Undergraduate Course: Music 2C: Intermediate Training in Compositional Techniques (MUSI08050)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Music |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
http://www.music.ed.ac.uk/ |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| 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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| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 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 | | 1-22 | | | | 10:00 - 10:50 | |
| First Class |
Week 2, Thursday, 10:00 - 10:50, Zone: Central. Lecture Room B, Alison House |
| Additional information |
S1: Project Week in week 6 - 10am-1pm Mon, Tue, Thu & Fri; Tutorials in Weeks 2-5 and 7-10.
S2: Project Week in week 1 - 10am-1pm Tue, Thu & Fri. Seminars and tutorials in weeks 3,5,7,10 with one-to-one tuition in Week 9. |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Music 2C | 2:00 | | |
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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Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | composition style studies counterpoint harmony |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Noel O'Regan
Tel: (0131 6)50 2429
Email: N.O'Regan@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Brad Herbert
Tel: (0131 6)50 2422
Email: brad.herbert@ed.ac.uk |
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