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Composition 3 (MUSI20055)

Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5On Campus (Southbank)

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This subject guides students in developing practices of musical composition. 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:

  • develop a compositional approach appropriate to their creative goals;
  • communicate with performers through carefully presented music notation;
  • work confidently with the basic materials of musical composition—pitch, rhythm, texture, timbre and form;
  • apply idiomatic instrumental possibilities in composing for soloists and small chamber groupings;
  • work collaboratively with performers on the presentation of their music;
  • identify recent developments in musical composition, both aesthetic and technical;
  • reflect on their own compositional development.

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: 8 November 2024