Unit information: Chamber Music Duos in Practice in 2023/24

Unit name	Chamber Music Duos in Practice
Unit code	MUSIM0052
Credit points	20
Level of study	M/7
Teaching block(s)	Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24)
Unit director	Ms. Reid
Open unit status	Not open
Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units)	n/a
Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units)	MUSIM0022 Performance Studies
Units you may not take alongside this one	n/a
School/department	Department of Music
Faculty	Faculty of Arts

Unit Information

In this module, keyboard students (whether piano, harpsichord, organ) and guitarists will collaborate with vocal and instrumental soloists to rehearse and prepare for an effective recital of a performance for chamber music duo. In practice-based workshops, students will receive detailed instruction in rehearsal technique and all aspects of preparing and delivering an effective recital.

Students will develop several core competencies of practical musicianship. They will further their partnership and teamwork skills, learn to work collaboratively as well as independently, and be prepared to respond quickly and in an informed way to the challenges of musical practice, in rehearsal and performance.

Your learning on this unit

By the end of the module, you will

• have developed your rehearsal technique to a level appropriate for a final-year Music student
• have attained a level of technical skill appropriate to postgraduate level so that you can prepare and fluently execute a formal recital
• have developed your ability to sightread fluently and respond to each other sensitively under pressure and in real time

Specifically, your learning outcome will be to

1. fluently accompany each other;
2. constructively create a rehearsal, so that the performance is significantly improved by the end of the rehearsal;
3. be able to sightread a moderately complex piece;
4. successfully perform a formal and prepared 10-minute recital.

How you will learn

• Group coaching in accompaniment skills in regular workshops throughout the academic year;
• Weekly departmental concerts, demonstrating good practice to the students
• Participation in departmentally-run choirs or ensembles
• Participation in Creative Performance and Musicianship sessions

How you will be assessed

This unit has three formal assessments, all of which are summative and credit bearing:

1. assessed 20-minute rehearsal (50%) (ILOs 1 and 2);
2. assessed formal recital of 10 minutes (40%) (ILOs 1 and 3);
3. Sightreading exercise (10%) (ILOs 1 and 4)

Repertoire must be equivalent to the performance level of MUSIM0022. Students must choose repertoire that is different from repertoire performed in MUSIM0022.

Resources

If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.

If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. MUSIM0052).

How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks, independent learning and assessment activity.

See the University Workload statement relating to this unit for more information.

Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit. The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. For appropriate assessments, if you have self-certificated your absence, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (for assessments at the end of TB1 and TB2 this is usually in the next re-assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any exceptional circumstances and operates within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.