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Building on MU1027 Performing and Composing 1, 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 ensemble playing, group decision-making, and creative negotiation.
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 May.
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 | Second Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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Building on MU1027 Performing and Composing 1, this course will engage students in practical music making, developing skills in performing and composing. Lectures will help to contextualise performance, addressing topics such as setting musical goals, writing practice diaries, managing performance anxiety, interpretation and performance practice, stagecraft, compositional structures and writing effectively for different instruments and voices.
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 | 40 | Feedback Weeks | 42 | |
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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 on chosen instrument / voice, with a focus on solo performance. |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Demonstrate the ability to reflect on one’s own creative work, while taking on board advice and suggestions from peer group and teaching staff. |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Develop individual interests and goals as a practical musician, maintaining an effective practice regime by keeping a regular practice diary. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 80 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 41 | Feedback Weeks | 43 | |
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Duration: 10 minutes, written feedback, with annotated scores as appropriate. Group performance must include at least one original composition. Written feedback provided via MyAberdeen. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Apply | Gain and demonstrate enhanced competence on chosen instrument / voice, with a focus on solo performance. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Demonstrate an understanding of the fundamental approaches and methods in composition and musical arrangement, writing effectively for a selection of instruments and / or voices. |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Demonstrate the ability to reflect on one’s own creative work, while taking on board advice and suggestions from peer group and teaching staff. |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Develop individual interests and goals as a practical musician, maintaining an effective practice regime by keeping a regular practice diary. |
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 |
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| Reflection | Evaluate | Develop individual interests and goals as a practical musician, maintaining an effective practice regime by keeping a regular practice diary. |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Demonstrate the ability to reflect on one’s own creative work, while taking on board advice and suggestions from peer group and teaching staff. |
| Conceptual | Apply | Gain and demonstrate enhanced competence on chosen instrument / voice, with a focus on solo performance. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Demonstrate an understanding of the fundamental approaches and methods in composition and musical arrangement, writing effectively for a selection of instruments and / or voices. |
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