Semester 1 Credit Value: | 10 |
Semester 2 Credit Value: | 10 |
ECTS Credits: | 10.0 |
Code | Title |
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MUS2041 | Composing for Voices and Instruments |
MUS2059 | Contemporary Music Practice 2 |
MUS2050 | Composition and Arrangement in Folk and Modal Musics |
MUS2086 | Composing with Technologies |
60% or higher in at least one of the following modules: MUS2041, MUS2050, MUS2059, MUS2086.
N/A
1. To engage in a substantial programme of original composition that sums up the student’s undergraduate learning in composition, exploring a range of creative problems
2. To cultivate a professional attitude to creative practice and its presentation
3. To embark on relevant activities associated with the chosen type of composition, in order to maximise preparedness for further work in the discipline
4. To promote awareness of acoustic and electroacoustic methodologies, modes of expression and artistic outcomes
5. To create an environment where composition for mixed-media acoustic/electroacoustic is seen as a natural choice for the student
6. To promote creative and cultural self-awareness in a contemporary context informed by the past
7. To encourage engagement with and understanding of relevant music
You will be expected to apply the expertise you have acquired through your previous compositional studies, to develop critical and technical skills relating to your chosen area of composition and awareness of its wider relationship to contemporary music and culture. Under the guidance of your supervisor and in response to your artistic development you may be required to work in particular ways (e.g. to compose for designated forces to suit workshop opportunities, to work collaboratively, to use creative writing or other divergent strategies). Alongside developing your creative imagination you will be expected to cultivate a professional attitude to your practice and its presentation.
At the end of the module students should be able to:
1. Understand issues associated with structuring composition, including organisation of time, idiomatic practice, harmonic process, timbral and textural process, stylistic control etc
2. Be familiar with contemporary repertoire
3. Understand appropriate modes of expression (eg notation, idiomatic characteristics, performance instructions, studio technique)
4. Take a broad and intelligent approach to acoustic and electroacoustic musics
5. Understand their own practice in a contemporary context informed by the past
At the end of the module students should be able to:
1. structure new music from an informed perspective, engaging in a creative dialogue with music of the past - incuding the very recent past - the present and plausible scenarios for the future
2. incorporate previous learning into original material, demonstrating significant development from previous stages of study and over the final year
3. compose for a selection of forces, be it acoustic, electroacoustic or a combination of both
4. demonstrate fluency in the use of appropriate modes of expression (eg notation, idiomatic approaches, studio technique)
5. produce a performance and/or recording as appropriate
6. work independently on a creative project
7. Discuss their own practice, both verbally and in writing, in the context of contemporary culture informed by the past
8. Discuss existing music, both verbally and in writing, demonstrating engagement with and understanding of relevant musical materials
Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
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Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Practical | 2 | 4:00 | 8:00 | Optional 'occasional' project but open to all students |
Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 6 | 0:30 | 3:00 | PiP tutorials. But can be synchronous online if needed |
Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 8 | 2:00 | 16:00 | PiP. But can be synchronous online if needed. |
Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Workshops | 5 | 2:00 | 10:00 | PiP. But can be synchronous online if needed. |
Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 163:00 | 163:00 | N/A |
Total | 200:00 |
Code | Title |
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MUS3012 | Major Specialist Study: Composition |
Seminars outline creative briefs, present models, encourage critical discussion and promotes the sharing of repertoire and student work
Tutorials monitor progress and secure the realisation of creative projects
Private study constitutes the bulk of the work, where students carry out their creative work
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
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Portfolio | 2 | A | 90 | Portfolio of compositions. Can be completed remotely if needed. |
Essay | 2 | A | 10 | Critical and contextual commentary on compositions submitted. Can be complted remotely if needed. |
Description | Semester | When Set | Comment |
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Aural Examination | 1 | M | The composition(s) discussed in the Oral Presentation submitted for supervisor formative feedback |
Portfolio demonstrates skills outcomes 1-6
Supporting documentation demonstrates knowledge outcomes 1-5 and skills outcomes 7 & 8
SEMESTER ONE ONLY STUDY ABROAD: The coursework assessment needs an earlier submission date but otherwise remains unchanged
N/A
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