Recital

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• The self-motivational and performance anxiety management skills needed when undertaking a career as a professional performing musician or any other career requiring a public form of performance.
• The engagement, planning and preparation of a recital of a professional (or near professional) standard.
• The recital repertoire and the study of advanced contextual and technical material relevant to your instrument or voice.

Subject Specific Practical Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Present your recitals in an appropriate manner paying attention to matters of deportment and self-presentation.
• Plan and perform your own short recital programmes while embedding the value of diversity and inclusion in programme planning.
• Plan the technical work that you will need to undertake to support the performance of your chosen repertoire.

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Use your understanding of repertoire and concert planning and management in an arts administration role.
• Explore your performance skills applying in in other areas, for example, in presentations or lectures not necessarily related to music or in a teaching role.
• Use a range of appropriate technologies and media to inform your understanding of repertoires and reflect your practice in a wider context.

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Critically assess the suitability of repertoire for different performing scenarios.
• Make informed and reflective judgements on matters of authenticity and style relating to your repertoire.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the technical disciplines that relate to your instrument or voice and disseminate through your performance.

This module aims to enhance the quality of instrumental or vocal study, developing your technical resources and repertory leading to the presentation of a concert

Teaching methods include

Individual tuition (10 hours) with a specialist teacher, developing technically and musically, learning repertoire appropriate to the module.

Learning activities include

Participation in regular performance classes

Attendance at lunchtime concerts and workshops held in the music department

Engaging in relevant performance projects and workshops run by the department, visiting musicians and faculty

Informal feedback during the course of the module is available as:

Instrumental or vocal tutor’s comments and advice at individual lessons.

Feedback on informal performances given during workshops and classes.

Feedback provided by visiting artists/teachers of performance during workshops and master classes.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.