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Investigation of appropriate techniques and procedures springing from the compositional initiatives of each class member.
This course is designed to lead towards a personal expression by investigating appropriate compositional techniques and procedures. A brief study of some of the parameters of music including melody, rhythm scales, scoring and sonic art are covered. Development and discussion of student's own ideas and compositions.
The outcome from this course is to lead a student towards a personal expression in composition.
Christopher Cree Brown
In assessing, the following factors are taken into account:Marks will be awarded for:- the quality of the idea (the concept behind the idea)- the realisation of the idea- originality- presentationYou must submit evidence of having attended FIVE concerts during the year, at least three of them organised by the School of Music. Evidence of concert attendance will be a copy of the concert programme (or other reference to the concert), with your name written on it and signed by a member of School of Music staff. In the case of a non-School of Music concert you should produce a ticket stub and/or official programme.GuidelinesIt is expected that:1) The candidate has enough music literacy skills to enable the written musical sounds to inform and feed-back into the creative process;2) Pieces presented for assignments can be MIDI. All pieces presented the workshop are either electro-acoustic or recordings of live performances 3) Each candidate must attend and participate in lectures and composers workshops (unless there are good reasons);4) At least one piece (either an assignment or another piece) must have been performed in a composer’s workshop.
Risatti, Howard Anthony; New music vocabulary : a guide to notational signs for contemporary music ; University of Illinois Press, 1975.
There are no required text books for this course.
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The following shows how to translate grades to numerical scores:A+ 90–100; A 85–89; A- 80–84; B+ 75–79; B 70–74; B- 65–69; C+ 60–64; C 55–59; C- 50–54; D 40–49; E 0–39In a course at 100- or 200-level examiners may grant restricted credit (R) which will be equivalent to a pass for all purposes except as a prerequisite.
All items of assessment must be submitted by the due date and time. In the case of illness or critical circumstance which might make it impossible for an item to be submitted in time, contact must be made with the Course Coordinator before the due date and application made for an extension of time. The application must explain the circumstances of the delay, and any extension will be at the discretion of the Course Coordinator.
All essay and assignment material must be firmly secured (stapled, or bound in a folder), and contain on the front page or cover the following information: Student name, Course number, Lecturer. Unless the class is instructed to the contrary, the assignment should be posted in the appropriate box at the School of Music counter by the due date.
Domestic fee $1,439.00
International fee $6,650.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
For further information see Music .