1. DEVELOP LINES OF ARGUMENT AND MAKE SOUND JUDGEMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF PERFORMING AS A DRUMMER.
Learning

2. COMPARE AND CONTRAST SOLO PERFORMANCE TECHNIQUES WHEN PLANNING FOR AND PERFORMING TO AN AUDIENCE AS A DRUMMER.
Enquiry

3. EVALUATE AND INTERPRET THE DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS OF SOLO PERFORMANCE IN ORDER TO PRESENT RESPONSES THAT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ROLE OF A DRUMMER, THE WIDER INDUSTRY AND THE AUDIENCE.
Analysis

4. USE APPROPRIATE COMMUNICATION SKILLS WHEN WORKING WITH YOUR AUDIENCE IN ORDER TO INTRODUCE AND PROMOTE YOURSELF AND YOUR MUSIC AS A DRUMMER AND TO BE RESPONSIVE TO YOUR AUDIENCE.
Communication

Assessment 1 – Performance (100%)
Rehearse and perform a 15 minute solo drum repertoire of songs to an audience.
[Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3 and 4]

Formative Assessment:
A group critique evaluating strengths and weaknesses in performance and identifying realistic strategies to improve in order to gain necessary qualities for further study and employment.

This module is designed to enable you to practise and monitor your progress in order to develop as a drummer. You will learn how to structure and monitor your own practice in order to ensure that you can effectively progress as a musician.

Musical performance is intrinsic to music and the ability to perform, and perform well, increases avenues and opportunities for performance. This module is constructed in a way that will allow you to improve your performance skills. Whilst the ability to refine your skills in drums is vital to a musician’s success, the ability to perform with quality and confidence and with an understanding of audience is what rapidly increases employability. It is essential to know, as an artist, where you fit within the marketplace and have an ability to adapt. For this reason, this module encourages you to consider life as a drummer reliant on your talent and your ability to entertain and perform.

You will learn and apply core knowledge and skills in the areas of performance through a combination of exercises, hands-on workshops, self-directed learning and visits from practitioners.

Regardless of the style, genre or period of music, your improvement as a drummer involves not only practice but also evaluation of how effective this process is along with the suitability to a designated audience. This module will enable you to develop your practice regime, drum technique and competence, the development of your repertoire, collaboration, professionalism, stage technique, technical knowledge and understanding. Each of these will support you through performance.

You will produce a portfolio in the form of a short set for solo performances. Working to a given structure and within strict practical limitations, you will plan, organise and present your solo performance to an audience. You will introduce yourself as an artist as well as the songs you will be performing, demonstrating promotional skills, personality and audience awareness. You will perform a solo repertoire of songs that you have chosen to perform, typically for 15 minutes.

You will learn the value of peer and self-reflection and how to critically evaluate the success of the event including your progress as a guitarist and the impact of your practice regime so that you may make recommendations for the future. On completion of this module you will understand the underlying process and ingredients that make for a successful and sustained improvement in performance.

Strategies in this module place an emphasis on practical work, in order that learning is focussed on developing your ability to perform as a solo drummer. This learning will be facilitated through a series of lectures and demonstrations, each followed by hands-on practical activities and typically including:

¿ Performance exercises and skills workshop
¿ Presentation skills workshops
¿ Audience interaction exercises
¿ Performance opportunities with peer analysis
¿ Analysis of musicians in terms of performance, charisma and personality
¿ Opportunities to interact with visiting practitioners
¿ Performance critiques with formative feedback
¿ Individual tutorials
¿ Performance screenings
¿ Performance reviews
To extend the learning that takes place in class you will be expected to engage in independent study and rehearsal outside of timetabled sessions.

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Dahlgreen, M. (1963) - 4-Way Coordination: A Method Book for the Development of Complete Independence on the Drum Set: Henry adler inc.
Gallway, T. (2015) The Inner Game of Music: Pan
Hooper, D. (2013) Six-Figure Musician - How to Sell More Music, Get More People to Your Shows, and Make More Money in the Music: MusicMarketing.com

Lamb, J. (2015) - Anatomy of Drumming : Move Better, Feel Better, Play Better: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Klickstein, G. (2009) The Musician’s Way: A Guide to Practice, Performance and Wellness: Oxford University Press

Rich, B. (2006) - Modern Interpretation of Snare Drum Rudiments: Hal Leonard

¿ Practice/rehearsal rooms
¿ Keyboards/pianos
¿ Guitars
¿ Amplifiers
¿ Listening facilities
¿ Microphones and recording equipment when necessary.
¿ A large room will be needed for solo performances.
¿ Access to a variety of rehearsal and performance areas.
¿ Specialist performance and rehearsal spaces appropriate to your musical direction
¿ PA equipment
¿ Whiteboard
¿ Projector