Undergraduate Course: Orchestration 2 (MUSI08044)
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 | 10 | 
 
| Home subject area | Music | 
Other subject area | None | 
   
| Course website | 
http://www.music.ed.ac.uk/ | 
Taught in Gaelic? | No | 
 
| Course description | The course deals with individual characteristics of orchestral instruments and how they may be combined effectively in practice. | 
 
 
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
 Students MUST have passed:    
Listening and Musicianship 1 (MUSI08051)  
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Co-requisites |  | 
 
| Prohibited Combinations |  | 
Other requirements |  None | 
 
| Additional Costs |  None | 
 
 
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: 2014/15  Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1) 
  
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Learn enabled:  Yes | 
Quota:  None | 
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Web Timetable  | 
	
Web Timetable | 
	| Class Delivery Information | 
	Seminars in Weeks 1-5 and 7-11. | 
 
 
| Course Start Date | 
12/01/2015 | 
 
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) | 
 
 Total Hours:
100
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 Lecture Hours 10,
 Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
88 )
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| Additional Notes | 
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) | 
 
  Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information | 
 
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes 
Students who satisfactorily complete this course will be expected to have acquired a good knowledge of instrumentation and how to combine instruments effectively. 
 
They will understand the characteristics of different orchestral instruments. 
 
They will be able to write orchestral scores and parts in a practical and professional manner.  
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Assessment Information 
| Portfolio of Orchestrations including one final submission (75%) and the resubmission of class exercises submitted throughout the semester (25%). |  
 
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 | 
Not entered | 
 
| Study Pattern | 
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| Keywords | music orchestration | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Mr Yati Durant 
Tel: (0131 6)50 2427 
Email: Y.Durant@ed.ac.uk | 
Course secretary | Miss Annabelle Evans 
Tel: (0131 6)50 2422 
Email: Annabelle.Evans@ed.ac.uk | 
   
 
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