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Composition 1 (MUSI20055)
Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5On Campus (Southbank)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 1
Semester 2
Overview
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This subject introduces students to the practices and conventions of musical composition as a personally-directed creative activity. Students create a folio of original music (scores and recordings) including composition projects covering areas of compositional philosophy, technique, directed listening and score reading. They will collectively stage a concert that will include one of their own works. There will be an end-of-semester test covering set listening and reading.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject students should have:
- begun to develop a compositional approach appropriate to their creative goals;
- identified and established methods and working habits that will be of assistance in achieving those goals;
- gained experience in working with the basic materials of musical composition—pitch, rhythm, texture, timbre, structural methods and notation;
- become acquainted with recent developments in musical composition, both aesthetic and technical;
- become familiar with instrumental possibilities (including electronic music equipment) in the realisation of musical ideas.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject students should have developed:
- the ability to think laterally in relation to concepts and problem-solving;
- the ability to communicate in an abstract medium;
- the ability to take initial creative ideas through to completion, including publication, public presentation and promotion.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Permission of the coordinator, based on consideration of previous creative work.
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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MUSI10023 | Music Language 1: the Diatonic World | No longer available |
Additional Entry Requirements
Students are required to apply for permission to enrol into this subject prior to commencement. Students should make this application via the online Composition Application Form on the following website link: Application Form Link.
Corequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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MUSI30031 | Electro-Acoustic Music | No longer available |
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
- A 15-minute folio of compositions to be submitted during the examination period (80%)
- Concert presentation during the semester of one of these compositions (10%)
- Participation in seminars, workshops, tutorials and concerts (10%)
All work should be submitted according to the ‘Composition Presentation Guidelines’
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Stuart Greenbaum Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 30 hours,comprising eight 45-minute individual lessons per semester and one 2-hour composition seminar or group lesson per week. Total time commitment 120 hours Teaching period 4 March 2019 to 2 June 2019 Last self-enrol date 15 March 2019 Census date 31 March 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 10 May 2019 Assessment period ends 28 June 2019 Semester 1 contact information
- Semester 2
Coordinators Miriama Young and Stuart Greenbaum Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 30 hours,comprising eight 45-minute individual lessons per semester and one 2-hour composition seminar or group lesson per week. Total time commitment 120 hours Teaching period 29 July 2019 to 27 October 2019 Last self-enrol date 9 August 2019 Census date 31 August 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 27 September 2019 Assessment period ends 22 November 2019 Semester 2 contact information
Time commitment details
120 hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Major Composition stream Informal specialisation Performance/ Composition/ Musicology/ Ethnomusicology - Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022