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This course will engage students in practical music making, developing skills in performing and composing. Students will receive 10 hours of tuition with a specialist instrumental / vocal tutor, and attend lectures on topics such as genre, performance style, composing and arranging techniques, rehearsal etiquette, and stagecraft.
In groups of 5-8 performers, students attend a series of rehearsal sessions, where they will plan and manage a group creative project, culminating in a 10-minute performance as part of a mini festival in December.
Students will be expected to attend live performance events and participate in a range of music-making.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 1 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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This course will engage students in practical music making, developing skills in performing and composing. Lectures will help to contextualise performance, addressing ideas around genre, style, and basic compositional and arranging techniques as well as more considerations around practising, rehearsal etiquette, and stagecraft.
Aligning with the University’s 2040 strategy, this course is interdisciplinary in that it brings together various aspects of music making - notably composing and performing music. Students are also encouraged to work across genre / style, and to experiment in different musical practices.
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.
Please note that students on the Music Education degree who are not first study pianists will be required to take keyboard skills as a second study.
In group rehearsals, students will conceive a creative project, combining work in performance, composition and arrangement. Students will be divided into ensembles of 5-8 performers, chosen to combine a range of instruments / voices, as well as bringing together musicians from different performance backgrounds / genres. Each group will decide on a central theme or concept as well as selecting, composing and / or arranging repertoire, managing a rehearsal schedule, and undertaking marketing. Groups will then present a 10-minute public performance, as part of a mini-festival at the university in December.
Alongside individual lessons and group rehearsals, students will be expected to attend live performance events and participate in a range of music-making.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 20 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 19 | Feedback Weeks | 21 | |
| Feedback |
Students will submit a short form outlining their live event attendance, ensemble activity, and any other relevant performance activities. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Apply | Gain and demonstrate enhanced competence in chosen instrument / voice, including application of basic stagecraft. |
| Conceptual | Create | Conceive and perform a 10-minute group performance. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Collaborate effectivity with other musicians, including working across different genres. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 80 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 19 | Feedback Weeks | 21 | |
| Feedback |
Word Count: 300 Length: 10 Minutes
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Apply | Gain and demonstrate enhanced competence in chosen instrument / voice, including application of basic stagecraft. |
| Conceptual | Create | Conceive and perform a 10-minute group performance. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Demonstrate an understanding of the fundamental approaches and methods in composition and musical arrangement, making effective use of musical notation. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Collaborate effectivity with other musicians, including working across different genres. |
| Procedural | Apply | Take part in the planning, management, and marketing of a successful group performance. |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 25 | Feedback Weeks | 26 | |
| Feedback |
Content to be agreed with course coordinator. Written feedback. |
Word Count | 2000 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Understand | Collaborate effectivity with other musicians, including working across different genres. |
| Conceptual | Apply | Gain and demonstrate enhanced competence in chosen instrument / voice, including application of basic stagecraft. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Demonstrate an understanding of the fundamental approaches and methods in composition and musical arrangement, making effective use of musical notation. |
| Procedural | Apply | Take part in the planning, management, and marketing of a successful group performance. |
| Conceptual | Create | Conceive and perform a 10-minute group performance. |
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