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| Module Availability |
Spring Semester |
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| Assessment Pattern |
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Components of Assessment
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Method(s)
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Percentage weighting
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Coursework
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Three equally weighted assignments.
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70%
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Examination
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A 90-minute paper, in Studio 1, with three equally-weighted questions, all requiring responses to recorded excerpts.
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30%
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| Module Overview |
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| Prerequisites/Co-requisites |
None |
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| Module Aims |
To develop your skills in grasping the essence of a musical score and in relating its sight to its sound in performance. |
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| Learning Outcomes |
By the end of this module you should be able to:
- read and understand a score with confidence and fluency;
- follow a performance with a score and check its accuracy;
- compare perceptively the relative merits of different performances;
- mark up a score, following a studio recording, ready for editing.
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| Module Content |
The essentials of a classical orchestral score; simple comparative interpretation; evaluation of takes (piano recordings) prior to editing; basic grasp of a late romantic score; accurately relating the sight of a score to its imagined sound. |
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| Methods of Teaching/Learning |
10 one-hour lectures (spread over both semesters); tutorials as required.
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| Selected Texts/Journals |
None
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| Last Updated |
13.12.06 |
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