: 80% attendance at lectures and the completion of all assignments, projects and tests.
MUZ2367S WORLDS OF MUSIC II
Semester course, 3 periods per week.
Course co-ordinator: M Nixon.
Entrance requirements: A pass in Worlds of Music I.
Course outline:
Continues the study of music as culture, and surveys selected music cultures of the world. This course includes fieldwork and a research paper.
Assessment: Tests and assignments 50%; 2-hour written and listening examination at end of semester 50%.
DP requirements: 80% attendance at lectures and the completion of all assignments, projects and tests.
MUZ3367F WORLDS OF MUSIC III
Semester course, 3 periods per week.
Course co-ordinator: M Nixon.
Entrance requirements: A pass in Worlds of Music II.
Course outline:
Continues the study of music as culture, and surveys selected music cultures of the world. The course includes fieldwork and a research paper.
Assessment: Tests and assignments 50%; 2-hour written and listening examination at end of semester 50%.
DP requirements: 80% attendance at lectures and the completion of all assignments, projects and tests.
MUZ4367S WORLDS OF MUSIC IV
Semester course, 3 periods per week.
Course co-ordinator: M Nixon.
Entrance requirements: A pass in Worlds of Music III.
Course outline:
Continues the study of music as culture, and surveys selected music cultures of the world. The course includes fieldwork and a research paper.
Assessment: Tests and assignments 50%; 2-hour written and listening examination at end of semester 50%.
DP requirements: 80% attendance at lectures and the completion of all assignments, projects and tests.
If a student's choice of non-music subject results in a timetable clash with a music subject, the music subject will take precedence. BMus in Education students are advised that the non-music course may be their second curriculum study.
One period per week is set aside for a Performers' Class. Any student may submit to the Director a work for performance, provided that the student's teacher has approved it. Students studying the Practical programmes of the BMus and PDM are required to play in Performers' Class at least once a year from the second year onwards.
Every student of the College must attend 18 Performers' Classes as a DP requirement for the first-instrument study; students may also count attendances at official SACM evening concerts as substitutes for the same number of attendances at Performers' Class. Only fourth-year BMus Education students are exempt from this requirement.
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