Students undertake intensive 1:1 tuition in their chosen instrument (9 hours per semester). Students must enrol in the relevant tuition class for their specialisation. Through the study of appropriate repertoire and technical exercises, students will further develop their individual technical and musical potential, together with a sound understanding of interpretive principles and performance skills. Students are also expected to undertake a minimum of 21 hours per week of structured individual practice as designated by their instrumental teacher including repertoire study and a wide variety of technical exercises relevant to the student's chosen instrument. Students are expected to further their development of their specialisation in Classical Performance 3B.
1. Development of musical performance skills that display accuracy, fluency, advanced technical skills and a mature expressive sense along with a strong conceptual and interpretative understanding of the chosen and prescribed works.
2. Development of effective practising strategies which arise from independent, imaginative and creative approaches to problem solving including the use of contemporary technologies.
3. Development of critical understanding of own and others' musical performances in relation to the standards required for professional endeavour.
The Technical examination or equivalent must be passed in order to pass Classical Performance 3A. Classical Performance 3A must be passed in order to progress to Classical Performance 3B. The Repertoire Requirement is 400 words of program notes on Classical Performance 3A repertoire. The repertoire requirement is to be submitted to your Head of Study excatly one week preceding your performance exam date.
Repertoire requirement 15% - 400 words of program notes on Classical Performance 3A repertoire.