Module overview
This module allows you to continue to develop your music performance skills. A combination of
individual tuition (20 1hr lessons) and a variety workshop and public performance opportunities
provide you with the chance to study new repertoire, improve your technical skills and add to your
performance experience. Attending concerts and events also gives you the opportunity to see
professional musicians in performance.
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Ability to listen more intently and critically.
- Ability to be self-critical musically and technically.
- Ability to organise your time efficiently.
- Ability to work and perform independently.
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Greater understanding of performance in various contexts.
- Greater technical control of your instrument (facility, pitch range, flexibility, tone control, muscular coordination).
- Greater musical control of your instrument (including dynamic range, colour range, shape and structure, and phrasing).
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- Repertoire of chosen instrument.
- Ensemble practice technique (with accompanists).
- Stage presentation and audience communication.
- Individual practice techniques.
- Technical problems and solutions on chosen instrument.
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Self-evaluate in practice and rehearsal to continue to improve.
- Structure practice sessions effectively.
- Argue for or against a musical or stylistic approach to a piece in your repertoire.
- Ability to apply practice techniques to new repertoire.
Syllabus
You will meet with your instructor individually and will be required to learn repertoire appropriate to your level and year, as well as technical materials provided by performance staff.
You will attend lunchtime concerts and engage in relevant performance projects and workshops run by visiting musicians, members of the department and Heads of Performance.
You will be required to complete a practical performance examination.
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Teaching will be delivered in lessons with specialist teachers and workshop sessions. You will be given the opportunity to perform in classes/workshops, department performance projects (often resulting in public performance), as well as the opportunity to take part in workshops and masterclasses with visiting performers. You will also learn while listening and observing lunchtime concerts and while rehearsing with accompanists (if appropriate for your programme). There will be a series of classes dealing with professional practice in performance, such as: practice habits, programming, programme notes and promotion/marketing.
Students receive verbal feedback during each lesson. Feedback on the performance exam is given in writing by the examiners on an exam sheet providing a mark, detailed commentary on the performance itself.
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Independent Study | 280 |
| Teaching | 20 |
| Total study time | 300 |
Resources & Reading list
Internet Resources
International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP) / Petrucci Music Library.
Assessment
Assessment strategy
You will be required to complete a practical performance examination 30-35 minutes in length.Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Lesson
- Assessment Type: Formative
- Feedback:
- Final Assessment: No
- Group Work: No
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Examination | 100% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Examination | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Examination | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal