Form For External Activities Career Development Office (CDO)

Form for External Activities
Career Development Office (CDO)

Please fill out this form and make sure any attachments (such as employer’s report,
concert programme, advertising, photos, screen short, videos, recordings, reviews
etc.) are uploaded and clearly numbered for the activity with which they are
connected.
External activities - CDO can be any work that you have done outside of the
conservatoire curriculum that is relevant to your development as a musician, or that
includes experiences likely to be useful to you in the future. This need not be
restricted to conventional performance or teaching activities. We are also interested in
all kinds of initiatives and innovations both off and online.
The report can be completed in English or Dutch.
External activity details – to be filled in by the student
Please:
1. provide relevant information for each separate activity
2. complete the reflection section at the bottom of the form
The number of activities on this form is merely to provide space as required. You do not necessarily need to complete
10 activities, but can also do more.
Your details
Student name Álvaro García Peón
Main subject Classic Guitar

Student number 3321487
Year of study (Erasmus, M1

B2, B3, B4, M1 or M2)
Minimum number of ECTS 10
required this year

Report assessment – to be filled in by the CDO teacher
Number of CDO ECTS Teaching

Activity 1
Activity 2
Activity 3
Activity 4
Activity 5
Activity 6
Activity 7
Activity 8
Activity 9
Activity 10
Total
Signature for approval
Date
Teaching (online or in person)

Please fill in this section if you have done any teaching this year
Starting and ending date of From: Until:

the teaching period
relevant to this form
Number of weeks
Number of students
Preparation time in hours

(include meetings etc.)
Lesson time per student

Amount of lessons
Group/individual lessons
Total hours invested
*********
Activity 1: Activity details
What was this activity? Creation of a dossier for application to a

Please include a brief chamber music project in Segovia. In this
description. proposal, my duo mate and I propose a first solo
concert part performed first by her and after by
me, and a final duo performance. We combine
spanish and classical music.

Working dates From 29/03/2021 to 09/04/2021 just the
(rehearsals/other work, preparation of this concrete project
development, preparation,
promotion etc.)
If live performance was

part of your activity, please
list the dates here.
If included, please indicate There are CVs, a description of the concert, duo
which kind of documents biography and artistic photos.
have been uploaded with All the documents are available in this drive link:
regard to this activity.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1w6qNTfe
FVTtvKV9smhG3b5jqGpM_ErWY?usp=sharing
Links to recordings/video Link to the recordings we uploaded (it is also in
(please use Soundcloud, the drive):
YouTube or equivalent)
https://youtu.be/tFg0-WR2m0c
Further information It is in spanish, but in the dossier you can find

general information and the concert description.
Activity 1: Hours invested

(travel time is not to be included)
Preparation hours 20h (recording, editing and writing)
Rehearsal hours This project has a lot of my solo repertoire

(if applicable) pieces. So the rehearsal hours could be a lot.
But just for this project: 30h
Performance hours
(if applicable)
Promotion/marketing 1h
hours (if applicable)
Other working hours Thinking about the whole proposal: 1h

(please specify)
Total hours invested 52h
*********

What was this activity? 4 Duo concerts in the Festival “Segovia, un oasis
Please include a brief de cultura”
description.
Working dates
(rehearsals/other work,
promotion etc.)
If live performance was We were playing over the summer but the
part of your activity, please concerts that could count for the Cdo are:
list the dates here. 04/09/2020 and 05/09/2020
If included, please indicate Photos and documents:

which kind of documents https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1I5FLMO_
have been uploaded with zUdnfN6-v9RlNkbWO8XwCS4Nd?usp=sharing
Links to recordings/video
(please use Soundcloud,
Further information They were double session concerts in Segovia

(Spain), two days in a row during the evening.

Preparation hours 15h. Preparing the pieces by my own.
Rehearsal hours 30h. As duo rehearsals we spend on average 3

(if applicable) hours a day for ten days before the concerts.
Performance hours 6h. We performed two one-and-a-half hour

(if applicable) shows each day.
Promotion/marketing
Other working hours 2h.Choosing the repertoire and thinking about

(please specify) the artistic proposal
*********
What was this activity? Professional instagram account. I try to diversify

Please include a brief and share different kinds of music in a good
description. quality audio and video.
Also other social networks such as Apprentus or
my personal Facebook and my Guitar Quartet
Facebook page.
Working dates Once every two weeks or month
promotion etc.)

