Postgraduate Course: MMus Orchestration (MUSI11005)

Course Outline
School	Edinburgh College of Art	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)	Availability	Available to all students
SCQF Credits	20	ECTS Credits	10
Summary	This course aims to give students the techniques required in writing for full symphony orchestra and to develop the ability to think idiomatically and imaginatively in orchestral terms.
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Pre-requisites	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Semester 1
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 11, Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 5, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 180 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Assessment is by submission of a portfolio of two contrasting pieces for full orchestra, although one may be for smaller forces. The choice of pieces will aim to reflect the particular compositional interests of each student.
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Learning Outcomes
Students will have learned to write idiomatically and imaginatively for full orchestra. They should have an understanding of the orchestration techniques used in 20th-century music. They should be able to apply these techniques where appropriate in their own creative compositional work.