6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL
Undergraduate - Unit
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Faculty
Organisational Unit
Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music
Chief examiner(s)
Coordinator(s)
Unit guides
Prerequisites
ATS3140 or ATS3830
This unit is only available to students enrolled in a Bachelor of Music single or double degree - Composition and music technology specialisation.
Prohibitions
ATS3831
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 the unit coordinator in order to repeat the unit.
Synopsis
The unit extends advanced skills in composition and music technology by requiring students to refine a personal creative methodology influenced by various techniques and approaches. Students then apply this methodology to develop well-articulated concepts for original work that integrate several distinct layers of material. Students will also organise a concert recital of their work or a produce recording of their work(s).
Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the unit, students will be able to:
- formulate and apply a compositional methodology from a range of acquired techniques and approaches to original work;
- generate original work for performance and/or recording;
- organise a concert recital or produce a recording of original work;
- produce an exegesis that accompanies original work.
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.
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