Postgraduate Course: Compositional Practice B (MUSI11057)
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 | Compositional Practice B will help you to develop your own creative work in music composition. It follows from and builds on the work accomplished in Compositional Practice A. This course will be concerned with the aesthetic and practical means required to focus and consolidate your own compositional practice. A fortnightly series of individual tutorials will help you to explore and extend your creative purpose. It will also give you a secure technique for dealing with musical materials, musical structure, the cultural context of your work, and the practicalities of preparing materials for performance and dissemination. |
| Course description |
Aims of the Course
To develop focus and a secure technical foundation for creative work in music, including techniques of composition, instrumentation and audio technologies, in order:
- to consolidate and explore an individual creative purpose.
- to develop a critical understanding of the techniques and context of your own creative practice.
- to develop skills of preparation and presentation of performance materials.
- to develop a critical understanding of the process of collaboration with instrumental performers.
One half-hour tutorial every two weeks for 12 weeks = 3hrs contact time.
These tutorials support creative activity in music composition, through individual guidance. They will be steered by individual aesthetic choices. Four key components will be addressed:
1) the attainment of a focused creative purpose
2) the attainment of a critical awareness of the creative path chosen
3) the consolidation of creative techniques
4) the preparation of performance materials to a professional standard.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate a secure, informed and individual compositional technique.
- Demonstrate a contextualised artistic vision.
- Demonstrate the ability to prepare and present work in a professional manner, and to communicate well with co-creators.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Creative problem solving.
Dealing effectively with collaborators.
Preparation of print and other physical materials to a high quality.
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| Keywords | MUSIC,COMPOSITION |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Peter Nelson
Tel: (0131 6)50 2428
Email: P.Nelson@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Emma Binks
Tel: (0131 6)51 5735
Email: Emma.Binks@ed.ac.uk |
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