Final Recital

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

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

• The study of advanced contextual and technical material relevant to your instrument or voice.
• The self-motivational and performance anxiety management skills needed when undertaking a career as a professional performing musician or any other career requiring a public form of performance.
• The engagement, planning and preparation of a recital of a professional (or near professional) standard.

Subject Specific Practical Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Present your recitals in an appropriate manner, paying attention to self-presentation
• Plan and perform your own recital programmes while embedding the value of diversity and inclusion in programme planning.
• Plan the technical work that you will need to undertake to support the performance of your chosen repertoire.

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Critically assess the suitability of repertoire for different performing scenarios.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the technical disciplines that relate to your instrument or voice and disseminate through your performance.

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Apply broader subject content to development of their own practical skills-set
• Manage your time in preparation for a long-term project

Following on from your first recital, this module aims to make further advances in the quality of instrumental or vocal study, developing your technical resources and repertory leading to the presentation of a recital

Teaching methods include

• Individual tuition (16 hours) with a specialist teacher, developing technically and musically, learning repertoire appropriate to the module.

Learning activities include

• Participation in regular performance classes.
• Attendance at concerts and workshops held in the music department (8 hrs).
• Engaging in relevant performance projects and workshops run by the department, visiting musicians and faculty.

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.