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Performance 4
The aim of this course is to undertake advanced study in, and gain mastery of, the performance of an instrument or voice.Students will attend weekly individual lessons, possibly including performance classes and/or ensemble training, in an instrument or voice.
(1) MUSI341 (B+ grade or higher); (2) Subject to approval of the Programme Coordinator
MUSI441
Weekly lessons (1.5 hrs) by arrangement with the tutor of the instrument.WorkloadStudent workload (600 hours) will be allocated to:* 36 hours individual lessons* 564 hours practice and rehearsal
Glenda Keam
Assessment is based on two public performance recitals/concerts/gigs, each examined by an external examiner and moderated by a member of the School of Music staff. The teacher will normally be present at the examination and the post-performance discussion, but will not take part in deciding the grade. The first examination will be worth 40% of the final grade, and the second examination will be worth 60%. The end-of-year examiner will be subject to approval via the Examinations Office.PIANO, STRING AND WIND INSTRUMENTS(i) Lunchtime recital which includes one major sonata and preferably covers a wide range of styles. (ii) Full recital programme of 40-45 minutes duration which includes a concerto and does not include repertoire from the lunchtime recital programme.BRASS INSTRUMENTS(i) Lunchtime recital which includes one major work and preferably covers a wide range of styles. Classical instrumentalists are expected to include a major sonata. (ii) Full recital programme of 40-45 minutes duration which includes a concerto and one twentieth-century work written after 1950. VOICE(i) Lunchtime recital of 40-45 minutes duration, which covers a wide range of styles and languages.(ii) Full recital of 50-60 minutes which, preferably, should contain at least one song cycle. In all the above, section (i) will be examined by a panel of three performance tutors of the School of Music and section (ii) will be examined by the same panel together with an external moderator appointed by the Council.NON-CLASSICAL STYLES INCLUDING JAZZ(i) Short mid-year concert of 50-60 minutes duration demonstrating some stylistic variety.(ii) End of year concert of 60-70 minutes duration which does not include repertoire from the mid-year concert programme. This recital can include more focus on a particular style than the mid-year concert (eg, a particular jazz style).
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Use of TechnologyThis course assumes that you have sufficient information and technology skills to confidently use a computer to access material for your course. Your written work will be handwritten and submitted in class time.You will be required to access our learning management system – LEARN – and to become familiar with its tools. LEARN provides easily-accessible information about the course and assessments, topics and deadlines, and supports the learning you will gain from attending all lectures and tutorials. For help using LEARN, refer to: http://learn.canterbury.ac.nz/course/view.php?id=2157
The following shows how to translate grades to numerical scores:A+ 90–100; A 85–89; A- 80–84; B+ 75–79; B 70–74; B- 65–69; C+ 60–64; C 55–59; C- 50–54; D 40–49; E 0–39In a course at 100- or 200-level examiners may grant restricted credit (R) which will be equivalent to a pass for all purposes except as a prerequisite.
Domestic fee $3,666.00
International Postgraduate fees
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
For further information see Humanities .