MMus Performance

Year 1

(Award available for year: Master of Music)

Learning outcomes

Students will be able to:
1. Plan, prepare and deliver a range of instrumental or vocal performances, including a substantial recital and an extended work
2. Evaluate ways in which a range of interpretative and technical challenges might be addressed through creative problem-solving
3. Demonstrate an awareness of repertoire development and programme building in relation to their field(s) of practical study
4. Appraise a range of performing practices and traditions and their relevance to creative practice
5. Recognise how a range of presentational strategies might help their development as a performing musician
6. Identify, assimilate and evaluate suitable source materials to contextualise their performance interests and choices

Skills Learning Outcomes
Students will:
1. Demonstrate appropriate musical and technical strategies to create interpretations of a range of musics
2. Reflect upon their practice and offer a critical awareness of the performances of others
3. Apply appropriate research methodologies to a range of repertoire interests
4. Engage in the documenting of their creative practice as part of their musical development

Assessment

We use a variety of assessment methods, each of which is chosen to best measure your achievement of a module’s learning outcomes and associated skills, so you and we can understand and support your progress and development. Depending on the modules you choose, across your degree you are likely to encounter a mix of written assignments (e.g. essays, reports, reviews, reflective logs), creative outputs and portfolios (e.g. compositions, editions), recitals and performances, presentations, and project work. Assignments will generally be completed individually, though some may require elements of group working leading to individual submissions.

You might be given a brief, question or problem to be addressed, or you may have scope to determine your own question or approach under the guidance of a member of staff. You’ll be given clear instructions regarding the assessment requirements and criteria, and you’ll receive feedback on your work to support your learning as you progress through your course. Assessments will usually require you to synthesise and evaluate learning from multiple taught sessions and learning resources (e.g. a module’s lectures, seminars, set readings and other online resources), and you should think of your course as a whole, and apply your learning across your modules. Creative, applied and practical work may offer you the chance to take risks and experiment with new ideas and concepts, and in all cases we encourage you to challenge yourself, to think critically and creatively, to move as far beyond your comfort zone as you can, and to reflect on your working process and achievement. Composition portfolios will be submitted with accompanying commentaries that allow the student to present and situate their work in aesthetic terms.
Our assessments are designed to be fair and inclusive, to engage you intellectually and to help prepare you for life beyond University through the development of relevant skills, knowledge and experience. 
• drawing on a range of perspectives on an area of study;
• evaluating and criticising received opinion;
• make reasoned judgements whilst understanding the limitations on judgements made in the absence of complete data.