This is my UAL project 4 section focusing on the development of the knowledge and skills necessary for me to reach the level of a professional musician...
Task 1: Complete a Skills Audit to identify areas to develop and improve.
Task 2: Create a tuition video demonstrating the ‘Essential Skills’ resources for my instrument and how to play them, discussing some of the challenges and what I will focus on learning next.
Task 3: Complete a range of Music Theory Exercises.
Task 4: Audition Portfolio
Develop a professional Audition Portfolio of at least 2 recorded solo performances.
Create a Solo Performance vlog/blog: include my composer/songwriter/artist research, programme notes to accompany your performances, and evidence of my rehearsal process.
Evaluate my solo performances. Consider accuracy, expression/ interpretation, stage presence/confidence, communication with your audience. Assess the impact of my rehearsal process on final outcomes. Compare my two performances.
Task 5: Present myself to a specified audience / industry by creating a website with a biography and upload / embed my 2 Audition Performance videos, Essential Skills Tuition video, Keyboard Skills video and Ensemble Performance videos to a public, industry professional space, such as YouTube, personal website etc.