MUSI1291: Performance 1: Practice through History (with essay)

• A-Level Music or equivalent.

• None.

• MUSI1241 Performance 1: Practice through History (with recital)

• In this module students will engage with various aspects of performance including the ways musicians and composers have been trained throughout history, critical listening of music, as well as practical insight into music performance. By gaining a better understanding of different genres and their context, students will be able to better organise their ideas with the aim of creating well-informed and engaging performances of their own as well as becoming versatile performers.

• The module includes a listening portfolio of repertoire spanning from the Middle Ages through the Twenty-First century. There will be discussions on musical scores and other primary and secondary sources, as well as on the ways in which music has been performed throughout history. In addition, there will be sessions on strategies to optimise practice time, dealing with performance anxiety and more. Throughout the module students take individual instrumental/vocal lessons with a teacher from the Department's list of approved teachers and will receive small group tutorial supervision from the course module.

Subject-specific Knowledge:

• Students will gain fundamental understanding of the relationship between performance and context.

Subject-specific Skills:

• Students will gain skills in listening, score recognition and practising which are applicable while dealing with repertoire and performing music.
• Students will gain enhanced critical understanding of instrumental/vocal performance in context.

Key Skills:

• Technique and musicality in performance.
• Practice routines, time management, discipline, and organisation.
• Analysis of communication within music performance.
• The ability to work with other musicians, demonstrating and evaluating individual and group skills.
• Awareness of historically informed performance practice.

• The module consists of 22lectures and 2tutorials and is supported by instrumental/vocal tuition. Lectures address theoretical issues in conjunction with directed reading, and incorporate listening exercises. The group tutorials focus on the formative assignments and more specific topics. Additional teaching is provided by instrumental and vocal tutors, who develop performance competences. Regular formative assessments will develop essential skills.

There will be a combination of theoretical and practical formative assessments. Some activities will be self-assessed, others will receive verbal or written feedback.

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