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Composition 6 (MUSI30214)
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 provides a capstone for the undergraduate composition sequence. Students bring together the skills acquired across the preceding semesters in a folio of original music (scores and recordings) including works for large ensembles, and for electronic media. 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:
- demonstrate advanced development of individual musical ideas and working methods;
- communicate with performers through elegantly presented music notation;
- apply new ideas to the creation of musical works through practice and experiment;
- write idiomatically and creatively for large ensembles;
- use electronic music hardware and software fluently and creatively;
- work collaboratively with performers and peers on the curation and presentation of their music;
- critique and respond creatively to recent developments in musical composition, both aesthetic and technical;
- contextualise their own compositional practice through awareness of contemporary music repertoire.
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: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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MUSI30213 | Composition 5 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (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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10-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 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 27 February 2023 to 28 May 2023 Last self-enrol date 10 March 2023 Census date 31 March 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 May 2023 Assessment period ends 23 June 2023 - 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 24 July 2023 to 22 October 2023 Last self-enrol date 4 August 2023 Census date 31 August 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 September 2023 Assessment period ends 17 November 2023
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- Student Learning Entitlement. This applies to all students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).
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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