MUS3660

Music Composition and Technology Workshop II ( 6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL)

Leader: Peter McIlwain

Offered:
Clayton First semester 2005 (Day)

Synopsis: Theory and practice of contemporary musical composition. Students study selected works, compare works for different combinations and styles, write program notes on each composition, and work with other students to perform their compositions in a public concert.

Objectives: Students are guided in the composition of music that is informed by critical thinking and is influenced by a diversity of techniques and aesthetic points of view. Upon successful completion of this unit students will be able to: compose a medium scale work that illustrates several compositional techniques that are informed by research, manage a composition project across the course of a semester, understand and discuss their composition in the context of their own creative process and demonstrate an understanding of key techniques and concepts in orchestration.

Assessment: Written (composition folio consisting of two original works - content 30%, notation 20%, presentation, 20%): 70% + Workshops and concert performance of at least one original work: 30%

Contact Hours: 2 hours (1 x 2 hour lecture) per week

Prerequisites: MUS2660