Postgraduate Course: MMus Orchestration (MUSI11005)
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 11 (Postgraduate) | 
Credits | 20 | 
 
| Home subject area | Music | 
Other subject area | None | 
   
| Course website | 
None | 
Taught in Gaelic? | No | 
 
| Course description | This course aims to give students the techniques required in writing for full symphony orchestra and to develop the ability to think idiomatically and imaginatively in orchestral terms. | 
 
 
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
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Co-requisites |  | 
 
| Prohibited Combinations |  | 
Other requirements |  None | 
 
| Additional Costs |  n/a | 
 
 
Information for Visiting Students 
| Pre-requisites | None | 
 
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15  Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1) 
  
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Learn enabled:  No | 
Quota:  None | 
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Web Timetable  | 
	
Web Timetable | 
 
| Course Start Date | 
15/09/2014 | 
 
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) | 
 
 Total Hours:
200
(
 Lecture Hours 11,
 Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 5,
 Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
180 )
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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 will have learned to write idiomatically and imaginatively for full orchestra. 
 
They should have an understanding of the orchestration techniques used in 20th-century music. 
 
They should be able to apply these techniques where appropriate in their own creative compositional work. | 
 
 
Assessment Information 
| Assessment is by submission of a portfolio of two contrasting pieces for full orchestra, although one may be for smaller forces.  The choice of pieces will aim to reflect the particular compositional interests of each student. |  
 
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 | Not entered | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Prof Peter Nelson 
Tel: (0131 6)50 2433 
Email: P.Nelson@ed.ac.uk | 
Course secretary | Miss Lyndsay Hopes 
Tel: (0131 6)51 5735 
Email: Lyndsay.Hopes@ed.ac.uk | 
   
 
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