Unit of competency Outline
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Develop instrumental techniques
Develop instrumental techniques
Unit of competency
National Code
CUAMPF405
CUAMPF405
State Code
AWI10
AWI10
TGA Status
Replaced
Replaced
DTWD Status
Replaced
Replaced
State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
21/07/2016
Field of Education
100101 - Music
Original Release Date
21/07/2016
Nominal Hours
34
Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to develop instrumental techniques across a range of performance repertoire. It applies to individuals who perform as instrumentalists and are developing competence to perform in public. They plan practice regularly and willingly act on feedback from colleagues and mentors. No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Develop control over instrument
- 1.1 Extend control over the physical characteristics and range of chosen instrument
- 1.2 Produce sound reliably and consistently in line with selected musical style and repertoire
2. Maintain and care for instrument
- 2.1 Use appropriate methods to care for, move, use and store the instrument securely in line with work, health and safety principles
- 2.2 Set up and/or warm up the instrument in preparation for practice and performance
- 2.3 Use instrumental accessories, fittings, maintenance and cleaning products to care for the instrument and enhance performance outcomes
- 2.4 Tune the instrument appropriately to the required standard and tuning conventions
3. Develop techniques
- 3.1 Consult with appropriate people to plan practice strategies to overcome technical challenges
- 3.2 Exploit the physical relationship between instrument and player to perform a range of techniques and to develop musical expression
- 3.3 Learn and practise a set of exercises and/or studies that systematically develop technical fluency in identified areas of weakness
- 3.4 Incorporate safe and healthy performance habits into practice by using correct postural, finger, hand and/or body positions in line with work health and safety (WHS) principles
- 3.5 Seek feedback on own skill development from appropriate people, and adjust focus of practice sessions as required
4. Perform pieces from a range of repertoire
- 4.1 Plan repertoire to advance performance skills in consultation with appropriate people
- 4.2 Listen to the work of professional musicians to determine goals, and evaluate own performance against those goals
- 4.3 Listen critically while playing to adjust intonation and musical techniques to enhance own performance
- 4.4 Play pieces and/or accompaniments with melodic and/or rhythmic precision, attention to dynamic range, and variations in technique as required
- 4.5 Perform all pieces following agreed tempi and musical markings where relevant
- 4.6 Use technical facility to achieve sound control, accurate intonation, and variations in sound and tone as appropriate
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Replaces
| State Code | National Code | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| D2934 | CUSMPF405A | Develop instrumental techniques | Unit of competency |
Replaced By
| State Code | National Code | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| ODG57 | CUAMPF415 | Develop and apply instrumental techniques | Unit of competency |
| State Code | National Code | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| J698 | CUA40213 | Certificate IV in Community Culture | Qualification |
| AZN6 | CUA40915 | Certificate IV in Music Industry | Qualification |