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MU3004: COMPOSITION 2 (2015-2016)

Last modified: 25 Mar 2016 11:35


Course Overview

The aims of this course are to encourage personal artistic expression and to develop in students a range of skills, techniques and understanding to enable them to become effective composers. The course consists of one or more discreet composition projects centred on one particular genre (e.g. piano work, piece for percussion ensemble) and/or taking inspiration from a particular body of work (e.g. Schoenberg and his legacy, Impressionism). The exact content varies from year to year according to the composers contributing to the course, and the opportunities for workshops involving visiting composers and performers.

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 3
Term Full Year Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus None. Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Phillip Cooke

Qualification Prerequisites

None.

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • MU2003 Composition 1 (Studied)
  • Music (MU) (Studied)
  • Any Undergraduate Programme (Studied)
  • Programme Level 3

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

Composition will consist of one or more discreet projects centred around a genre (eg piano work, piece for percussion ensemble) and/or taking inspiration from a particular body of work (eg Schoenberg and his legacy, impressionism). Students compose one or more pieces to make up a folio of compositions. The exact content varies from year to year according to the composers contributing to the course, and the opportunities for workshops involving visiting composers and performers.

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers


Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

1st Attempt: Composition folio (100%).

Resit: Students resit failed components of assessment.

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Feedback

Oral feedback on work in composition workshops Written report on folio submission

Course Learning Outcomes

None.
 

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