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ATS1046 - Composition 1

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Arts

Organisational Unit

Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music

Coordinator(s)

Associate Professor Thomas Reiner

Offered

Clayton

First semester 2016 (Day)
Second semester 2016 (Day)

Notes

The unit has a compulsory ensemble componentensemble component (http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/music/category/performance-studies/student-ensembles/). Some ensembles are subject to audition. Normally, auditions take place in Week 1 of the semester. Please see the unit guide for further information.
Students who fail this unit will need permission from their instrumental coordinator in order to repeat the unit.

Synopsis

The unit draws together students from various levels of musical experience at pre-tertiary level and consolidates fundamental skills in composition. Students develop technical skills by writing short musical works that demonstrate knowledge of acoustic instruments and composition-related music technology skills. Students also learn how to respond with relevant compositional ideas to a set concept and this enables them to explore other compositional techniques in the next unit in the sequence, ATS1047 Composition 2.

Outcomes

Upon completion of the unit, students are able to:

Demonstrate the fundamental conventions of music notation;
Demonstrate fundamental compositional techniques required for the writing of short works;
Demonstrate knowledge of basic composition-related music technology skills;
Understand the possibilities and limitations of acoustic instruments;
Respond with relevant compositional ideas to a set concept.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 100%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Chief examiner(s)

Associate Professor Thomas Reiner

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Music composition
Ethnomusicology and musicology

Prerequisites

This unit is only available to students enrolled in a Bachelor of Music single or double degree - Music composition or Ethnomusicology and musicology specialisations.

Prohibitions

ATS1349