| Unit name | Chamber Music Duos in Practice |
|---|---|
| Unit code | MUSI30148 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | H/6 |
| 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) | |
| Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
none |
| Units you may not take alongside this one |
This unit is available to students on undergraduate programmes only. |
| School/department | Department of Music |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
Why is this unit important?
In this unit, final year keyboard students (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 and invaluable instruction in rehearsal technique and all aspects of preparing and delivering an effective recital.
How does this unit fit into your programme of study?
This unit aims to develop several core competencies of practical musicianship and builds on skills acquired in MUSI20058, furthering these from solo to ensemble performance. Students 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.
An overview of content
This unit offers final year keyboard students (piano, harpsichord, organ) and guitarists as well as vocal and instrumental soloists the opportunity to develop skills central to their professional development as performers, with a focus on accompanied solo recitals. Rather than focussing on traditional scales, exercises, studies, and repetitive practice, students will have the opportunity to cultivate skills related directly to chamber music performance, especially with regards to sight reading, listening while playing, and rehearsal techniques.
How will students, personally, be different as a result of the unit
By the end of the module, you will
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to
Teaching in this unit is highly student-centred. The bulk of teaching activities will be group coaching in accompaniment skills in regular workshops throughout the academic year, focussing on interactive and applied problem-solving activities. In addition, students will learn reflectively, through attendance at weekly departmental concerts, which will demonstrate good practice to students. Participation in departmentally-run choirs or ensembles and in the Department's Creative Performance and Musicianship sessions will add to the interactive and student-centred learning experience.
Tasks which help you learn and prepare you for summative tasks (formative):
None
Tasks which do not count towards your unit mark but are required for credit (zero-weighted):
None
Tasks which count towards your unit mark (summative):
Rehearsal, 20 minutes [50%] (ILOs 1 and 2)
Recital, 10 minutes [40%] (ILOs 1 and 3)
Sight-reading exercise [10%] (ILOs 1 and 4)
Students also taking MUSI30016 or MUSI30066 must choose repertoire that is different from repertoire performed in these units.
When assessment does not go to plan
Any re-assessment will take the same form as the original assessment. Where this is not possible due to group work, the unit director will either constitute a new group and support them tutorially. Where this is not possible either, the unit director will set individual tasks that assess intended learning outcomes appropriately, depending on the specific summative task that is re-assessed.
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. MUSI30148).
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.