If included, please indicate

which kind of documents
have been uploaded with
Links to recordings/video Instagram:

(please use Soundcloud, https://www.instagram.com/alvaropeon_/
YouTube or equivalent) Apprentus:
https://www.apprentus.com/en/private-lessons/
online/music/teacher-training/classical-flamenco-
guitar
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=10000
1135691311
Quartet Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/Mozaik-Guitar-Quart
et-112160596789157
Further information

Preparation hours
Rehearsal hours 30h

(if applicable)
Performance hours 15min

(if applicable)
Other working hours Editing: 3h

(please specify)
Total hours invested 38,15 h

*********
What was this activity? Professional Youtube videos

Please include a brief
description.
Working dates 29/03/2021 to 18/04/2021

promotion etc.)


Links to recordings/video https://youtu.be/ddYEpGoONgk

Further information

Preparation hours 3h - Here I would like to include the research

needed to try to do something as professional as
possible without being specialized in this field.
Rehearsal hours 25h - personal practise

(if applicable)
Performance hours 3h
(if applicable)
Other working hours Editing and mastering: 25h
(please specify)
*********
What was this activity? Achieving the semifinals of the competition

Please include a brief “Certamen Llobet” for guitar.
description. Competition with obliged repertoire.

Working dates 12-26 october 2020
promotion etc.)


Links to recordings/video First stage: https://youtu.be/pFsMkilvZmU

YouTube or equivalent) Semifinal: https://youtu.be/snU61UDHwDQ
Further information

Preparation hours
Rehearsal hours 100h

(if applicable)
Performance hours
(if applicable)
Promotion/marketing
Other working hours Putting audio and video together + some

(please specify) editing: 3h
Total hours invested 103 h
*********
What was this activity? Participation “Viseu guitar competition”

description. Competition with free repertoire
Working dates November 2020

promotion etc.)


Links to recordings/video https://youtu.be/p2EadDnLIF0

Further information

Preparation hours
Rehearsal hours 70h

(if applicable)
Performance hours
(if applicable)
Promotion/marketing
Other working hours Some editing and putting audio and video
(please specify) together: 1,5h
Total hours invested 71,5h
*********
What was this activity? Program proposals for different organisations

Please include a brief with my professional guitar quartet.
description.
Working dates
promotion etc.)

If included, please indicate Two concert proposals.

have been uploaded with https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tVTDVjej
regard to this activity. U7ENEh12aZOb7zb6SjcWdMb_?usp=sharing
Further information

Preparation hours 1h emailing the agency to know what to do and

the kind of concerts they were.
Rehearsal hours
(if applicable)
Performance hours
(if applicable)
Promotion/marketing
Other working hours 5h to write down the programs and share the
(please specify) different ideas.
*********
What was this activity? Cancelled concerts. Here I will write the
Please include a brief cancelled concerts I had due to the Covid.
description.
Working dates
promotion etc.)
If live performance was 24th february 2021- Rückersdorf

part of your activity, please September 2020 (postponed) around 8 concerts
list the dates here. - Tour in Belgium
Cd recording 2020 - postponed too
Further information I could attach emails with the organizers.

Preparation hours
Rehearsal hours
(if applicable)
Performance hours
(if applicable)
Promotion/marketing
Other working hours

(please specify)
*********
What was this activity? Jazz lessons. I attend jazz lessons with an old
Please include a brief master guitar student from here, who nowadays
description. lives out of music. This activity complements a
lot my musical education and development as a
musician, and I consider it as essential as any
other.

Working dates Once every two weeks or month since February.
promotion etc.)


Further information
Preparation hours 10h (looking for material, videos, or pieces I

want to play)
Rehearsal hours 50h

(if applicable)
Performance hours
(if applicable)
Promotion/marketing
Other working hours The actual lessons: 15h

(please specify)
*********
What was this activity?

description.
Working dates
promotion etc.)


