Jazz Stage 2

Performance A

Ai Solo Performance assessed by a public recital of forty minutes 50%

Aii Ensemble Performance – a choice of programme of collaborative works for small group or band assessed by a public recital of forty minutes. 50%

Aiii Mixed Solo and Ensemble Performance assessed by a public recital of forty minutes, the ratio of solo to collaborative performance being approximately equal. 50%

Aiv Independent Project – a practice-based project, proposed by the student, which builds on a well-defined area of specialism in order to meet the learning outcomes of the module. The form of the project, and its assessment, will be negotiated and recorded on the online student record. 50%

Av Composition/Arranging – submission of a score and/or parts, performance or CD/DVD studio recording of new works or arrangements for solo or ensemble, followed by an oral examination on the compositional process. 50%

Performance B

Bi Solo Performance assessed by a public recital of thirty minutes (or forty minutes*). 25% (*or 50%)

Bii Ensemble Performance – a choice of programme of collaborative works for small group or band assessed by a public recital of thirty minutes (or forty minutes*) 25% (*or 50%)

Biii Mixed Solo and Ensemble Performance assessed by a public recital of thirty minutes (or forty minutes*), the ratio of solo to collaborative performance being approximately equal. 25% (*or 50%)

Biv Studio Recording – a studio recording (minimum twenty minutes). Solo, ensemble or mixed solo and ensemble performances can be chosen for this recording. The recording is either to be accompanied by a written commentary (≈1000 words) on the recording process, chosen repertoire, editorial issues, performance and interpretive decisions, and an assessment of the final recorded product: or, the candidate may elect to address these issues in an oral examination 25%

Bv Composition/Arranging – submission of a score and/or parts, performance or CD/DVD studio recording of new work or arrangement for solo or ensemble, followed by an oral examination on the compositional process. 25%

Bvi Independent Project – a practice-based project, proposed by the student, which builds on a well-defined area of specialism in order to meet the learning outcomes of the module. The form of the project, and its assessment, will be negotiated and recorded on the online student record. 25%

Bvii New Work – performance or studio recording of a new work, accompanied either by a written commentary (≈1000 words) on the process of collaboration with the composer, and an assessment of the work as performed: or, the candidate may elect to address these issues in an oral examination. 25%

Bviii The Agential Artist offers the opportunity to work on a three-month collaborative project with students on the MFA Classical and Contemporary Text, leading to a performance of new work at an external venue. 50%