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Recital - MUS00005H

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  • Department: Music
  • Credit value: 20 credits
  • Credit level: Information currently unavailable
  • Academic year of delivery: 2024-25

Module will run

Occurrence Teaching period
A Semester 2 2024-25

Module aims

To develop advanced skills in the preparation and presentation of musical performance; to advance your understanding of the principles of high-level instrumental study; to refine critical skills in relationship to instrumental performance; to prepare you for the presentation of a 30-minute recital (usually as a soloist with accompanist); to continue to develop self-awareness and discipline in setting and achieving specific goals; to develop skills of self-evaluation in relation to live performance.

Module learning outcomes

By the end of this module, you should:

  • Have developed effective practice regimes
  • Know how to work towards musical ideals, to take responsibility for musical judgement, and reflect on personal goals of good musicianship
  • Have developed further technical knowledge to recital stage
  • Continue to build teacher influences into practice and performance
  • Have developed repertoire to recital standard
  • Have developed strategies for coping with performance anxiety so that the recital can be adequately managed in this regard
  • To be conversant with issues surrounding programme planning, and to implement informed decision-making in selecting repertoire

Academic and graduate skills

  • Continue to develop skills of co-operation and self-motivation
  • Continue to hone organisational skills, and critique the development of routines to achieve specific goals over both the short and long term
  • To apply broader subject content to development of their own practical skills-set
  • To develop broad skills in performance, in communication in live contexts, and the management of anxiety

Indicative assessment

Task % of module mark
Practical 100

Special assessment rules

None

Indicative reassessment

Task % of module mark
Practical 100

Module feedback

You will receive written feedback in line with standard University turnaround times.

Indicative reading

This will vary according to the individual recital.



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