Interactive Composition 6 (MUSI30230)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5On Campus (Southbank)
Overview
| Availability | Semester 2 |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
The subject builds on the content of Interactive Composition 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. It further examines the skills required for individual composers to develop their craft in interactive music making and include building a collaboration and realising a new work event.
Interactive Composition is delivered in two parts: Tutorial and Workshop. Tutorial is taught primarily by a specialist mentor through a mixture of individual and group tutorials. Workshop is taught as a seminar and provides the opportunity for group discussion of issues related to interactive composition and a forum for the workshop of new works.
During the subject students will be required to engage in whole group discussion and to present complete and ongoing interactive compositions.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- utilise a broad range of musical and extra-musical reference points in creative work;
- employ and apply a fluent and flexible technique in music and sound with other media collaborations;
- develop an extra-musical creative brief, compose and realise responses to that brief with resourcefulness and adaptability;
- apply sound production and manipulation techniques to realisation of a concept with skill and imagination;
- utilise rigorous intellectual and ethical standards and resourcefulness in live project planning, preparation and documentation.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject students should be able to:
- demonstrate a high level appreciation and practical understanding of the nature of interactive composition;
- be cognisant of and sympathetic to a broad range of music and art forms within an interactive composition context;
- have acquired practical skill in solo and group interactive composition;
- be able to connect creative skill development with actual interactive composition realisation;
- understand the impact of extra-musical aspects on the realisation of new compositions.
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
| Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSI30229 | Interactive Composition 5 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
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: 4 March 2025
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
5-minute AV submission and a 200-word progress evaluation of individual project
| Mid teaching period | 10% |
20-minute portfolio of new work for music and sound with other media
| During the assessment period | 70% |
22-minute presentation of an individual audio-visual event containing folio works created this semester.
| During the assessment period | 20% |
| Hurdle requirement: Students must attend a minimum of 80% of all scheduled classes. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
| Hurdle requirement: Students must submit all elements of assessment to be eligible for a pass in this subject. For the purposes of meeting this hurdle requirement, each submitted assessment must be complete and constitute a genuine attempt to address the requirements of the task. Submitting only part of an assessment (e.g. only the title page) or an assessment on an irrelevant topic will not meet this hurdle requirement. | N/A |
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Coordinator Mark Pollard Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 34 hours, comprising 24 hours of workshops and 10 hours of tutorials Total time commitment 190 hours Teaching period 28 July 2025 to 26 October 2025 Last self-enrol date 8 August 2025 Census date 1 September 2025 Last date to withdraw without fail 26 September 2025 Assessment period ends 21 November 2025 Semester 2 contact information
Mark Pollard: pollardm@unimelb.edu.au
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Last updated: 4 March 2025
Further information
- Texts
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Bachelor of Music Major Interactive Composition - Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
Last updated: 4 March 2025