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Keyboard Stage 1

Performance A​

Ai Solo Performance. A free choice solo programme assessed by a public recital. The overall duration should be forty minutes. 50%

Aii Collaborative Performance. A free choice programme of collaborative works assessed by a public recital. The overall duration of the programme should be forty minutes.50%

Aiii Mixed Solo and Collaborative Performance. A free choice programme mixing solo and collaborative works assessed by a public recital. The overall duration of the programme should not exceed forty minutes. 50%

Performance B​

Bi Concerto Performance. Complete Concerto accompanied by 2nd piano. 50% or 25%

Bii 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. 50% or 25%

Biii Studio Recording – a studio recording of a minimum of twenty (or thirty*) minutes. Solo, collaborative or mixed solo and collaborative repertoire 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% (* or 50%)

Biv Concerto with Orchestra. A performance of a concerto with orchestra. This assessment is offered subject to orchestra availability, with the final choice of concerto to be negotiated and agreed with the Head of Department. This assessment may be taken in only one of the two stages, and cannot be taken with Bi. 50% or 25%

Bv Collaborative Performance. A free choice programme of collaborative works assessed by a recital. The overall duration of the programme should be thirty minutes. 50% or 25%

Bvi Lecture-Recital of 30 (or 60*) minutes on a relevant specialist subject, negotiated and agreed with the HoD. 25% (* or 50%)

Bvii 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% or 50%

Note​

  • Any assessment option taken in Performance A should not also be taken in Performance B.