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This course focusses on solo performance. Students will receive 10 hours of tuition with a specialist instrumental / vocal tutor, and attend lectures on performance practice, interpretation, style & genre, 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 will work towards a 15 minute recital in May.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 2 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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This course focusses on solo performance. Lectures focus on a research-led approach to musical performance, including ideas around performance practice, interpretation, style & genre, 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. A tutorial will give the chance to plan recital and discuss plans with expert performance staff.
Students will also receive one-to-one lessons on their specialist instrument / voice (10 x 1 hour lessons per term), or they can double on two instruments with either a 70/30% or 50/50% split. 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 help students to select appropriate repertoire for the solo performance exam. Instrumental / vocal tutors will submit a short progress report at the end of term, though this will not form part of the overall course grade.
Students will be expected to attend at least 4 performances as part of the university concert series, to join and attend rehearsals with at least one university (or external) instrumental ensemble or choir, and to participate in occasional performance workshops / masterclasses by visiting performers and composers.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 20 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 41 | Feedback Weeks | 43 | |
| Feedback |
Attendance at 4 concerts and 1 ensemble. Participation in performance workshops, including masterclasses with visiting performers / composers as appropriate. Attendance at university concerts will be taken via a register. Students will also submit a short form outlining their attendance, ensemble activity, and any other relevant performance activities, including a short description of each (max 300 words). |
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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. |
| Conceptual | Apply | Gain enhanced competence on chosen instrument / voice, and demonstrating increased competence in stagecraft and musical communication |
| Conceptual | Apply | Demonstrate increased proficiency in core elements of musicianship, including pulse and rhythmic accuracy, intonation, and ensemble. |
| Conceptual | Create | Select appropriate solo repertoire and perform an engaging recital. |
| Conceptual | 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. |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Develop individual interests and goals as a performing musician, maintaining an effective practice regime. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 80 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 41 | Feedback Weeks | 43 | |
| Feedback |
Music performance exam of Main Study for 10 minutes or Main Study and Additional Study for 15 minutes (in total). Repertoire may include a combination of solo and ensemble repertoire, but the student must be clearly featured in any ensemble pieces. Where students are studying more than one instrument / voice, marks may be equally weight or weighted in the proportion 70% (main instrument) and 30 % (second instrument) for assessment purposes). Students may choose whether to perform in front of an invited audience, or to have a closed performance (examiners only). Students may choose to perform solo, or to be accompanied by piano or other instrument(s). Students arrange and pay accompanists themselves (a list of recommended piano accompanists is available from the music office). Students must bring one copy of the performance feedback form to the recital, along with photocopies of the music for the examiners, which will be destroyed after the exam. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Analyse | Analyse stylistic practices related to selected musical genre(s) in order to inform performance. |
| Conceptual | Apply | Demonstrate increased proficiency in core elements of musicianship, including pulse and rhythmic accuracy, intonation, and ensemble. |
| Conceptual | Apply | Gain enhanced competence on chosen instrument / voice, and demonstrating increased competence in stagecraft and musical communication |
| Conceptual | Create | Select appropriate solo repertoire and perform an engaging recital. |
| Conceptual | 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. |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Develop individual interests and goals as a performing musician, maintaining an effective practice regime. |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 49 | Feedback Weeks | 50 | |
| Feedback |
Music performance exam of Main Study for 15 minutes or Main Study and Additional Study for 15 minutes (in total). Performances will be to examiners only (no invited audience) Repertoire may include a combination of solo and ensemble repertoire, but the student must be clearly featured in any ensemble pieces. Where students are studying more than one instrument / voice, marks may be equally weight or weighted in the proportion 70% (main instrument) and 30 % (second instrument) for assessment purposes). Students may choose to perform solo, or to be accompanied by piano or other instrument(s). Students arrange and pay accompanists themselves (a list of recommended piano accompanists is available from the music office). Students must bring one copy of the performance feedback form to the recital, along with two photocopies of the music for the examiners, which will be destroyed after the exam. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Reflection | Evaluate | Develop individual interests and goals as a performing musician, maintaining an effective practice regime. |
| Conceptual | Apply | Gain enhanced competence on chosen instrument / voice, and demonstrating increased competence in stagecraft and musical communication |
| Conceptual | Apply | Demonstrate increased 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. |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Reflect on one’s own performance work, while taking on board advice and suggestions from peer group and teaching staff. |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Provide constructive feedback to peers. |
| Conceptual | Create | Select appropriate solo repertoire and perform an engaging recital. |
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