This course aims to (1) familiarize the student with issues of style and performance practice in the music literature of the period(s) studied; (2) introduce the various modern and historically aware approaches to performance with the view of opening up new, informed performance possibilities for the student; (3) develop the student's organisational ability in special-project research work; (4) to develop the student's independent and analytical thinking as well as critical musical judgement; and (5) study the factors that lead to success in performance.