Undergraduate Course: Composition 3 (MUSI10085)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | A focus on the creative practice of musical composition through exploration into the technique and creative considerations of writing for a specific compositional idiom and notational concerns. The student's own creative work will be developed in individual tutorials. Students will be expected to participate in putting on a public performance of at least one of their works in a class concert. Students are encouraged to make a rigorous exploration of the horizons of their musical experience and interest. |
| Course description |
The study and practice of creative music composition.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed
Composition 2 (MUSI08030)
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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 three Music courses at grade B or above in Music Theory (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses. All Visiting students should contact the Course Organiser before enrolling on the course. |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2018/19, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 14.5,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
181 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Portfolio submission:
- Two original and contrasting compositions of approx. 5 - 7 min. each written for 1 ¿ 20 players, along with a playback in audio file format, to be submitted by end of Semester - worth 80% (the compositions are weighted 50/50 within the 80%).
- A creative diary in written form comprised of written and/or notated material - worth 20%.
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| Feedback |
Students will receive formative feedback throughout the semester in individual tutorials as well as during group work in lectures. Summative feedback is provided on submitted portfolios. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the essentials of creative compositional practice and their context. - They will demonstrate the development of individual creative skills and musical issues arising from them. - They will demonstrate core skills of music notation and the preparation of scores and performance materials.
- Demonstrate the development of individual creative skills and musical issues arising from them
- Demonstrate core skills of music notation and the preparation of scores and performance materials.
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Reading List
Core texts:
Stone, Kurt. Music Notation in the 20th Century. Norton, 1980.
Varga, Balint Andras. Three Questions for Sixty-five Composers. University of Rochester Press, 2011.
Gould, Elaine. Behind Bars. Faber, 2011
Persichetti, Vincent. Twentieth Century Harmony: Creative Aspects and Practice. Faber & Faber, 1962.
Read, Gardner. Music Notation, A Manual of Modern Practice. Crescendo, 1979
Slonimsky, Nicholas. Thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns. London: Duckworth, 1975.
Optional texts:
Eno, Brian. A year with swollen appendices. Faber & Faber, 1996.
Rosen, Charles. Arnold Schoenberg. University of Chicago Press, 1996.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
2-hour seminars in Weeks 1,3,5,6,8,10. Thirty minute tutorials in weeks 2,4,7,9,11. |
| Keywords | Composition,Music,Creative music,Compositional studies |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Yati Durant
Tel: (0131 6)50 2427
Email: Y.Durant@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Rhona MacMichael
Tel: (0131 6)50 2422
Email: rhona.macmichael@ed.ac.uk |
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