Performance Practice (U00901)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : ACE-3-MPerfPrac

This course aims to deepen a student's understanding of the kinds of decisions that have to be made, and the sorts of problems that have to be addressed, when performing music of various periods. The following areas give some idea of the scope and content of the course: rhythm; tempo; vocal music; ornaments; improvisation; touch/articulation; continuo; ensembles; recordings. In order to present a manageable curriculum within the confines of the time and material available, the topics listed above are largely restricted to the period c.1500-1800, but many of the areas of discussion have a wider application.

? Keywords : music performance practice

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Music 2B: Set Works OR Music 2C: Introduction to Compositional Techniques, where students are not on a BMus degree programme.

Variants

? This course has variants for part year visiting students, as follows

Performance Practice (VS1) (Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2))

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Music, (School of Arts, Culture and Environment, Schedule A)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	11:10	13:00	Central

? Additional Class Information : Seminars in Weeks 1-5 and 7-11.

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

- Students will have a better understanding of the problems and decisions that have to be faced when performing music of various periods.
- They will be more conversant with the various types of evidence that must be considered in the preparation of a performance, and more aware of the limitations of such evidence, including the inadequacies of musical notation itself.
- The musical and critical faculties of the students will have been sharpened with regard to editions of music, their own performances, and the live and recorded performances of others.