| CODE | MSP2305 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Performance 2: Woodwind | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Music Studies | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit will focus mainly on improving the clarinet/saxophone student's technical and musical abilities to a high performance level. Clarinet/saxophone students will be guided to work on a core repertoire which will include classical, romantic and 20th century compositions, focusing on both solo and ensemble playing techniques. This study-unit will examine and discuss performance anxieties and coping strategies, improving personal skills for optimal performance and how to obtain better results from practicing. Study-unit Aims: This study-unit provides clarinet/saxophone students with the opportunity to upgrade their musical capabilities in order to succeed as performers. Learning Outcomes: Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: a) recognise the development of the instrument's repertoire; b) identify major works for his/her instrument and build up an effective and contrasting programme; c) have the tools to be self-critical, prepare a musically-rendered performance and prepare effective programme notes. Skills By the end of the study-unit the students will be able to: a) identify strengths and weaknesses in his/her musical performance and improve quality; b) focus on the relevance of historical and stylistic issues in clarinet/saxophone performance. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Text - Brymer, Jack. 2001. The Clarinet (London: Kahn & Averill). - Pino, David. 1998. The Clarinet and Clarinet Playing (New York: Dover). - Grindea, Carola (ed.). 1982. Tensions in the Performance of Music : A Symposium (London:Kahn & Averill). - Leppert, R. & S. McClary (eds.). 1989. Music and Society : The Politics of Composition, Performance and Reception (London: Cambridge U.P). Supplementary Readings - Dorian, Frederick. 1981. The History of Music in Performance : The Art of Musical Interpretation from the Renaissance to Our Day (Toronto: Greenwood). - Greene, Don. 2002. Performance Success: Performing Your Best Under Pressure (London: Routledge). Other material will be made available by the lecturer. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-requisite Study-unit: MSP1275 or by audition Co-requisite Study-unit: MSP2174 (for B.Mus.(Hons) students only) |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Practical | ||||||||||||
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