Learning Outcomes:
Participation in this module will enable students to:
Encourage new and innovative approaches to personal musical practice, with the aid of technology;
Approach the development of repertoire within a group over a limited time frame;
Develop musical communication skills;
Consider aspects of group dynamics and collaboration in rehearsal or at-distance;
Explore a specific sample of choral repertoire that is reflective of a specific style and genre (High Baroque);
Perform or record a work-in-progress” concert programme (or recording) of assigned repertory (Handel) during the semester
Indicative Module Content:
Choral ensemble performance practice issues in Handel, G. F., Part II of 'Israel in Egypt', as an example of High-Baroque oratorio repertoire and performance.