MUM4960

Chief practical study I

Andre de Quadros and Tamara Smolyar

12 points -1-2 hours per week -First semester -Clayton -This is a full-fee subject only, and cannot be charged on HECS

Objectives By the end of the course, students should have developed a high level of performance or conducting and programming skills and knowledge of style through presentation of an extended concert or recital and program booklet and organising a successful performance event

Synopsis Guided by supervisors, the student chooses and submits a unified program of works to be studied and performed or conducted, with an essay containing a fully developed justification of the program, and a discussion of the performance practice, analysis and history of the repertoire. Students receive an individual or group lesson each week on their chosen instrument, or voice or a group lesson in the case of conducting; and attend masterclasses as prescribed, the nature of which will be determined by the selection of chief practical study enrolments. Each student arranges and presents a solo lecture-demonstration open to the public. Programs should be of approximately an hour in length and will be presented before a team of examiners. On completion of the subject students should have developed technical skills and experience in musical performance and have broadened their knowledge and understanding of the repertoire.

Assessment Essay on repertoire (2000 words): 15% -60-minute concert or lecture/demonstration: 85%

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