M-MA-ZWIR

Practical Classes

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Completion of Individual Route 1

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The student sets out the personal learning objectives in accordance with the skills and general objectives mentioned in Competence Matrix Master of Music.

The topic of the student’s research is related to individual productions and/or the final performance / product(ion). Focus and coherence are described in the personal study plan.

In the Master's program, the student develops into a research-oriented professional in music. The research activities are aimed at enabling the student to make an relevant and original contribution to the professional practice after completing this programme.
The general final level for research is described as follows: the student effectively and convincingly demonstrates that they have skills and knowledge relating to practice-based research at the level of a HBO master's degree (music). Under supervision of a research coach the student learns to set up and carry out a self-selected research project in the field of music and the artistic professional practice. This can be art-based research, product development or other music-related applications, or research in the field of current developments in the professional practice, society, arts, traditions and disciplines connected with music, entrepreneurship, etc.

Individual coaching, Research Group Meetings.

There is no compulsory book list, based on the idea that information on research strategies and methods should fit the student's personal trajectory. Coaches and/or content experts will recommend customised literature where necessary and possible.
Students who have little research experience are advised to purchase the following book: Grit, R. & Julsing, M. (2015). How to do Research. Groningen: Noordhoff.
As a practical handbook and to give an idea of the most important research strategies and methods, reference is made to: Denscombe, M. (2017). The Good Research Guide for small-scale social research project. Open University.

Studying theory, writing justification, reflections and evaluations, (self-) analysis, practical research, finding background information and studying MOOCs.

Summative (June):
Granting of 36 EC after integral assessment.
Final performance, including portfolio for substantiation and justification, research results, accompanied by digital documentation, including a reflection report are assessed by a panel of two main subject teachers, research coach, external specialist and a peer student. The panel is chaired by the student's mentor.

Consult the assessment form Integral assessment Master of Music, semester 3 and Integral assessment Master of Music, semester 4.

The evaluators' ratings are equally weighted in the assessments, which are expressed as either satisfactory or unsatisfactory. A satisfactory results in a pass.

Summative: Panel of teachers, supervised by an examiner integrally assesses the final performance, including portfolio for substantiation and justification, research results, accompanied by digital documentation, including a reflection report.

Additional assignment related to deficiencies.