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This course focusses on solo performance alongside the development of core classroom performance skills. Students will receive 10 hours of tuition with a specialist instrumental / vocal tutor, as well as 20hrs of group tuition in Keyboard Skills, and 20hrs of group tuition in Classroom Instruments and Vocal Skills.
Students will have the opportunity to 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.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 3 |
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| Term | Full Year | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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This course focusses on solo performance alongside the development of core classroom performance skills including keyboard skills, vocal and classroom instrument skills (drum-kit, guitar/bass guitar and tuned percussion).
Students will receive 2hrs per week of group tuition divided equally between keyboard skills and vocal and classroom instrument skills. These are core skills required by the General Teaching Council Scotland (GTCS). The group sessions will focus on the development of individual skill as well as preparing you to use and teach these skills in classroom settings.
Additional 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 also take part in discussions around their future career goals in musical performance. 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 attend tutorial session (2 in 1HS, 1 in 2HS), discussing issues related to their own performing, selecting programmes, and reflecting on career goals in music performance.
Students will be required to attend at least 2 two-hour performance workshops per semester, and it is strongly recommended that students sign up for a performance at least once per turn.
Students will be expected to attend at least 8 performances as part of the university concert series, to join and attend rehearsals with at least one university (or external) instrumental ensemble or choir.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 42 | Feedback Weeks | 44 | |
| Feedback |
Music performance exam of Main Study for 15 minutes. Repertoire may include a combination of solo and ensemble repertoire, but the student must be clearly featured in any ensemble pieces. 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 |
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| Conceptual | Analyse | Analyse stylistic practices related to selected musical genre(s) in order to inform performance, including developing an understanding of historical practices, where appropriate. |
| Conceptual | Apply | Demonstrate increased proficiency in core elements of musicianship, including pulse and rhythmic accuracy, intonation, and ensemble. |
| Conceptual | Apply | Demonstrate an advanced level of competence in stagecraft and musical communication. |
| Conceptual | Apply | Gain and demonstrate advanced competence on their chosen solo instrument / voice, and core GTCS classroom performance requirements on keyboard, and vocal and classroom instrument skills. |
| Conceptual | Create | Select appropriate repertoire for solo and classroom contexts. |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Reflect on one’s own performance work, while taking on board advice and suggestions from peer group and teaching staff, and providing constructive feedback to peers. |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Develop individual interests and goals as a performing musician, including considering career goals in performance. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 42 | Feedback Weeks | 44 | |
| Feedback |
Students of the course will work together to design and implement a group 45min public performance which will demonstrate equally the use of their keyboard, vocal and classroom instrument skills. Written feedback will be provided. |
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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, including developing an understanding of historical practices, where appropriate. |
| Conceptual | Apply | Demonstrate increased proficiency in core elements of musicianship, including pulse and rhythmic accuracy, intonation, and ensemble. |
| Conceptual | Apply | Demonstrate an advanced level of competence in stagecraft and musical communication. |
| Conceptual | Apply | Gain and demonstrate advanced competence on their chosen solo instrument / voice, and core GTCS classroom performance requirements on keyboard, and vocal and classroom instrument skills. |
| Conceptual | Create | Select appropriate repertoire for solo and classroom contexts. |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Develop individual interests and goals as a performing musician, including considering career goals in performance. |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Reflect on one’s own performance work, while taking on board advice and suggestions from peer group and teaching staff, and providing constructive feedback to peers. |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | ||
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Apply | Gain and demonstrate advanced competence on their chosen solo instrument / voice, and core GTCS classroom performance requirements on keyboard, and vocal and classroom instrument skills. |
| Conceptual | Create | Select appropriate repertoire for solo and classroom contexts. |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Develop individual interests and goals as a performing musician, including considering career goals in performance. |
| Conceptual | Apply | Demonstrate an advanced level of 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, including developing an understanding of historical practices, where appropriate. |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Reflect on one’s own performance work, while taking on board advice and suggestions from peer group and teaching staff, and providing constructive feedback to peers. |
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