MUSA322-23S2 (A) Semester Two 2023 (The Arts Centre Christchurch)

Composition 3B

30 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 July 2023
End Date: Sunday, 12 November 2023
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 30 July 2023
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 1 October 2023

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

  • Further skills and knowledge in the creation of a portfolio of original works including songs, 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
  • 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.

      • 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.

      Engaged with the community

      Students will have observed and understood a culture within a community by reflecting on their own performance and experiences within that community.

      Globally aware

      Students will comprehend the influence of global conditions on their discipline and will be competent in engaging with global and multi-cultural contexts.

Prerequisites

MUSA321

Restrictions

MUSI 327

Timetable Note

WORKLOAD

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

It is expected that all students enrolled in this course will attend all the Composition workshops.

Course Coordinator

Reuben de Lautour

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Mentor Group 10% Share and respond to work in progress as part of a sub-group of students from all levels, taking on the role of group facilitator.
Workshop 10% Work with a performer or performers to present a work-in-progress reading of at least one composition during the course of the semester. You must briefly introduce your work and be ready to discuss / field any questions. The assessment includes the workshop itself along with a short written commentary summarizing any feedback you received from performers, mentors, or teachers, and actions taken.
Class Presentation 10% Prepare and deliver a 10 minute pre-performance talk suitable for a live concert, podcast, or other type of broadcast.
Portfolio 70% A collection of completed works composed during the semester, supported by recordings from composition workshops where available. The portfolio will normally include three compositions, but this can vary according to length and complexity. Generally it should add up to about 10-12 minutes of music.


Please check the course LEARN page for further details and updates.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,833.00

International fee $8,975.00

* 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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