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ATS3140 - Composition 5

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.

Synopsis

This unit consolidates advanced skills in composition developed in ATS2128 Composition 4. Students further develop technical skills by conceiving of and articulating the conceptual basis for a distinctive original work. Students also study the development of diverse sonic materials analogously from a work's conceptual basis. This prepares students for the extended focus of the final unit in the sequence, ATS3141 Composition 6.

Outcomes

Upon completion of this unit, students are able to:

Conceive of and articulate the conceptual basis for a distinctive musical work;
Demonstrate the ability to develop sonic materials analogously from a work's conceptual basis.

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

Prerequisites

ATS2128 or ATS2809
This unit is only available to students enrolled in a Bachelor of Music single or double degree - Music composition specialisation.

Prohibitions

ATS3830