Last modified: 23 Jul 2024 10:43
This course focusses on advanced performance, working towards a 30-minute public recital in May.
Students will receive 20 hours of tuition with a specialist instrumental / vocal tutor, and attend lectures on performance practice & interpretation, style & genre, writing programme notes, practice regimes, managing performance anxiety, presentation and stagecraft. Students will be given opportunities to perform during performance lectures, receiving feedback from their peers and teaching staff, and honing their abilities to critique and evaluate performances.
Students must have achieved a CGS award of B3 or higher in year 3 in order to be able to progress to this course in year 4.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 4 |
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| Term | Full Year | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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This course focusses on advanced performance, working towards a 30-minute public recital in May.
Lectures focus on a research-led approach to musical performance, including ideas around performance practice & interpretation, style & genre, writing programme notes, practice regimes, managing performance anxiety, presentation and stagecraft. Students will attend performance workshops, receiving feedback from their peers and teaching staff, and honing their abilities to critique and evaluate performances. Students will be encouraged to continue to take part in university ensembles and to attend performances as part of the university concert series.
Students will attend three tutorial sessions, discussing issues related to their own performing, selecting programmes and writing programme notes, and reflecting on their career goals in music performance.
Students will also receive one-to-one lessons on one instrument / voice (20 x 1 hour lessons). Instrumental and vocal tutors will develop an individually tailored programme of study, focussing on core technical and musical skills and on gaining confidence as performers, expanding creative outlook, and individual performance interests. Tutors will advise students on selecting appropriate repertoire, but students should take the creative lead in their programmes and in curating their recitals. Instrumental / vocal tutors will submit a short progress report in December, though this will not form part of the overall course grade.
Students must have achieved a CGS award of B3 or higher in year 3 in order to be able to progress to this course in year 4.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 43 | Feedback Weeks | 45 | |
| Feedback |
Vocal or instrumental recital of 30 minutes duration. Programme to be approved in advance by the course coordinator. All recitals will be open to the public. Oral feedback on a weekly basis from the Visiting Tutor Report form on final recital. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Analyse | Analyse stylistic practices related to selected musical genre(s) in order to inform performance, including showing a good understanding of relevant historical and contemporary practices. |
| Conceptual | Apply | Select repertoire and perform an engaging 30-minute public recital |
| Conceptual | Apply | Demonstrate advanced proficiency in core elements of musicianship, including pulse and rhythmic accuracy, intonation, and ensemble. |
| Conceptual | Apply | Gain and demonstrate advanced competence on chosen instrument / voice. |
| Conceptual | Apply | Demonstrate advanced proficiency in stagecraft and musical communication. |
| Factual | Understand | Be able to express oneself coherently about aspects of repertoire and performance practice. |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Provide constructive feedback to peers. |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Reflect on one’s own performance work, while taking on board advice and suggestions from peer group and teaching staff, and providing constructive feedback to peers. |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Develop individual interests and goals as a performing musician, including considering career goals in performance. |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 49 | Feedback Weeks | 50 | |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Apply | Gain and demonstrate advanced competence on chosen instrument / voice. |
| Conceptual | Apply | Select repertoire and perform an engaging 30-minute public recital |
| Factual | Understand | Be able to express oneself coherently about aspects of repertoire and performance practice. |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Develop individual interests and goals as a performing musician, including considering career goals in performance. |
| Conceptual | Apply | Demonstrate advanced proficiency in stagecraft and musical communication. |
| Conceptual | Apply | Demonstrate advanced proficiency in core elements of musicianship, including pulse and rhythmic accuracy, intonation, and ensemble. |
| Conceptual | Analyse | Analyse stylistic practices related to selected musical genre(s) in order to inform performance, including showing a good understanding of relevant historical and contemporary practices. |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Reflect on one’s own performance work, while taking on board advice and suggestions from peer group and teaching staff, and providing constructive feedback to peers. |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Provide constructive feedback to peers. |
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