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Refine aural perception skills

Refine aural perception skills

Unit of competency
National Code
CUAMLT501
State Code
AWI29
TGA Status
Replaced
DTWD Status
Replaced
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
15/01/2016
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
21/07/2016
Field of Education
100101 - Music
Original Release Date
21/07/2016
Nominal Hours
60
Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to improve aural perception skills.It applies to individuals including musicians, songwriters, composers, arrangers, conductors and musical directors. These individuals use well developed aural perception skills, and knowledge of music structures and components in a range of contexts, including transcribing live or recorded music and preparing charts and other forms of notated music.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Set personal goals for extending own aural perception skills
  • 1.1 Identify the applications of aural perception skills most relevant to own music practice in consultation with appropriate people
  • 1.2 Determine appropriate practise techniques and tools for improving own mastery of aural skills for rhythmic, melodic and harmonic music structures
  • 1.3 Identify the genres and styles in own music practice that need attention in the context of refining aural perception skills
  • 1.4 Prepare a plan for own skill development, including a timeline and criteria for measuring improvements
  • 1.5 Discuss plan with appropriate personnel, and incorporate feedback as required
2. Expand methods for aural recognition and transcription of music
  • 2.1 Analyse terminology and conventions of music forms, music notation and music structures, and apply to improving own aural perception skills
  • 2.2 Develop ways of hearing music and techniques to improve aural identification and memory, and apply to recognition and reproduction of relevant music structures
  • 2.3 Develop skills in music writing connected with aural transcription skills
  • 2.4 Explore more advanced rhythmic, melodic and harmonic structures connected with aural recognition and transcription skill development
  • 2.5 Develop aural identification of instrumental timbres, textures, formal structural elements and other aspects of musical expression
3. Apply improved aural perception skills
  • 3.1 Extend aural recognition of pitch to a wider repertoire of intervals, scales, and longer, more complex melodic phrases
  • 3.2 Extend aural recognition of rhythm to more complex time signatures and rhythmic phrases, including syncopation
  • 3.3 Extend aural recognition of harmony to a wider repertoire of chords, extended chords and more complex progressions
  • 3.4 Discuss application of advanced aural perception skills with peers, and incorporate new ideas and techniques into own music practice
4. Evaluate own skill development
  • 4.1 Monitor own progress against personal goals and skill development plan
  • 4.2 Discuss progress of skill development with appropriate people, and act on feedback as required
  • 4.3 Identify personal strengths and weaknesses as a means of improving own work
  • 4.4 Evaluate overall effectiveness of learning methods in the expansion of aural perception skills
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
D2915 CUSMLT501A Refine aural-perception skills Unit of competency
Replaced By
State Code National Code Title Type
ODE09 CUAMLT511 Refine aural perception and memory skills Unit of competency
State Code National Code Title Type
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