Unit A: Approaches to Analysis:
Approaches to Analysis is a core module for all Stage 2 students, which equips students with the fundamentals of basic analytical technique. Through analyses of keyboard and chamber music from composers such as Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven, the student will become proficient in the technique of formal functional analysis as it applies to sonata form in the Classical period and gain an understanding of the implications of this for criticism and performance.
Unit B: Introduction to Instrumental/ Vocal Teaching:
Instrumental/Vocal Teaching 1 is a core module for all Stage 2 students, which introduces students to the core principles and pedagogical methods relative to teaching their instrument/voice at junior level.
Unit A: Approaches to Analysis
Students will be introduced to a theoretical model, for example, William E. Caplin’s theory of formal functions, to analyse sonata form(s) of the Classical period.
Unit B: Introduction to Instrumental/Vocal Teaching
Setting up a teaching practice, parent/student/teacher relationships and communication, methodologies of teaching notation, aural awareness and sight-reading skills, role of technique, role of memory, criticism and evaluation.
Unit A: Approaches to Analysis
This unit will be delivered through weekly one-hour lectures. The lectures will introduce the students to the fundamentals of formal functional analysis and apply them to the various components of sonata form. Peer-to-peer learning, through group work (typically 2-3 students), will be an essential component of the course in order to practice applying the techniques learned. Further practice will be obtained through bi-weekly assignments to develop a basic level of analytical competence in preparation for an analytical project.
Unit B: Introduction to Instrumental /Vocal Teaching
Weekly lecture/workshop including problem-solving exercises.
| Module Content & Assessment | |
|---|---|
| Assessment Breakdown | % |
| Formal Examination | 35 |
| Other Assessment(s) | 65 |