Course Details in 2025/26 Session

Module Title	LH Solo Performance (Independent Study)
School	Lan, Cult, Art Hist & Music
Department	Music
Module Code	09 22028
Module Lead	Ceri Owen
Level	Honours Level
Credits	20
Semester	Full Term
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions	BMus; all BA Joint Honours programmes with Music
Contact Hours	Seminar-4 hours Practical Classes and workshops-10 hours Guided independent study-186 hours Total: 200 hours
Exclusions
Description	Each student will receive individual tuition (10 hours) on either an instrument or voice, classical or jazz, with an approved specialist tutor during the teaching weeks of the year. Specialist tutors are employed at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire or are employed directly by the University of Birmingham. In addition, seminars are delivered on topics which may include stagecraft and programming. The module focuses on developing the skills and techniques needed by a performer to perform at a standard approaching that of professional musicians by the end of the module. For classical musicians, a professional collaborative pianist (piano accompanist) is available for those studies which require one, for two hours in total, this time to include rehearsal before the assessment and the assessment itself. For jazz musicians, a professional jazz coach is available for two hours in total, this time to involve professional coaching of the student’s band before the assessment, as suitable to the nature of a jazz musician’s practice (i.e. one developed in an ensemble context). This module builds on skills and knowledge developed in LI Solo Performance (37762); attainment of 52% or more in the first-study assessment of LI Solo Performance is recommended for admission to this module. This module cannot be taken with LH Special Subject Solo Performance (23480). This module may be taken only by instrumentalists or vocalists, classical or jazz (it is not open to accompanists or conductors).
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module the student should be able to: Demonstrate in public performance (as an instrumentalist or vocalist, classical or jazz) performance skills at a standard approaching that of professional musicians, including an emphasis on improvisation skills for jazz musicians only. Demonstrate in public performance the ability to plan and present a performance professionally and in a stylistically appropriate manner, according to the genre in which they are working. Demonstrate in public performance overall performance skills, including stagecraft and audience interaction and communication, at a standard approaching that of professional musicians.
Assessment	22028-02 : Recital : Practical (100%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: 20 minute public performance given in the main examination period (100%) Alternative assessment if a public performance is not possible: 100% video performance (20 minutes). If a video performance is not possible, 100% tutor report. Reassessment: Resubmit failed component(s)
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