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Undergraduate Handbook 2010-2011 (archived)
Module MUSI2031: ADVANCED PERFORMANCE STUDIES
Department: Music
MUSI2031: ADVANCED PERFORMANCE STUDIES
| Type | Level | Credits | Availability | Module Cap | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 2 | 20 | Available in 2010/2011 | None. | Durham |
Pre-requisites
- Aural Skills and Performance (MUSI1221).
Corequisites
- None.
Excluded Combinations
- None.
Aims
- To introduce: performance as a way of thinking about music.
- the development of skills required for performance practice as research.
Content
- Regular lectures, tutorials and performance workshops (seminars) with students, supported by individual instrumental tuition, covering subjects such as repertoire search, rehearsal strategies and current topics concerning performance practice.
Learning Outcomes
Subject-specific Knowledge
Subject-specific Skills
- Cconfidence in to addressing the issues related to performance practice.
Key Skills
- The ability to assess performance critically and to execute ideas appropriately, in preparation for the Recital module available at Level 3.
- To work with other musicians when necessary, demonstrating and evaluating individual and group skills.
Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module
- Lectures, tutorials, seminars, instrumental tuition, essays and practical performance.
Teaching Methods and Learning Hours
| Activity | Number | Frequency | Duration | Total Hours | Attendance Monitored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 11 | Fortnightly | 1 hour | 11 | Yes |
| Tutorials | 5 | 2/2/1 | 1 hour | 5 | Yes |
| Seminars | 11 | Fortnightly | 1 hour | 11 | Yes |
| Workshops | 3 | One per term | 3 hours | 9 | Yes |
| Instrumental Tuition | 11 | Fortnightly | 1 hour | 11 | |
| Preparation and Reading | 153 | ||||
| Total | 200 |
Summative Assessment
| Component | Component Weighting | Element | Length/Duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project Report | 40% | Performance recording accompanied by an essay of 1,500 words | 100% | ||
| Practical Performance | 60% | Practical Performance | 100% |
Formative Assessment
Performance presentations and written assignments: both types of Formative Assessment will be conducted and feedbacked with a view to developing a reflective link between theory and performance.
Students who do not attend monitored activities shown under Teaching Methods
and Learning Hours, or who fail to complete the summative or formative
assessment(s) specified above, may be subject to the Academic Progress
procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be
required to leave the University.