Studying at York
Creative and Professional Practice 2 - MUS00200I
- Department: Music
- Module co-ordinator: Dr. Liz Haddon
- Credit value: 20 credits
- Credit level: I
- Academic year of delivery: 2024-25
- See module specification for other years: 2023-24
Module summary
This module supports you in your continued development as a versatile and creative musical practitioner. Alongside your ongoing solo tuition and ensemble participation, you will prepare your own professional portfolio, develop promotional materials, and reflect on your career goals and the actions you could take to work towards them.
Module will run
| Occurrence | Teaching period |
|---|---|
| A | Semester 2 2024-25 |
Module aims
This module continues your development as a practical and creative musician in a variety of areas, including solo performance but also encompassing other forms of creative activity. You continue your individual tuition on a solo instrument or voice, and continue to participate in departmental ensembles, as well as receiving fortnightly seminar tuition on issues relevant to all performers, with a focus on issues of leadership and professional development relevant to more advanced students. You also continue to develop other areas of practice, such as a second instrument, composition, conducting or community work. Assessment is through a portfolio demonstrating your performance ability and documenting your multiple areas of practice in the form of a website.
Module learning outcomes
By the end of the taught part of the module you should be able to:
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Perform as a soloist at an advanced level.
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Perform and rehearse productively in an ensemble, taking up leadership roles or other responsibilities where appropriate.
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Lead or constructively contribute to musical activity in a secondary area of specialism.
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Present your creative practice in a professional manner via a website or other relevant medium.
Assessment
| Task | Length | % of module mark |
|---|---|---|
| Essay/coursework Essay : Portfolio: performance and reflection |
N/A | 100 |
Special assessment rules
Pass/fail
Additional assessment information
The assessment for this module is via a portfolio made up of the following components:
1) Creative Practice as Solo Performance
Live performance of 12–15 minutes on primary instrument or voice. This performance will take place in week 11 of Semester 2.
2) Reflection on creative practice
You will be given a series of questions that you should use as the basis of a guided reflection on how your creative practice has developed over the past year. This will include reflection on your instrumental lessons, participation in ensembles, and concert attendance. Questions will be supplied as an online Google form that you will complete and submit in advance of your solo performance in week 11.
3) Promotional website
You will create a website documenting your main area(s) of creative practice, with appropriate sample recordings and materials. You will submit a link to this website as part of your reflection on creative practice (see above), ahead of your week 11 performance.
Reassessment
| Task | Length | % of module mark |
|---|---|---|
| Essay/coursework Essay : Portfolio: performance and reflection |
N/A | 100 |
Module feedback
You will receive written feedback in line with standard University turnaround times.
Indicative reading
Supporting materials will be provided in conjunction with specific seminars and by individual instrumental teachers/ensemble leaders as appropriate.