MUSC60140
Recital
60
Full year
Postgraduate Taught
Level 7
Peter Furniss
Unit coordinator
Music
1
FHEQ level (Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) ' Masters/Integrated Masters P4 '
European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System Rating : 30.0
<p>This course unit represents the MusM Music (Performance Studies) major project, in which students design and deliver a live performance (40-45 minutes) in their chosen first study area of creative practice (instrument or voice), for public presentation in the Summer. Work is supported through regular one-to-one lessons with a specialist instrumental or vocal tutor, as well as group seminars with performance staff. Individual supervision is offered by the Course Unit Director or other Performance staff, and students benefit from a series of regular workshops and masterclasses with invited professionals from across the music industry. The final performance is supported by a portfolio of professional presentation materials (Press Pack) which will include short curatorial notes, artist statement, repertoire list and/or practice rationale, alternative programme(s), high resolution images and relevant media links.</p>
<p>This course unit represents the MusM Music (Performance Studies) major project, in which students design and deliver a live performance (40-45 minutes) in their chosen first study area of creative practice (instrument or voice), for public presentation in the Summer. Work is supported through regular one-to-one lessons with a specialist instrumental or vocal tutor, as well as group seminars with performance staff. Individual supervision is offered by the Course Unit Director or other Performance staff, and students benefit from a series of regular workshops and masterclasses with invited professionals from across the music industry. The final performance is supported by a portfolio of professional presentation materials (Press Pack) which will include short curatorial notes, artist statement, repertoire list and/or practice rationale, alternative programme(s), high resolution images and relevant media links.</p>
<ul><li>Design and deliver a substantial performance project with a clear and coherent artistic rationale. </li><li>Perform engagingly and with confidence in a public setting, demonstrating a thorough and refined level of embodied technique.</li><li>Present their artistic practice via written materials and other media, in accordance with relevant professional standards. </li></ul>
<ul><li>Demonstrate comprehensive absorption of musical material within chosen area of first study practice </li><li>Show significant depth of knowledge of repertoire, and of styles and approaches in relation to their instrument or voice </li></ul>
<ul><li>Show a highly developed ability to analyse and interpret musical materials, together with a sophisticated critical awareness of their context </li><li>Demonstrate a critical awareness of a range of performing approaches and strategies </li></ul>
<ul> <li>Demonstrate advanced, professional-level technical skills on their chosen instrument or voice, with sensitive artistry and musicianship, strong projection and personal expression </li> <li>Display advanced skills in performative communication </li></ul>
<ul><li>Design, develop, and deliver performances at or approaching a professional levels of embodied technique, musicianship, stagecraft, and presentation </li><li>Show a disciplined approach to time management, self-motivation and critical self-awareness </li></ul>
Group/team working
Collaborate effectively, creatively and empathetically with co-workers
Project management
Show self-motivation and the capacity to oversee a creative product from inception to completion. Draw on effective and efficient practising habits; set their own goals and manage their time effectively
Other
Demonstrate highly developed communication skills and stagecraft
0
Other
100%
<figure class="table"><table><tbody><tr><td>Assessment Task</td><td>Formative or Summative</td><td>Weighting</td></tr><tr><td>Provisional programme and rationale, with approximate timings, and any additional support required, including technical equipment and/or co-performers (end Feb) </td><td>Formative</td><td>n/a</td></tr><tr><td>Draft Press Pack, including programme notes, repertoire list, artist statement, biography, media links, and other relevant materials (July) </td><td>Formative</td><td>n/a</td></tr><tr><td> <br>Press Pack, including programme notes, repertoire list, artist statement, media links, and other relevant materials) </td><td>Summative</td><td>20%</td></tr><tr><td>Performance (July) </td><td>Summative</td><td>80%</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>
<ul><li><strong>Formative:</strong> Verbal or written feedback </li><li><strong>Summative:</strong> Written feedback </li></ul>
N
<ul><li>Davies, Stephen, Musical Works and Performances: a Philosophical Exploration (Oxford, 2001) </li><li>Dunsby, Jonathan, Performing Music: Shared Concerns (Oxford, 1995) </li><li>Godlovitch, Stanley, Musical Performance: A Philosophical Study (London and New York, 2003) </li><li>Pestova Bennett, Xenia. Befriending Performance Anxiety (Brompton Cove Press, 2022)</li><li>Rink, John (ed.), Musical Performance: A Guide to Understanding (Cambridge, 2002) </li><li>Rink, John (ed.), The Practice of Performance: Studies in Musical Interpretation (Cambridge, 2005) </li></ul>
Lectures
3
Practical classes & workshops
18
Seminars
24
Tutorials
1
0
554