Introduction

Hi, welcome to my final project for the first year of the UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma in Music Performance and Production.

For my final project I wanted to do something performance based. As my main instrument is piano and I have become very interested in Jazz over the past year, I decided to develop a repertoire of Jazz standards and play them at an external venue.

The following headings feature an in-depth look into my journey over the course of this nine week project. I really enjoyed researching different areas during this project, including the history behind jazz, the psychology behind performance nerves, as well as lots of other musical information.

I am very proud of how far I came in just over two months and how I performed in my final showcase.

I hope you enjoy reading through my portfolio and I’m looking forward to building on this great experience in the future.

I have set my portfolio out in a basic list to make it easier to navigate. You may need to scroll down in order to see the whole list. Other than that, hopefully, you won’t have any problems.