Primary Instrument II

Code: MUS12961L

12 ECTS

Duration: 15 weeks/312 hours

Scientific Area: Music

Teaching languages: Portuguese

Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English

Regime de Frequência: Presencial

Sustainable Development Goals

Educação de qualidade - Assegurar a educação inclusiva, e equitativa e de qualidade, e promover oportunidades de aprendizagem ao longo da vida para todos.

Learning Goals

To foster the student's artistic performance, building upon the work done in the UC Instrumento Principal I, through the development of his/her skills on the following areas:
a) cognitive (score reading and historical contextualization of the chosen repertoires);
b) musical/expressive (with particular emphasis on the rhythmical sense and agogic);
c) technical (awareness of his/her instrument?s particularities according to the interpretation objectives required by the chosen repertoires);
d) communication (performance extra-musical aspects: personal behaviour).

To develop the theoretical and practical knowledge of relevant repertoires (cfr. Classical and Contemporary).
To stimulate an interdisciplinary approach to instrumental/vocal performance.
To develop autonomous and responsible work strategies.
To conceive specific valorization projects, as well as public presentations of the work developed, and communication skills.

Study (and subsequent public presentation) of specific works of the instrumental/vocal repertoire, excluding orchestral excerpts; the individual program for each student will be devised by the teacher in the beginning of the semester, bearing in mind his/her specific aptitudes, general development and technical/artistic maturity, as well as the work done in the UC Instrumento Principal I.

Organization of complementary activities (thematic seminars, public presentations, valorization, extension and communication projects), when pertaining.

Specific bibliographical revision.

Teaching Methods

Definition of the individual program and bibliography, according to the student's profile, by the teacher.
Individual lessons based on an interactive teaching methodology, including commentaries, exemplification, suggestions, feedback, reinforcement, practices of formative evaluation and self-evaluation, detailed indications concerning the work to be done in autonomy until the next lesson and planning.

Organization of complementary activities (auditions, seminars, master classes)

Evaluation
a) definition and pondering of continuous evaluation parameters (participation, assiduity, performance, progression) 40%;
b) public exam before a jury: performance of about 30 minutes, including a minimum of 2 contrasting works, of which 1 composed in the last 80 years, excluding orchestral excerpts; the repeats indicated in the chosen works must not be played 60%.