Recital 1 (MUSI90100)

Graduate courseworkPoints: 25On Campus (Parkville)

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Recital 1 is undertaken over two semesters of candidature.

Recitals must include a minimum of 60 minutes of Music and the entire performance (including 10 minute interval) must not exceed 90 minutes in total. Recitals must include major works from the relevant vocal or instrumental recital repertory. The proposed program, including the names of any associate artists, must be submitted for approval on the Master of Music (Music Performance) Recital Program Approval form which can be found on this page: http://vca-mcm.unimelb.edu.au/studentcentre/forms

Conductors must prepare an ensemble (as determined in consultation with Senior Academic Staff, the Supervisor and Student) for a concert performance. Programs must include works that demonstrate a diversity of conducting skills.

Deadlines for program approval are published in the Learning Management System under the MCM RHD Community, follow the link to Information for MMus (Performance) students.

Intended learning outcomes

For Instrumental/Vocal students:


During this subject, students can expect to broaden their experience and understanding of musical performance and extend their musical repertory.


For Conducting students:


During this subject, students can expect to develop their conducting, score-reading and aural skills and extend their musical repertory.

Generic skills

On completion of this subject, students should be able to:

  • Demonstrate an expanded knowledge of repertory and style in their area of instrumental or vocal specialization;
  • Demonstrate a professional level of skills and team-work related to a career in music performance, including concert etiquette, planning a coherent recital program, writing meaningful and original program notes, and negotiating with professional colleagues to bring a professional performance to successful fruition;
  • Apply the best practices of local, national and international standards in their professional career in music performance;
  • Pursue an informed program of independent further study in music performance
  • Provide leadership in the profession of music performance
  • Use current technologies and assimilate the potential of emerging technologies to facilitate and heighten the dissemination of skills, knowledge and information; and
  • Demonstrate developed instrumental or vocal skills to the level expected for entry into the performance profession.

Last updated: 3 November 2022

Eligibility and requirements

Prerequisites

None

Corequisites

None

Non-allowed subjects

None

Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)

The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.

Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home

Last updated: 3 November 2022

Assessment

Additional details

A public performance of the works studied to the satisfaction of the examiners.

As part of their recital examinations, all MMus (Music Performance) students are required to write and design their own concert programs. Program notes are assessed as part of, and together with, the performance.

A guide to writing Program Notes is available to students in the MCM RHD Community in the Learning Management System (all MCM research students are automatically enroled in this LMS community), follow the link to Information for MMus (Performance) students and refer to the section entitled Writing Program Notes.

Students must provide 30 copies of their recital programs, and 3 copies of music scores for the examiners, to the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, at least 48 hours prior to their recital.

Recital examinations are scheduled during the day or early evening at the conclusion of each semester.

 

Last updated: 3 November 2022

Dates & times

  • Semester 1
    Principal coordinatorJoel Brennan
    Mode of deliveryOn Campus (Parkville)
    Contact hours13 ninety-minute individual lessons spread over the duration of two semesters.
    Teaching period27 February 2017 to 28 May 2017
    Last self-enrol date10 March 2017
    Census date31 March 2017
    Last date to withdraw without fail 5 May 2017
    Assessment period ends23 June 2017

    Semester 1 contact information

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    Future students:

  • Semester 2
    Principal coordinatorJoel Brennan
    Mode of deliveryOn Campus (Parkville)
    Contact hours13 ninety-minute individual lessons spread over the duration of two semesters.
    Teaching period24 July 2017 to 22 October 2017
    Last self-enrol date 4 August 2017
    Census date31 August 2017
    Last date to withdraw without fail22 September 2017
    Assessment period ends17 November 2017

    Semester 2 contact information

    Currently enrolled students:

    Future students:

Additional delivery details

Individual supervision.

Last updated: 3 November 2022

Further information

  • Texts

    Prescribed texts

    A Guide to Writing Program Notes is available online in the MCM RHD Community on the LMS. Follow the link to Information for Master of Music (Music Performance) students.

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    CourseMaster of Music (Music Performance)

Last updated: 3 November 2022