MUSA322-18S2 (C) Semester Two 2018

Composition 3B

30 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 16 July 2018
End Date: Sunday, 18 November 2018
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 27 July 2018
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 12 October 2018

Description

Students develop a portfolio of compositions (notated and/or digital and/or performed live) together with supporting documentation.

MUSA322 aims to help students develop their own independent “voice” as creative artists, and to further broaden the students’ understanding of new music in both written (notated) or electronic forms, or mixtures of both.  Students will further develop sophisticated compositional techniques and procedures as well as verbal and writing skills in articulating their compositional goals and methods and their compositional philosophy, particularly in the relationship between their own creative work and that of other composers, works and styles.

Learning Outcomes

  • Students who pass this course will have developed:
  • Further skills and knowledge in the creation of a portfolio of original works including notated scores and/or electronic media;
  • Further skills in various forms of analysis of music relevant to the student’s portfolio;
  • Further skills in self-analysis and documentation of commentary on the portfolio;
  • Self-awareness of their own work in relation to the established canon of repertoire;
  • Further skills in various forms of instrumental/vocal and/or electronic/electroacoustic music.

    Transferable Skills
  • Identifying and conceptualizing and solving problems
  • Decision-making
  • Self-assessment
  • Goal-setting
  • Time-management and meeting deadlines
  • Design and construction skills
  • Verbal and written articulation skills

      • University Graduate Attributes

      This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:

      Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award

      Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.

Prerequisites

Restrictions

MUSI 327

Timetable Note

Student workload (300 hours) will be allocated to:
• 12 hours attending lectures
• 18 hours attending composition workshops
• 6 hours attending individual tutorials
• 40 hours completing analytical exercises
• 150 hours drafting, writing, documenting, realising and/or recording portfolio content
• 74 hours of self-directed study and reflection

Course Coordinator

For further information see Humanities Head of Department

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Listening Analysis Assignment 10% In August
Draft of Composition 1 10% In August
Class Presentation 10% In September
Portfolio 70% In October


There are two analysis assignments and a portfolio containing at least three substantial works for this course. All assessments are due by 12 pm on the specified dates, submitted via LEARN.

The portfolio comprises three compositions. The first of these is a collaborative work composed in partnership with the other students in the class. The remaining two compositions have no restrictions.  You must present at least one of the portfolio works in a composition workshop during semester. This is a compulsory requirement for the course.

Your written work should be submitted typed, using standard word-processor software. The School of Music has iMacs you are able to use which have all standard software required for this course.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,668.00

International fee $7,200.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Humanities .

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