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Developing students’ skills in creating and notating contemporary art music for live performance (vocal and instrumental), and building knowledge of compositional techniques and procedures.
This course is for students who want to compose music for instruments, voice, or electronic sounds. While all styles and genres are welcome, the course includes instruction in notation and instrumentation, so some fluency in music notation is advantageous.Musa121 introduces fundamental compositional techniques and procedures applicable to a range of musical genres. The emphasis in the first semester of composition is creative fluency: the ability to generate a large amount of material quickly. You will compile a portfolio of musical works in any genre, and will have the opportunity to present these works in weekly composition workshops and / or public concerts. There are also opportunities to collaborate and have your music workshopped and performed by School of Music staff and student performers. Lessons also include compositional games and collaborative projects, listening and analytical exercises, and instruction in current best practices for notation and instrumentation.
Gained broad knowledge of approaches to musical material across a range of contemporary genres;Learned how to prepare professional quality scores, lead sheets, or media files;Acquired foundational skills in compositional technique applicable across a range of musical genres;Developed elementary skills in aural analysis and / or score study in a range of musical contexts;Acquired skills in preparation of program notesTransferable 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.
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.
Subject to approval of Head of New Music.
MUSI127
Students must attend one activity from each section.Timetable Note: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 composing musicStudents enrolled in this course are expected to attend all of the Composition workshops.
Reuben de Lautour
Analysis & Response Assignment 1 10%Analysis & Response Assignment 2 10%Portfolio Commentary 10%Composition Drafts 20%Portfolio 50%There are two Analysis & Response assignments, a portfolio containing three works, and a workshop commentary for this course. For the Composition Drafts assessment, the student will present work-in-progress versions of at least two compositions during composition workshops. All assessments are due on the specified date, and should be submitted through the LEARN system. Late work will be accepted up to one week after the deadline with a 10% penalty.
Domestic fee $877.00
International fee $4,200.00
* 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.
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