Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2011-2012 (archived)
Module MUSI2031: ADVANCED PERFORMANCE STUDIES
Department: Music
MUSI2031: ADVANCED PERFORMANCE STUDIES
| Type | Open | Level | 2 | Credits | 20 | Availability | Available in 2011/12 | Module Cap | 25 | Location | Durham |
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Prerequisites
- Aural Skills and Performance (MUSI1221).
Corequisites
- None.
Excluded Combination of Modules
- 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 11 | Fortnightly | 1 hour | 11 | ■ |
| Tutorials | 5 | 2/2/1 | 1 hour | 5 | ■ |
| Seminars | 11 | Fortnightly | 1 hour | 11 | ■ |
| Workshops | 3 | One per term | 3 hours | 9 | ■ |
| Instrumental Tuition | 11 | Fortnightly | 1 hour | 11 | |
| Preparation and Reading | 153 | ||||
| Total | 200 |
Summative Assessment
| Component: Project Report | Component Weighting: 40% | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Element | Length / duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
| Performance recording accompanied by an essay of 1,500 words | 100% | ||
| Component: Practical Performance | Component Weighting: 60% | ||
| Element | Length / duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
| 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.
■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University