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This course focusses on student-led ensemble and solo performance. Students will receive 10 hours of tuition with a specialist instrumental / vocal tutor, and attend lectures on performance practice, style & genre, successful ensemble performance, practising, rehearsal etiquette, and stagecraft.
Students will be given the chance to present individual concepts for an ensemble performance project. Each successful bid will be allocated a group of 5-8 performers, who will develop each concept into a 10-minute public performance, as part of a mini-festival at the university in December.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 2 |
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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 focusses on student-led ensemble and solo performance. 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.
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, working towards a solo recital in second semester.
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 | 80 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 19 | Feedback Weeks | 21 | |
| Feedback |
Students will present a 10-minute group performance as part of a mini-festival. Each group will present a selection of scores and marketing material to examiners. Each individual will include a short write up (c. 300 words) outlining their roles and involvement in the project. Grades will be assessed by a combination of the overall group performance and individual contribution. |
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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 | Demonstrate increased proficiency in core elements of musicianship, including pulse and rhythmic accuracy, intonation, and ensemble. |
| Conceptual | Apply | Gain enhanced competence as a solo performer on chosen instrument / voice, demonstrating increased competence in stagecraft |
| Conceptual | Create | Curate a 10-minute performance project, taking part in the planning, management, and marketing of a successful group performance. |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Collaborate effectivity and 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. |
| 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 | Demonstrate increased proficiency in core elements of musicianship, including pulse and rhythmic accuracy, intonation, and ensemble. |
| Conceptual | Apply | Gain enhanced competence as a solo performer on chosen instrument / voice, demonstrating increased competence in stagecraft |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Collaborate effectivity and 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. |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 49 | Feedback Weeks | 50 | |
| Feedback |
Essay (2000 words) on performance related issues. Content to be agreed with course coordinator. |
Word Count | 2000 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Apply | Demonstrate increased proficiency in core elements of musicianship, including pulse and rhythmic accuracy, intonation, and ensemble. |
| Conceptual | Create | Curate a 10-minute performance project, taking part in the planning, management, and marketing of a successful group performance. |
| Conceptual | Analyse | Analyse stylistic practices related to selected musical genre(s) in order to inform performance. |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Collaborate effectivity and 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. |
| Conceptual | Apply | Gain enhanced competence as a solo performer on chosen instrument / voice, demonstrating increased competence in stagecraft |
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