Last modified: 31 Jul 2023 11:37
This ten-week course will introduce compositional skills that are of importance to contemporary composers. These important skills are grouped into five key areas: Tonality, Melody, Texture, Rhythm and Timbre. Students will learn these skills and techniques and assimilate them very quickly, being assessed on two pieces of compositional work over the half-session.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 2 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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Composition I: Fundamentals is a skill-based course encouraging students from a low experience level to compose and to engage with varied contemporary music and techniques. This ten-week course will introduce compositional skills that are of importance to contemporary composers. These important skills are grouped into five key areas: Tonality, Melody, Texture, Rhythm and Timbre. Students will learn these skills and techniques and assimilate them very quickly, being assessed on two pieces of compositional work over the half-session. The teaching format is 5 one-hour group lectures on key topics (tonality, texture, timbre, rhythm and melody) followed by 10 one-hour half-group tutorials unpacking lecture materials – these will alternate between input and student feedback sessions.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 20 | Feedback Weeks | 24 | |
| Feedback |
Extensive written feedback |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Create | demonstrate a degree of individuality in composition |
| Factual | Remember | demonstrate knowledge and understanding of various compositional approaches and methods, particularly contemporary practices and idioms |
| Factual | Understand | display awareness of the musical, structural and technical aspects of the compositional process |
| Procedural | Analyse | apply methods of aural and written analysis to the process of composition |
| Procedural | Apply | demonstrate communication skills by translating the music from composer to performer |
| Procedural | Apply | communicate an applied knowledge and understanding of the techniques and aesthetic processes involved in creating music |
| Procedural | Apply | be able to use notation effectively (where appropriate) with performer |
| Reflection | Create | demonstrate critical thinking at all times and to be aware of their place in contemporary music making |
| Reflection | Evaluate | demonstrate ability to take on board advice and suggestions from peer group composers through discussion and sharing of work |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 14 | Feedback Weeks | 16 | |
| Feedback |
Extensive written feedback |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Create | demonstrate a degree of individuality in composition |
| Factual | Remember | demonstrate knowledge and understanding of various compositional approaches and methods, particularly contemporary practices and idioms |
| Factual | Understand | display awareness of the musical, structural and technical aspects of the compositional process |
| Procedural | Analyse | apply methods of aural and written analysis to the process of composition |
| Procedural | Apply | communicate an applied knowledge and understanding of the techniques and aesthetic processes involved in creating music |
| Procedural | Apply | be able to use notation effectively (where appropriate) with performer |
| Procedural | Apply | demonstrate communication skills by translating the music from composer to performer |
| Reflection | Create | demonstrate critical thinking at all times and to be aware of their place in contemporary music making |
| Reflection | Evaluate | demonstrate ability to take on board advice and suggestions from peer group composers through discussion and sharing of work |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Procedural | Apply | communicate an applied knowledge and understanding of the techniques and aesthetic processes involved in creating music |
| Conceptual | Create | demonstrate a degree of individuality in composition |
| Procedural | Apply | be able to use notation effectively (where appropriate) with performer |
| Reflection | Create | demonstrate critical thinking at all times and to be aware of their place in contemporary music making |
| Factual | Remember | demonstrate knowledge and understanding of various compositional approaches and methods, particularly contemporary practices and idioms |
| Procedural | Apply | demonstrate communication skills by translating the music from composer to performer |
| Reflection | Evaluate | demonstrate ability to take on board advice and suggestions from peer group composers through discussion and sharing of work |
| Procedural | Analyse | apply methods of aural and written analysis to the process of composition |
| Factual | Understand | display awareness of the musical, structural and technical aspects of the compositional process |
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