MUSI224-09W (C) Whole Year 2009

Orchestration 1

22 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 23 February 2009
End Date: Sunday, 15 November 2009
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 8 March 2009
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 6 September 2009

Description

Developing an understanding of the acoustical principles underlying the production of sound, and to develop both an intuitive feel for sonorities and the techniques for orchestration through the study of the instruments of the orchestra and practical exercises in instrumentation.

This course aims to develop an ability to orchestrate effectively.  The content will normally include a brief study of the acoustical principles underlying the production of sound, a study of the instruments and the techniques of orchestration, and (if sufficient class instrumentalists allow) practical exercises in instrumentation.

Prerequisites

MUSI105 or MUSI172

Course Coordinator

Ping Gao

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Assignment 1 03 Apr 2009 20%
Assignment 2 29 May 2009 20%
Assignment 3 11 Sep 2009 20%
End of course examination 40%


The assignments are designed to test your ability to apply and present the orchestrational skills that have been developed in class.  They are progressive in terms of the scope of the instrumentation required and in the orchestrational skills needed to successfully complete them.

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Kennan, Kent Wheeler , Grantham, Donald; The technique of orchestration ; 4th ed.; Prentice Hall, 1990.

Course links

Library portal

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $874.00

International fee $3,813.00

* 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 Centre for Fine Arts Music and Theatre .

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