Music 1D: Introduction to Compositional Techniques (U04167)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 8 ? Acronym : ACE-1-U04167

This course will offer students experience in inventing, in creative approaches to composition and in imitating a number of historical styles of composition. Students taking this course will attend weekly hour-long seminars and tutorials in both semesters. The seminars will be run jointly with those in Inventing 1 and Style Studies 1.

? Keywords : music creative inventing composition harmony counterpoint

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : A Higher or A-level in Music or equivalent, or Music 1C.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Music, (School of Arts, Culture and Environment, Schedule A)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 1st year

? Delivery Period : Full Year (Blocks 1-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 16 weeks

? Other Required Attendance : 4 hour(s) per week for 2 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
23/09/2008	10:00	13:00	Lecture Room A 2.04, Alison House	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	14:00	14:50	Central
Lecture	Thursday	11:10	12:00	Central

? Additional Class Information : S1: Tuesday 14-1450 in weeks 2-5&7-10.
S2: Thursday 1110-12 in weeks 2-5&7-10.
Project Week in week 1 semester 1, 10-13 Tues, Thurs, Fri.
Project Week in week 6 semester 2.
Students should attend as much of the project week as possible.

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

On completion of the course students will have learned the basic skills of composition. They will have been encouraged to compose both creatively and in the style of historical composers such as Bach and Haydn. They will have acquired the music literacy necessary to express their creative and stylistic ideas.