Performance Tuition (Single Study)

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• Individual practice techniques.
• Ensemble practice technique (with accompanists).
• Repertoire of chosen instrument.
• Stage presentation and audience communication.
• Technical problems and solutions on chosen instrument.

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Ability to apply practice techniques to new repertoire.
• Structure practice sessions effectively.
• Argue for or against a musical or stylistic approach to a piece in your repertoire.
• Self-evaluate in practice and rehearsal to continue to improve.

Subject Specific Practical Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Greater musical control of your instrument (including dynamic range, colour range, shape and structure, and phrasing).
• Greater understanding of performance in various contexts.
• Greater technical control of your instrument (facility, pitch range, flexibility, tone control, muscular coordination).

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Ability to organise your time efficiently.
• Ability to listen more intently and critically.
• Ability to work and perform independently.
• Ability to be self critical musically and technically.

You will meet with your instructor individually and will be required to learn repertoire appropriate to your level and year, as well as technical materials provided by performance staff.

You will attend lunchtime concerts and engage in relevant performance projects and workshops run by visiting musicians, members of the department and Heads of Performance.

You will be required to complete a practical performance examination.

Teaching and learning methods

Teaching will be delivered in lessons with specialist teachers and workshop sessions. You will be given the opportunity to perform in classes/workshops, department performance projects (often resulting in public performance), as well as the opportunity to take part in workshops and masterclasses with visiting performers. You will also learn while listening and observing lunchtime concerts and while rehearsing with accompanists (if appropriate for your programme). There will be a series of classes dealing with professional practice in performance, such as: practice habits, programming, programme notes and promotion/marketing.

Students receive verbal feedback during each lesson. Feedback on the performance exam is given in writing by the examiners on an exam sheet providing a mark, detailed commentary on the performance itself.

Resources & Reading list

Internet Resources

International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP) / Petrucci Music Library.

Naxos Music Library.

Assessment strategy

You will be required to complete a practical performance examination 20-25 minutes in length.

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal