MUSA122-17S2 (C) Semester Two 2017

Notated Composition 1B

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 July 2017
End Date: Sunday, 19 November 2017
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 28 July 2017
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 13 October 2017

Description

This course aims to further develop students' skills in creating and notating contemporary art music for live performance (vocal and instrumental), knowledge of compositional techniques and procedures, and verbal articulation skills regarding compositional goals and methods.

Students will set their compositional goals and develop self-reflective critical commentary about their own creative work.  

Students will compile a portfolio of works together with associated drafts, documentation and reflective commentary. They will also gain an analytical understanding of works from the contemporary notated composition canon.

Learning Outcomes

*  Further knowledge and understanding of composition procedures in notated works;
*  Developed analysis and commentary skills relating to contemporary practice;
*  Further developed skills in the articulation of personal composition goals, and writing programme notes for their own work;
*  Developed composition style and procedure knowledge derived from analysis of works from contemporary notated composition canon;
*  Refined self-reflective skills regarding the creative process and the development of compositions.

TRANSFERABLE SKILLS
*  The ability to work in a disciplined and persistent way on an individual project;
*  Peer review skills;
*  The ability to criticise one's own work.

Prerequisites

MUSA121 and either MUSA100 or equivalent preparation approved by the Head of School.

Restrictions

MUSI 127

Timetable Note

WORKLOAD

Student workload (150 hours) will be allocated to:
*  24 hours attending lectures
*  18 hours attending composition workshops
*  12 hours attending tutorials
*  20 hours completing analytical exercises
*  6 hours completing workshop diary
*  70 hours drafting and writing (and possibly recording or realising) portfolio content

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Glenda Keam

Lecturers

Mark Menzies and James Gardner

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Analysis Assignment 1 10 Aug 2017 10%
Composition No. 1 draft 24 Aug 2017 10%
Analysis Assignment 2 21 Sep 2017 10%
Workshop Diary 19 Oct 2017 20%
Portfolio 20 Oct 2017 50%


All assessments are due by 12 pm on the specified dates.  Submit a hard copy of each piece of work to the assignment drop-box in the School of Music foyer with an Assignment cover sheet attached.

There are two analysis assignments, a portfolio containing three works, and a workshop diary for this course.  A full draft of the first composition has an independent deadline as noted below - after feedback, and with revision, that work should be included in the final portfolio.

Notes

Use of Technology

This course assumes that you have sufficient information and technology skills to confidently use a computer to access material for your course.  Your written work will be handwritten and submitted in class time.

You will be required to access our learning management system – LEARN – and to become familiar with its tools.  LEARN provides easily-accessible information about the course and assessments, topics and deadlines, and supports the learning you will gain from attending all lectures and tutorials.  For help using LEARN, refer to: http://learn.canterbury.ac.nz/course/view.php?id=2157

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $817.00

International fee $3,525.00

* 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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  • MUSA122-17S2 (C) Semester Two 2017