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Postgraduate Course: MMus Portfolio of Compositions (MUSI11003)

Course Outline
SchoolEdinburgh College of Art CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course typeDissertation AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits60 ECTS Credits30
SummaryOn successful completion of coursework MMus students in composition prepare, under supervision, for the submission of a portfolio of compositions.
Course description The principal intention of the Portfolio is to provide you with an opportunity to pursue an individual creative path, towards the completion of a musical work (or works), notated and presented in a way appropriate for public performance.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs n/a
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Demonstrate the ability to create musical materials and formal structures, in the production of one or more extended pieces of creative work.
  2. Demonstrate the ability to notate musical intentions clearly, for other musicians and performers, in the production of a musical score (or scores).
  3. Demonstrate a knoweledge of the artistic context of the creative work, through intertextual references and statements.
  4. Demonstrate the ability to initiate and complete an individual creative project, in all its details.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Graduates will be able to realise their creative vision, in a form appropriate to the available resources.
Graduates will be able to communicate their intentions clearly to other musicians and collaborators, in a performance environment.
Graduates will have a critical understanding of the artistic and performance context of their work.
Graduates will have a critical understanding of the range of technologies available for the production, recording and dissemination of their work.
Additional Class Delivery Information By arrangement with supervisor
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserProf Peter Nelson
Tel: (0131 6)50 2428
Email:
Course secretaryMrs Lyndsay Hagon
Tel: (0131 6)51 5735
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