Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2011-2012 (archived)
Module MUSI3322: RECITAL
Department: Music
MUSI3322: RECITAL
| Type | Tied | Level | 3 | Credits | 40 | Availability | Available in 2011/12 | Module Cap | None. | Location | Durham |
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| Tied to | W300 |
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Prerequisites
- Advanced Performance Studies (MUSI2031).
Corequisites
- None.
Excluded Combination of Modules
- None.
Aims
- A multi-faceted approach towards performance studies, incorporating an appropriate variety of both musicological and practical skills, to build upon the foundation gained in the Levels 1 and 2 modules in performance studies.
- These skills include a knowledge and understanding of the repertoire and history of the chosen instrument or the voice.
Content
- The module is tutorial-based.
- This is supported by periodical performance workshops (seminars) and individual instrumental tuition.
- The tutorials cover practical performance as well as subjects such as programming, stylistic issues, and current topics concerning performance practice.
Learning Outcomes
Subject-specific Knowledge:
Subject-specific Skills:
- In terms of generic skills, to be able to demonstrate competence in the practice of interpreting and executing musical ideas in a public arena.
- To be able to demonstrate: an understanding of the chosen repertoire, an ability to organise appropriate ideas and present the results through performance in a coherent and communicable form.
- an advanced measure of personal expression and creativity in practical music making.
Key Skills:
Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module
- The modes of teaching, learning and assessment for this module have been revised to take full account of the learning outcomes identified in the Benchmarking Statement for Music, and the Programme Specification Template for Music.
Teaching Methods and Learning Hours
| Activity | Number | Frequency | Duration | Total/Hours | |
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| Tutorials | 7 | 3/3/1 | 1 hour | 7 | ■ |
| Seminars | 5 | 2/2/1 | 1 hour | 5 | ■ |
| Instrument al Tuition | 19 | Weekly | 1 hour | 19 | |
| Preparation and Reading | 369 | ||||
| Total | 400 |
Summative Assessment
| Component: Essay | Component Weighting: 25% | ||
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| Element | Length / duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
| essay | 100% | ||
| Component: Public Recital | Component Weighting: 75% | ||
| Element | Length / duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
| public performance (inclusive of programme notes presentation) | 100% | ||
Formative Assessment:
The nature of performance-based studies, as in the case of Dissertations, involves a constant process of formative feedback through individual instruction and workshop-based seminars.
■ 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