Undergraduate Course: Composition 3 (MUSI10085)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| 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 semesters in Music Theory. We will only consider University/College level courses. You must contact the course organiser for the course to seek their permission to enrol in the course, then send that written confirmation to the Visiting Student Office for consideration. |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2021/22, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 0 |
| 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 | Dr Thomas Butler
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Course secretary | Miss Laura Varga
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