230 Assessment

TASK 1 Planning 

Learning outcome – be able to plan for a live performance

Pass

-       Explain your realistic and achievable goals, which must relate to your aspirations and expectation of the performance. 

-       There will be some tutor input into this undertaking. 

- Based on your personal goals you will give evidence to show that you understand what the performance will look and feel like, what its duration will be and how you will engage with it. 

-       You will also give evidence to show understanding of health and safety implications associated with performing music that take into account the context (place, people involved, audience etc. ) in which the performance is taking place. 

Merit

- Explain your realistic and achievable goals, which must relate to your aspirations and expectation of the performance.

- There will be very little tutor input into this undertaking.

- Based on your personal goals you will give evidence to show that you have a clear understanding of what the performance will look and feel like, what its duration will be and how you will engage with it.

- You will also give evidence to show a clear understanding of health and safety implications associated with performing music that take into account the context (place, people involved, audience etc.) in which the performance is taking place.

Distinction 

- Explain your realistic and achievable goals, which must relate to your aspirations and expectation of the performance. Take ownership of these goals.

- There will be little or no tutor input into this undertaking.

- Based on your personal goals you will give evidence to show that you have a clear understanding of what the performance will look and feel like, what its duration will be and how you will engage with it. Within this there will be strong evidence of clear understanding of where potential issues may lie. Strategies for how these may be overcome effectively will be in place. 

- You will also give evidence to show a clear understanding of health and safety implications associated with performing music that take into account the context (place, people involved, audience etc.) in which the performance is taking place. You must show clear understanding of where issues may occur and how they may be avoided. 

Answer the following questions in full sentences. Then check back to the grading criteria to see if you have met your target grade:

1.     My statement of personal aims:

Think about your contribution to the event and answer the following questions.

a)    What do you want to achieve through your contribution (performance or compositions)? E.g. improve my confidence with performance by….. develop my skills with…… develop my collaboration skills by….. (You can write as many realistic and achievable goals as you like here. I have started the sentence for you below but feel free to change it if you wish).

Through my contribution to the event I would like to achieve the following goals:

(Make sure the answer that you have written relates to your aspirations and expectation of the performance).

• I want to experience performing in front of an audience. I have never done it before so I think it would improve my confidence. Performing is a large part of being a musician therefore it is something I'd like to achieve, to improve my level of musicianship.
• I would like to perform an entire set of music without stopping because I made mistakes. I find it difficult to practice a song from start to finish and I feel real sense of achievement being able to play a full song. The audience will be expecting performances of full songs, so it's important I meet those expectations. This will also ensure they are very entertained.

b) What skills do you have that you can use?

I think that I have the following skills which I will use to help me achieve these goals……  Drum lessons.

c)     How will you know if you have achieved it?

I will know if I’ve achieved it because…… Someone would tell me

d)    How will you meet the expectations of the audience? E.g. will you find out what the audience would like to hear? If so how? Consider repertoire, quality, length, stage presence etc.
I dont know I'd just play it 

2.     Plan of my contribution to the performance

a)    What are the requirements of the brief and how will you meet them? Put the brief into your own words and explain how you will meet what it is asking for

b)    What do you intend to do? E.g. I intend to perform on……… I will play the following songs………… First I will play………. It will be a good opening song because…….. This will be a solo/ ensemble? Etc.

I intend to perform on……… I will play the following songs, All Star, Boulevard of Broken Dreams, We Are Number One,  Uptown Funk and .... This will be a solo Etc

c)     How will you do it? E.g. rehearsals, work with tutor, record self and listen back to it, dress rehearsal (week before) etc.

Rehearsals, tutor.

d)    Who will you need to involve?

Drum tutor

e)    What resources will you need?

Drum

f)     What time is needed for each song/ activity (e.g. dress rehearsal/ recording)?
Average 3 per song

g)    What are the health and safety issues for rehearsals and the performances (think of noise levels, cables, audience, working with others)

Drumsticks can be used as a weapon

Now type up neatly and clearly your set list for the programme. Make sure it includes full titles of songs, original artists and the names of anyone you will perform it with. 

My set list:
 All Star, = Smash Mouth
Boulevard of Broken Dreams = Green Day
We Are Number One, = Lazy Town
 Uptown Funk =  Mark Ronson
Living on a Prayer -Bon Jovi

Style and Image:

Describe your style and image for the event. Make sure you justify your choices (is it appropriate for the audience?)

In uniform, but If I didn't I would probably put on 

Ideas for the performance:

How will you make sure it runs smoothly, organisation, anything extra you need and how will you get it?

Staging and equipment needs:

What equipment do you need and why? 

Drums, drumsticks. piano

What are the staging requirements? E.g. space needed, placement of equipment etc.