Postgraduate Course: Composition for Screen A (MUSI11044)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This supervised course in composition for the screen further develops a student's portfolio of compositions in areas which composition and/or sound design experience is necessary for projects related to film/TV and media music through individual tutorials.
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| Course description |
Group lectures will focus on analysis and deeper investigation into the technique of composers and of particular problems in composition for screen.
All musical styles are endorsed and cultivated, especially those that include both electronic and acoustic styles simultaneously. Students with experience in sound design are also encouraged.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Improve experience in composition for standard and exotic instrumentations, include the use of electronics.
- Encourage experimentation of form and style in preparation for the demands of compositional work for screen,
- Work with others in disseminating factors of necessary analysis for a group.
- Enrich a portfolio of works created in different musical and sonic characteristics for film and TV, as well as related concert music.
- Acquire new techniques of composition and musical creation in demanding and restrictive musical contexts, such as those for film and TV.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Composition Film TV Media |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Yati Durant
Tel: (0131 6)50 2427
Email: Y.Durant@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Jennifer Watson
Tel: (0131 6)51 5735
Email: Jennifer.A.Watson@ed.ac.uk |
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