Undergraduate Course: Music 2C: Intermediate Training in Compositional Techniques (MUSI08050)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Arts, Culture and Environment |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 08 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Music |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
http://www.music.ed.ac.uk/ |
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| Course description |
This course embraces both creative work and the learning of technical skills. Inventiveness will be encouraged, while students will also be asked to carry out analyses and compositional exercises in various styles, using the works of past composers as sources and models. Teaching will be run jointly with Style Studies 2 and Composition 2. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
Visiting students should have at least one semester in Music Theory and one semester in Composition. We will only consider University/College level courses.
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| Prospectus website |
http://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/visiting-exchange/courses |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Full Year, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | Semester One Lectures. | 2-5 AND 7-10 | | 14:00 - 14:50 | | | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Additional information |
S1: Project Week in week 6 - 10-13 Mon, Tue, Thu & Fri; tutorials in Weeks 2-5 and 7-10.
S2: Project Week in week 1 - 10-13 Tue, Thu & Fri. Seminars and tutorials in weeks 3,5,7,10 with one-to-one tuition in Week 9. |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course students will have learned the ability to engage with a variety of musical styles through creative and technical projects and exercises.
They will have the technical skills necessary to reproduce a number of past musical styles, particularly those of Palestrina, J.S. Bach, Schubert, Schumann and Mendelssohn.
They will have the ability to conceive musical ideas, and to manipulate them in an inventive and individual way.
They will have the ability to develop musical materials into well-formed and coherent musical structures. |
Assessment Information
A mark for attendance, coursework and composition diary (10%).
A portfolio of three pieces of work (40%) including at least one piece of work representing the more advanced work of the class in Semester 1 and at least one piece of creative work done in Semester 2.
A take away exam (25%) and a 2-hour degree exam (25%) sat in the December examination diet.
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| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Noel O'Regan
Tel: (0131 6)50 2429
Email: N.O'Regan@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Miss Lindsay Hunter
Tel: (0131 6)50 2422
Email: Lindsay.Hunter@ed.ac.uk |
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