Module MUSI1241: Performance 1: Listening and Performing

Department: Music

MUSI1241: Performance 1: Listening and Performing

Prerequisites

• A-Level Music or equivalent.

Corequisites

• None

Excluded Combination of Modules

• None

Aims

• In this course 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.

Content

• The course includes a listening portfolio of repertoire spanning from the Middle Ages through the Twenty-First century. There will be discussions on musical scores and 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 course students take individual instrumental/vocal lessons with a teacher from the Department's list of approved teachers and will receive one-to-one tutorial supervision from the course leader.

Learning Outcomes

• Students will gain fundamental understanding of the relationship between listening and performing.

• Students will gain skills in listening and practising which are applicable while performing music.
• Students will gain enhanced competence in instrumental/vocal performance.

• Technique and musicality in performance.
• Practice routines, time management, discipline, and organisation.
• Communication through instrumental/vocal performance.
• The ability to work with other musicians, demonstrating and evaluating individual and group skills.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

• The module consists of 22 lectures and 3 tutorials and is supported by instrumental/vocal tuition. Lectures address theoretical issues in conjunction with directed reading, and incorporate listening exercises. Individual tutorials focus on performance technique with advice on repertory and practice routines. Additional teaching is provided by instrumental and vocal tutors, who develop performance competences. Regular formative assignments are given to develop listening skills and instrumental/vocal performance.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment:

Completion of a fortnightly listening diary and practice performance exercises. Self-assessment is made and verbal feedback is given by the course leader dur¬ing individual tutorials.

■ 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