3063 - Master of Arts (Music Composition)
This course entry should be read in conjunction with information provided in the Faculty information section of this Handbook by the managing faculty for this course
| Abbreviated title | MA (Mus Composition) |
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| CRICOS Code | 003781G |
| Managing faculty | Arts |
| Study location and mode | On-campus (Clayton) |
| Duration (years) | 2 years FT, 4 years PT The minimum period of candidature is one year full-time, two years part-time. |
| Minimum grade for completion | The minimum pass grade for a masters by research is 60 C (credit). |
| Postgraduate research component* | 100 per cent |
| Contact details | Inquiries (Clayton): Room 101 Performing Arts Centre, building 68; Telephone +61 3 9905 3231; Email music@arts.monash.edu.au or visit http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/schools/music/. |
| Course coordinator | Dr Thomas Reiner |
Description
Requirements
In close consultation with their supervisor, candidates develop a composition folio consisting of both musical scores and sound recordings that demonstrates their ability to work in various media, including traditional, electro-acoustic, and contemporary solo and chamber combinations. The overall duration of the submitted music would normally be between 30 to 45 minutes. Depending on the complexity of the submitted music, however, the overall duration may deviate considerably from the given range. Together with the folio of compositions, candidates are required to write a critical commentary of between 10,000 and 15,000 words. The critical commentary must be scholarly in character and, at a minimum, address the following:
- explication of aesthetic arguments that provide a conceptual basis for the submitted compositions
- compositional approach, process, and techniques
- aesthetic placement and stylistic predecessors
- sonic realisation and performance context.
Full-time candidates are expected to allocate 48 hours per week to compositional activities and meet with their supervisor(s) on a regular basis. Full-time candidates are required to attend a minimum of 10 of the school's postgraduate seminars during each year of their candidature. Part-time candidates are required to attend a minimum of five seminars per year. Candidates are required to present at least one postgraduate seminar during the course of their candidature.
Award(s) received on completion *
* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.