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MUSI357 Advanced Music Creativity II

Updated: 04 May 2010
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 2 On line E - Wholly online unit
Armidale Semester 2 On Campus C - Internet access required
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
N/A N/A Non-Mandatory Will only run if 5 or more students prepared to attend.
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites MUSI108 or MUSI170 or MUSI171 or MUSI208 or CMPO170 or CMPO171
Co-requisites None
Restrictions None
Notes

offered in even numbered years
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Stephen Thorneycroft (sthorney@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit focuses on practical applications of technology in music, primarily in instrument design and technology and its subsequent impact on composers and performers. Students will design and create their own instruments, suitable for use in the classroom environment, and learn practical arrangement techniques for classroom ensemble. There is also a focus on computers and loop-based composition, with consideration given to aspects and influence of non-Western music present in this genre.
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Instrumentation and Orchestration
ISBN: 9780534251871
Blatter, A., Cengage 2nd ed. 1997
Note: Alk. paper
Text refers to: Semester 2 , On Campus and Online
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignment 1: Arrangement 30% Music notation
Assessment Notes
An arrangement for classroom ensemble, using instruments of own design and/or instruments given certain technical limitations.
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1,2, 5 GA: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Assignment 2: Research 30%
Assessment Notes
Design and create your own instrument, documenting your research and the process.
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 4, 5 GA: 1-2, 4-5
Assignment 3:Composition folio 40%
Assessment Notes
Compose an extended piece for pre-recorded media and solo instrument.
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-5 GA: 1-2, 4-8

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. compose and arrange music that is purpose-specific, eg to suit a pre-determined level of competence in instrumental technique;
  2. adapt music notation principles to suit non-standard instruments, including computer generated;
  3. compose music using computer software;
  4. understand instrument mechanics and technological developments, and how this impacts on composition;
  5. appreciate technical considerations for a wide variety of standard and non-standard musical instruments.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Knowledge of the discipline will be imparted though lectures and workshops, and assessed in all the set assessment tasks which require students to put into practice the information acquired in the unit. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Communication skills are addressed through use and adaptation of music notation principles and practices as well as computer skills. They are formally assessed in each of the set assessment tasks. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
Global perspectives are addressed through study of instrument design, particularly non-Western and also the non-Western influence on loop-based composition. 		True True
4 Information Literacy
Information literacy is addressed through use and adaptation of music notation principles and practices as well as computer skills. 		True True True
5 Life-Long Learning
Lifelong learning is addressed through the inherent classroom implications in the unit. 		True True True
6 Problem Solving
Problem solving is addressed and specifically assessed through research into instrument development, design and subsequent implementation in terms of building the instrument and arrangement. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
Social responsibility is addressed through research into instrument development, design and subsequent implementation in terms of building the instrument and arrangement. 		True True True
8 Team Work
Team work is addressed through research into instrument development, design and subsequent implementation in terms of building the instrument and arrangement. 		True True True
   

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