| Learning Outcomes |
| On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to: |
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Learning Outcome Description |
| LO1 |
Articulate and organise creative musical concepts |
| LO2 |
Call upon a wide range of compositional techniques and a lexicon of instrumental and vocal resources |
| LO3 |
Match appropriate stylistic and performing requirements to imperatives of text or concept |
| LO4 |
Arrange, orchestrate, and originate scores professionally for performance and dissemination |
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Perform, commission performance, or generate digital realisation of compositions |
| LO6 |
Document and comment critically on their individual creative process |
| Dependencies |
Module Recommendations
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is strongly recommended before enrolment in this module. You may enrol in this module if you have not acquired the recommended learning but you will have considerable difficulty in passing (i.e. achieving the learning outcomes of) the module. While the prior learning is expressed as named MTU module(s) it also allows for learning (in another module or modules) which is equivalent to the learning specified in the named module(s).
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Incompatible Modules
These are modules which have learning outcomes that are too similar to the learning outcomes of this module. You may not earn additional credit for the same learning and therefore you may not enrol in this module if you have successfully completed any modules in the incompatible list.
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| No incompatible modules listed |
Co-requisite Modules
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| No Co-requisite modules listed |
Requirements
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is mandatory before enrolment in this module is allowed. You may not enrol on this module if you have not acquired the learning specified in this section.
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| Candidates for this module must evidence an expert level of attainment through successful completion of appropriate undergraduate modules or equivalent. |
| Indicative Content |
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Conceptualisation
The articulation of a creative concept and the development of a plan for its realisation
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Sketching
Drafting an outline structure and plan of work and development
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Contextualisation
Research and study into comparative work and industry standards and norms
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Proofing
Developing models in the digital domain or real world involving excerpts or reductions of the final output
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Active rehearsing
Workshopping of completed drafts, evolving material in response to an active performance context.
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Presentation
Utilising professional audio and notation software to produce industry ready scores, parts and recordings
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The University reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment
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Module Resources
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| Recommended Book Resources |
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Arnold Schoenberg / Strang & Cohen. (1999), Fundamentals of Music Composition, Main. Faber & Faber, p.240, [ISBN: 9780571196586].
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Margaret Lucy Wilkins. (2006), Creative Music Composition, 1st. Routledge, p.304, [ISBN: 9780415974677].
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Alan Belkin. (2018), Musical Composition: Craft and Art, 1st. Yale University Press, p.320, [ISBN: 9780300218992].
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Samuel Adler. (2016), The Study of Orchestration:, 4th. W W Norton & Co, p.1024, [ISBN: 9780393283730].
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Walter Piston. (1955), Orchestration, 1st. W W Norton & Co, p.477, [ISBN: 9780393097404].
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David Byrne. (2013), How Music Works, Canongate Books, p.376, [ISBN: 9780857862525].
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| This module does not have any article/paper resources |
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| Other Resources |
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WorkBook, Samuel Adler. (2016), Workbook: for The Study of Orchestration
4th Ed., W W Norton & Co.
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