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Composition 5 (MUSI30213)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5On Campus (Southbank)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Overview
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This subject guides students in further developing their compositional technique, including ensemble writing and working with electronic media. Students explore compositional philosophy and technique through directed listening and score reading, and through creating a folio of original music (scores and recordings). Assessment also includes a concert presentation of their music in collaboration with their peers.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- apply individual musical ideas and working methods to composition;
- communicate with performers through professionally presented music notation;
- develop new ideas in the creation of musical works through practice and experiment;
- write idiomatically and creatively for small-to-medium ensembles;
- use electronic music hardware and software fluently;
- work collaboratively with performers and peers on the presentation of their music;
- critique and respond creatively to recent developments in musical composition, both aesthetic and technical;
- contextualise their own compositional ideas through awareness of contemporary music repertoire.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject students should have further 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: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
A mark of at least 65% in:
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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MUSI20056 | Composition 4 |
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
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12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
A working knowledge of Finale notation software and MIDI programming.
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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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8-minute presentation of original music in concert
| Late in the teaching period | 10% |
20-minute folio of compositions
| During the examination period | 70% |
2 reviews of new music performances (200 words each)
| During the examination period | 10% |
Composition process journal with reflection
| During the examination period | 10% |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Coordinator Katy Abbott Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 34 hours, comprising eight 45-minute lessons, four 1-hour group lessons, and twelve 2-hour seminars per semester. Total time commitment 200 hours Teaching period 28 February 2022 to 29 May 2022 Last self-enrol date 11 March 2022 Census date 31 March 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 6 May 2022 Assessment period ends 24 June 2022 - Semester 2
Coordinator Stuart Greenbaum Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 34 hours, comprising eight 45-minute lessons, four 1-hour group lessons, and twelve 2-hour seminars per semester. Total time commitment 200 hours Teaching period 25 July 2022 to 23 October 2022 Last self-enrol date 5 August 2022 Census date 31 August 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 23 September 2022 Assessment period ends 18 November 2022
Additional delivery details
Delivery
This subject is co-delivered with:
- MUSI20055 Composition 3
- MUSI20056 Composition 4
- MUSI30214 Composition 6
- MUSI40012 GradDip Composition 1
- MUSI40013 GradDip Composition 2
- MUSI40067 Honours Composition 1
- MUSI40068 Honours Composition 2
Last updated: 31 January 2024
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 Major Composition
Last updated: 31 January 2024