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This course focusses on solo performance alongside the development of core classroom performance skills. Students will receive 5 hours of tuition with a specialist instrumental / vocal tutor, as well as 10hrs of group tuition in Keyboard Skills, and 10hrs of group tuition in Vocal Skills.
Students will also 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 | 2 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 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 (keyboard and vocal skills).
Students will receive 2hrs per week of group tuition divided equally between keyboard and vocal 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 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 be expected to attend at least 4 performances as part of the university concert series, to join and attend rehearsals with at least one university (or external) instrumental ensemble or choir, and to participate in occasional performance workshops / masterclasses by visiting performers and composers.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 80 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 41 | Feedback Weeks | 43 | |
| Feedback |
Music performance exam of Main Study for 10 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. |
| Conceptual | Apply | Demonstrate increased proficiency in core elements of musicianship, including pulse and rhythmic accuracy, intonation, and ensemble. |
| Conceptual | Apply | Gain enhanced competence on their chosen solo instrument / voice, and core GTCS classroom performance requirements including keyboard and vocal skills. |
| Conceptual | Create | Select appropriate repertoire for solo and classroom contexts. |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Provide constructive feedback to peers. |
| Reflection | Create | Develop individual interests and goals as a performing musician, maintaining an effective practice regime. |
| 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 | 41 | Feedback Weeks | 43 | |
| Feedback |
Attendance at 4 concerts and 1 ensemble. Participation in performance workshops, including masterclasses with visiting performers / composers as appropriate. Attendance at university concerts will be taken via a register. Students will also submit a short form outlining their attendance, ensemble activity, and any other relevant performance activities, including a short description of each (max 300 words). In the case of inability to attend the requisite number of concerts and / or ensembles due to ill health or other mitigating circumstances, students can instead write a short outline (max 300 words) of the other ways in which they have engaged in music-making this term, for example by recording their own playing, taking part in online collaborations, attending online performances, listening to / analysing recordings and videos. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Analyse | Analyse stylistic practices related to selected musical genre(s) in order to inform performance. |
| Conceptual | Apply | Gain enhanced competence on their chosen solo instrument / voice, and core GTCS classroom performance requirements including keyboard and vocal skills. |
| Conceptual | Apply | Demonstrate increased proficiency in core elements of musicianship, including pulse and rhythmic accuracy, intonation, and ensemble. |
| Conceptual | Create | Select appropriate repertoire for solo and classroom contexts. |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Provide constructive feedback to peers. |
| Reflection | Create | Develop individual interests and goals as a performing musician, maintaining an effective practice regime. |
| 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 |
Music performance exam of Main Study for 15 minutes or Main Study and Additional Study for 15 minutes (in total). Performances will be to examiners only (no invited audience) Repertoire may include a combination of solo and ensemble repertoire, but the student must be clearly featured in any ensemble pieces. 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 two 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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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Apply | Gain enhanced competence on their chosen solo instrument / voice, and core GTCS classroom performance requirements including keyboard and vocal skills. |
| Conceptual | Create | Select appropriate repertoire for solo and classroom contexts. |
| Reflection | Create | Develop individual interests and goals as a performing musician, maintaining an effective practice regime. |
| 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. |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Reflect on one’s own performance work, while taking on board advice and suggestions from peer group and teaching staff. |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Provide constructive feedback to peers. |
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