Further information

Preparation hours
Rehearsal hours
(if applicable)
Performance hours
(if applicable)
Promotion/marketing
Other working hours

(please specify)
*********
Reflection on your CDO external activities

for the academic year 2020-2021
Please write between ca 100-200 words for each section
Which of the above activities were most relevant to your future in the
profession, and why?
I think the videos I made solo and with my duo mate. It builds something, all
the effort put in improving my and our playing is audible and people can watch
and maybe enjoy it. So I think that in these times is almost the best thing a
musician can do.
From which one of these activities did you learn the most, and what was it that
you learned?
I think I have learnt not just from one activity, from two of them, which are
similar but opposite at the same time. The competition videos and my own well
edited videos. They are both videos, but the thinking behind and the objective
are much different. I have enjoyed way more to edit well my own video than
recording myself for a competition. And it is a big topic, but the satisfaction I
had owning a video and sharing it is much better and valuable than any good
feedback from the jury or an award. For the competition a video is a means to
an end, but for myself an own video is already the end, and it is a big
difference.
Describe a problem that you had to solve, or something that might have gone
better with one of these activities. How would you deal with it differently next
time?
I think the deadline of the videos or the concert proposals. It has been very
stressful in the last moment, always recording until the end and editing in the
last hour. If I had to do it again, I would try to do it with more time to be more
relaxed. It can be very stressful. Having more time and organising myself
better is much more pleasant and I could even enjoy the editing part to have
the most professional possible result.
Describe an unexpectedly positive experience that you had during one of these
activities. How did you take advantage of this?
I discovered how much I like to manage myself and to edit videos and photos.
I discovered I love this field and I did not expect it at all. From now on I will do
it much more.
How have this year’s CDO external activities helped you to develop your artistic
vision?
Not just the CDO but also all the master subjects. They changed my mind
completely. I understand well now the professional side of music nowadays and
I know what I have to do. And I think I understand now that I need to be
self-sufficient, I can not wait until an opportunity appears, I already have to
build an image as a musician.
What in general have you learned about yourself from these CDO external
activities?
I learnt that good material takes time. And sometimes it's worth it to think
really well about what is the next step because if I want to do high quality
content it will take a lot of time. There are a lot of steps involved and each of
them are done by professionals specialised in that field. For just one person to
be even close to that (once you own a decent equipment) is very difficult.
But I also learnt about myself that it is possible and each time I improve a little
bit more. I can not be very exigent with every video individually because I
think I will improve with time. Even if it is not 100% perfect as I would like it is
better to release it and keep going.

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The report can be completed in English or Dutch.

External activity details – to be filled in by the student

Main subject Classic Guitar

Year of study (Erasmus, M1

Number of CDO ECTS Teaching

Teaching (online or in person)

Starting and ending date of From: Until:

Preparation time in hours

Lesson time per student

Total hours invested

Activity 1: Activity details

What was this activity? Creation of a dossier for application to a

If live performance was

Further information It is in spanish, but in the dossier you can find

Activity 1: Hours invested

Preparation hours 20h (recording, editing and writing)

Rehearsal hours This project has a lot of my solo repertoire

Other working hours Thinking about the whole proposal: 1h

Total hours invested 52h

If included, please indicate Photos and documents:

Further information They were double session concerts in Segovia

Activity 2: Hours invested

Preparation hours 15h. Preparing the pieces by my own.

Rehearsal hours 30h. As duo rehearsals we spend on average 3

Performance hours 6h. We performed two one-and-a-half hour

Other working hours 2h.Choosing the repertoire and thinking about

Total hours invested 53h

Activity 3: Activity details

What was this activity? Professional instagram account. I try to diversify

If live performance was

If included, please indicate

Links to recordings/video Instagram:

Activity 3: Hours invested

Rehearsal hours 30h

Performance hours 15min

Other working hours Editing: 3h

Total hours invested 38,15 h

Activity 4: Activity details

What was this activity? Professional Youtube videos

Working dates 29/03/2021 to 18/04/2021

If live performance was

If included, please indicate

Links to recordings/video https://youtu.be/ddYEpGoONgk

Activity 4: Hours invested

Preparation hours 3h - Here I would like to include the research

Rehearsal hours 25h - personal practise

Total hours invested 58h

Activity 5: Activity details

What was this activity? Achieving the semifinals of the competition

If live performance was

If included, please indicate

Links to recordings/video First stage: https://youtu.be/pFsMkilvZmU

Activity 5: Hours invested

Rehearsal hours 100h

Other working hours Putting audio and video together + some

Total hours invested 103 h

Activity 6: Activity details

What was this activity? Participation “Viseu guitar competition”

Working dates November 2020

If live performance was