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Composition 1 (MUSI20055)
Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5On Campus (Southbank) and Dual-Delivery (Southbank)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Semester 1
Semester 2
Overview
Availability | Semester 1 - Dual-Delivery Semester 2 - On Campus |
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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 be able to:
- 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
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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MUSI10023 | Music Language 1: the Diatonic World |
Summer Term (Online)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Southbank)
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12.5 |
AND
APPLY: Students are required to apply to enrol in this subject via the online form at the Fine Arts and Music Current Students Forms page via this link:
Corequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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MUSI30031 | Electro-Acoustic Music | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
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
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Folio of compositions
| During the examination period | 80% |
Concert presentation of one of these compositions | During the teaching period | 10% |
Participation in seminars, workshops, tutorials and concerts | Throughout the teaching period | 10% |
Additional details
All work should be submitted according to the ‘Composition Presentation Guidelines’
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1 - Dual-Delivery
Coordinator Stuart Greenbaum Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (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 170 hours Teaching period 1 March 2021 to 30 May 2021 Last self-enrol date 12 March 2021 Census date 31 March 2021 Last date to withdraw without fail 7 May 2021 Assessment period ends 25 June 2021 Semester 1 contact information
- Semester 2 - On Campus
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 170 hours Teaching period 26 July 2021 to 24 October 2021 Last self-enrol date 6 August 2021 Census date 31 August 2021 Last date to withdraw without fail 24 September 2021 Assessment period ends 19 November 2021 Semester 2 contact information
Additional delivery details
Delivery
This subject is co-delivered with:
- MUSI20056 Composition 2
- MUSI30213 Composition 3
- MUSI30214 Composition 4
- MUSI40012 GradDip Composition 1
- MUSI40013 GradDip Composition 2
- MUSI40067 Honours Composition 1
- MUSI40068 Honours Composition 2
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 Course Bachelor of Music Informal specialisation Performance/ Composition/ Musicology/ Ethnomusicology specialisation Major Composition stream
Last updated: 3 November 2022