MUSI241-13W (C) Whole Year 2013

Performance 2

45 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 18 February 2013
End Date: Sunday, 10 November 2013
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 3 March 2013
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 1 September 2013

Description

Performance work involving weekly individual lessons, performance classes and ensemble training in an approved instrument.

This course aims to develop performance skills on the student's chosen instrument, and to develop performance experience through participation in concerts of solo and ensemble music.

Lessons:  The time of lessons will be by arrangement with the tutor of the instrument.  Times of workshops and seminars will be advised.

All performance students will be expected to take part in School of Music activities as directed by their tutors and to attend as many School of Music concerts as possible.

Prerequisites

Timetable Note

The time of lessons (1 hour per week) will be by arrangement with the tutor of the instrument.  Times of workshops and seminars will be advised.

Course Coordinator

Robert Constable

Lecturers

Edith Salzmann , Michael Endres , Stephen Larsen and Vernon Midgley

Tutors for the various instruments can be seen at http://www.music.canterbury.ac.nz/people/parttime.shtml

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Mid-Year Examination
End-of-Year Final Examination


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PIANO, STRING AND WIND INSTRUMENTS
 • Intermediate Test [30%] organised by the tutor (normally June-July) of approximately 20 minutes duration consisting of   technical exercises (scales, arpeggios, etc), at least one study and a piece.  Orchestral instrumentalists will play orchestral excerpts as an alternative to the piece
 • End-of-year final examination [70%] consisting of a programme of approximately 25-30 minutes duration.


BRASS INSTRUMENTS
 • Intermediate Test [30%] organised by the tutor (normally June-July) of approximately 20 minutes duration consisting of technical exercises (scales, arpeggios, etc), two studies including one short study from memory and orchestral/band excerpts.
 • End-of-year final examination [70%] consisting of a programme of approximately 25-30 minutes duration.


VOICE
 • Intermediate Test [30%] organised by the tutor (normally June) 20 minutes duration consisting of  technical exercises and scales, three songs (at least one in German).
 • End-of-year assessment [70%] (Oct/Nov) consisting of four songs (at least one in French).


PERCUSSION
 •  Mid-year assessment [30%] will comprise
(i)  a selection of orchestral excerpts primarily on xylophone, glockenspiel, snare drum, cymbals, bass drum, tambourine, triangle and castanets.  Timpani excerpts will be included for students who have also undertaken timpani tuition.
(ii)  A solo recital of 15-20 minutes playing time including the student's solo instrument(s) of choice.  One or more instrumentalist may take an accompanying role.

•  End-of-year assessment [70%] will be a solo recital of 25-30 minutes playing time including the student's solo instrument(s) of choice.  One or more instrumentalist may take an accompanying role.

Course links

Library portal

Notes

B- grade or higher is required for entry into MUSI341 Performance 3.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $2,158.00

International fee $9,975.00

* 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 .

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  • MUSI241-13W (C) Whole Year 2013