Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2014-2015 (archived)
Module MUSI3621: Performance 3: Recorded Performance Project (single)
Department: Music
MUSI3621: Performance 3: Recorded Performance Project (single)
| Type | Tied | Level | 3 | Credits | 20 | Availability | Available in 2014/15 | Module Cap | None. | Location | Durham |
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| Tied to | W300 |
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Prerequisites
- MUSI2711 Performance 2: Practice as Research
Corequisites
- None.
Excluded Combination of Modules
- None.
Aims
- To develop skills in presenting musical ideas through recorded performance, including repertoire selection and ‘profiling’ of the individual’s musical strength.
- To employ practical and intellectual skills appropriately and effectively in the preparation and delivery of performance. These skills include an ability to communicate music with technical competence, knowledge and understanding of the repertoire of the chosen instrument or the voice.
Content
- Each student will choose a 30 mins programme of performance that will be assembled and submitted as an audio compact disc with sleeve notes. The performance will comprise her/his own performance on her/his chosen instrument. The content of the project will be decided in consultation with a tutor, and must be approved by the module leader. This module is about improving performance skills through repeated listening to one’s own performance. The Department will provide a recording facility and technical assistance for a set number of hours per student, and the recordings submitted must be produced within that time allocation. The module is based on independent study, and supported by regular individual/group tutorials. Individual instrumental tuition forms part of the learning.
Learning Outcomes
Subject-specific Knowledge:
- Students will gain practical and critical understanding of how to prepare for and what is involved in a successful production of a recorded performance. Through work on performance with an accompanist and sound engineer, students develop both presentation and team-working skills.
Subject-specific Skills:
- Students will gain an understanding of the expressive breadth/depth required for a recorded performance project
- Students will develop a critical ear
- Students will gain an advanced measure of personal expression and creativity in practical music making.
Key Skills:
- The ability to listen and judge critically
- The ability to think through sound and articulate ideas in performance
Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module
- Individual/group tutorials; individual lessons
Teaching Methods and Learning Hours
| Activity | Number | Frequency | Duration | Total/Hours | |
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| Individual tutorials | 8 | 4/4/0 | 30 minutes | 4 | |
| Seminars | 4 | 2/2/0 | 1 hour | 4 | |
| Recording | 4 | 1/1/2 | 1 hour | 4 | |
| Individual instrumental/vocal lessons | 14 | 1 hour | 14 | ||
| Preparation and Reading | 174 | ||||
| TOTAL | 200 |
Summative Assessment
| Component: CD | Component Weighting: 100% | ||
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| Element | Length / duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
| Recording project at the beginning of Term 3, resulting in a CD of a student performance to be submitted in Term 3 | 100% | No | |
Formative Assessment:
Mini-recording projects in Terms 1 and 2
■ 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