Details for MUS030 Music Performance

Enhancing your onstage presence and refining performance skills are essential to any musician. The unit delves into the practical aspects of performing, including preparation, audience engagement, and technique extension. It also covers business considerations, such as negotiating contracts and managing relationships.

Quick Stats

• Currently offered by Alphacrucis: Yes
• Course code: MUS030
• Credit points: 10

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Prerequisite

This unit has no pre-requisites.

Unit Content

Outcomes

1. Discuss musical performances
2. Describe an audience’s engagement with and appreciation of performances
3. Reproduce effective performance preparations and rehearsals
4. Extend technique by repeating appropriate exercises
5. Express pieces that extend student’s repertoire.

Subject Content

• The nature of performing, and the performer
• Evaluating performances
• 360 degree
• Performance craft
• Performance preparation
• Time-frame
• Performance organisation
• People/Relationships
• Negotiating, contracts, and invoicing
• Lessons, mentors, and peers

This course may be offered in the following formats

• Onsite (face-to-face)
• Online (e-Learning)

Please check the timetable to see when this subject will next be offered at Alphacrucis University College.

Assessment Methods

• Performance Review (25%)
• Rehearsal(s) (25%)
• Performance(s) (50%)

Prescribed Text

• Primary readings provided