View Unit : Musicianship

Apply musicianship skills to interpret musical information provided by another musician (tutor or peer):

a. transcribe a given 8 bar melodic line and reproduce vocally or on a melody instrument. The melodic line will:

i. have a regular, underlying pulse of between 100 and 120 bpm;

ii. containing non-diatonic intervals;

iii. contain rhythmic interest;

iv. contains articulation and dynamics;

b. transcribe and reproduce a given 8 bar, harmonic progression (played to a pulse as in 1.1) as a chord chart, appropriate to the melodic line in 1.1 a. The progression will include:

i. extended chords (maj/min9th – 13ths);

ii. one altered chord (containing non-diatonic intervals);

c. analyse the chord/scale relationship in 1.1 b and improvise over the progression

Apply musicianship skills to communicate effectively the musical information in 1.1 and b to another musician (tutor or peer).

Assess strengths and define areas requiring further development in relation to musicianship.