Specialised Studies I - Composition Pathway
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| MUSI4017 | Music | 4 | 20 | Autumn UK |
- Code
- MUSI4017
- School
- Music
- Level
- 4
- Credits
- 20
- Semesters
- Autumn UK
Summary
This module enables students to undertake musical composition at an advanced level.
Target Students
Only available for students studying MRes Music
Classes
- One 1-hour tutorial each week for 3 weeks
- One 2-hour seminar each week for 3 weeks
3 x 2-hour seminars over 11 weeks + 3 x 1-hour supervisions over 11 weeks
Assessment
- 10% Assessment 1: Presentation, 15 minutes
- 50% Assessment 2: A composition or portfolio of compositions of at least 10 minutes in duration.
- 40% Assessment 3: A commentary of 2700-3000 words
Assessed by end of autumn semester
Educational Aims
The course aims to provide an opportunity to work in depth on a portfolio of original compositions and to enable students to engage critically with the theories and methods appropriate to their creative work.Learning Outcomes
a) Knowledge and understanding: knowledge of important recent developments and trends in music, of ideas about and approaches to music drawn from other disciplines.
b) Intellectual skills: the cultivation of critical and reflective habits of thought.
c) Professional practical skills: understanding of effective methods of presenting creative work to performers.
d) Transferable skills: presentational and interpersonal skills (through the module's use of individual and group presentations, and class discussion), flexibility in learning and good organisation (through the undertaking of focused weekly tasks).