Flamenco Guitar Transcription
Type: Compulsory (OB)
Area: Music technology
ECTS: 2
Classroom hours: 30
Other contact hours: 6
Time for directed work (non face-to-face): 4
Hours for self-study and independent learning: 20
Department: Jazz, Flamenco, Popular and Traditional Catalan Music
Competences developed in the course
Transversal competences
CT1: Organise and plan work efficiently and in a motivating manner.
CT2: Gather relevant information, analyse it, synthesise it and manage it appropriately.
CT4: Use information and communication technologies efficiently.
CT12: Adapt, in competitive environments, to cultural, social and artistic changes and to developments within the professional field, selecting appropriate pathways for lifelong learning.
CT14: Master research methodologies for developing projects, ideas and viable solutions.
General competences
CG5: Acquire knowledge of the technological resources relevant to their field of activity and their applications in music, and be prepared to incorporate future technological developments.
CG8: Apply the most appropriate working methods to overcome challenges encountered both in individual study and in collaborative musical practice.
CG24: Develop the capacity for lifelong self-directed professional learning.
CG25: Understand and apply study and research methodologies that support continuous professional development and innovation throughout a musical career.
Learning outcomes (general objectives)
- Develop an overall understanding of the possibilities offered by technology in music and learn to use a range of computer-based tools relevant to music.
- Use the different technical devices involved in sound production.
- Select, configure and operate correctly the different technical devices involved in sound production, developing the practical skills required to carry out a basic sound recording session.
- Learn flamenco guitar transcription using computer-based tools.
Contents
Transcription of flamenco guitar scores, tablature notation, specialised transcription tools, and notation of melismatic ornamentation.
Teaching methodology
Teaching and learning activities include lectures, group work sessions and student presentations. Independent work includes composition projects, recording practice and other individual or group activities.
Assessment systems
Assessment is based on continuous assessment, supported by diagnostic assessment and culminating in summative assessment, which determines the final grade.
Continuous assessment is carried out through a range of assessment instruments linked to specific learning activities, including participation and classwork, classroom presentations, assignments, compositions and practical work, submission of written assignments, and written, oral or listening examinations.