? Credit Points : 10  ? SCQF Level : 8  ? Acronym : ACE-1-U02718

This course will offer advanced experience in inventing and will cultivate creative approaches to composition.

? Keywords : Music Composition Inventing

? Pre-requisites : Higher or A-level in Music. Course only available to students on a Music degree programme.

? This course has variants for part year visiting students, as follows

• Inventing 1 (VS1) (Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2))

Home subject area

Music, (School of Arts, Culture and Environment, Schedule A)

? Normal year taken : 1st year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 8 weeks

? Other Required Attendance : 9 hour(s) per week for 1 weeks

First Class Information

Date Start End Room Area Additional Information 18/09/2007 10:00 13:00 Lecture Room A 2.04, Alison House Central

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area Lecture Friday 11:10 12:00 Central

? Additional Class Information : Project in Week 1 - Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 10.00 - 1.00. Weekly seminars and additional tutorials in Weeks 2-5 and 7-10.

- Students will have learned the basic technical skills of composition.
- Students will have been encouraged to write creatively.
- Students will have learned the musical literacy necessary to express their creative ideas.

A mark for attendance and coursework (10%) and a portfolio of at least two pieces of work (90%).

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Miss Nathalie Caron
Tel : (0131 6)50 2422
Email : nathalie.caron@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Prof Nigel Osborne
Tel : (0131 6)50 2424
Email : N.Osborne@ed.ac.uk

Course Website : http://www.music.ed.ac.uk/

School Website : http://www.ace.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/