Principal Study Traditional Music 2

The principal areas within Stage 1 on which you focused depending on your goals and discipline – solo performance, collaborative performance or a mixture of the two – continue in Stage 2, with the addition of the requirement to undertake a substantial, self-defined specialist area of practice-based research in the form of an Independent Project. This project culminates in live performance supported by written critical commentary, demonstrating clear synthesis of different kinds of knowledge in-and-through practice.

In Stage 2 you will decide in negotiation with your Principal Study tutor and the Head of Traditional Music the theme of your Independent Project and will receive supervision as it progresses. You will retain the freedom to choose to develop your knowledge and skills through live performance, studio recorded performance and the composition and/or arrangement of new traditional-idiom works.

Module aims

This module is designed to:

• Foster advanced technical and expressive mastery in the specialist area within Scottish (or related) traditional music
• Develop a mature and individual musical personality and provide opportunities for its projection in-and-through practice
• Expand a knowledge base that supports understanding and facilitates the solving of complex musical problems in Scottish traditional music
• Consolidate the skills to sustain fulfilling, lifelong interpretation of Scottish (or related) traditional music, leading to informed performance at a professional level and potentially leading to further higher degrees and research

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this module you will be able to:

• LO1 Across a range of contexts and repertoire, demonstrate advanced technical and expressive mastery in traditional music
• LO2 Project a mature and individual musical personality in-and-through traditional music
• LO3 Employ critical thinking in-and-through the process of making music

Assessment

Assessment 1: Performance B (30%)

Assessed LOs: 1, 2, 3.

Assessment 2: Performance A (70%)

Assessed LOs: 1, 2, 3.

Further information on assessment choices may be found in the Assessment Specifications](/assessments/#assessment-specifications-by-department).

Assessment criteria

Assessors will look for:

• accuracy and facility
• expressive control
• imagination, originality
• projection of musical ideas
• interpretation
• understanding of context and style
• where relevant:
  • research
  • creativity
  • spoken voice and movement
  • collaboration

Feedback

You will receive immediate verbal feedback in the course of your one-to-one lessons. In the final lesson of Terms 1 and 2, you will undergo a Recital Audition assessment as outlined in the Traditional Music Departmental Handbook. This will be followed in each case by formal written feedback by your tutor, which will be recorded as part of your Graduate Studies profile.

You will receive a written feedback report on each A and B assessment.

Resources

Essential

Key resources will be recommended by principal study tutors.

Summary details

Module title	Principal Study Traditional Music 2
SCQF level	11
Credit rating	60 SCQF (30 ECTS)
Status	Core
Module coordinator	Head of Department
Pre-requisites	Principal Study Traditional Music 1
Co-requisites	Graduate Studies 2
Anti-requisites	None
Learning modes	Indicative hours
Scheduled study	30 (minimum)
Independent study	570 (maximum)
Total notional student effort	600