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MUSI356 Composition/Craft: Music, Numbers and Patterns

Updated: 20 April 2012
Credit Points 6
Offering Not offered in 2013
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites MUSI108 or MUSI208 or MUSI170 or MUSI171 or CMPO170 or CMPO171
Co-requisites None
Restrictions None
Notes

offered in even numbered years
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Jenny Game-Lopata (jgamelop@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit focuses on post-tonal music from the 20th and 21st centuries, through studies in practical music composition as well as analytical method. Also, students will be introduced to practices used in writing imitative counterpoint, from both tonal and non-tonal perspectives.
Materials Textbook information will be displayed approximately 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the teaching period. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment Assessment information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. analyse music (tonal and post-tonal) using appropriate method(s);
  2. compose music using a variety of instrumentation and method, both tonal and post-tonal;
  3. competently write about music, using appropriate terminology, method and analytical processes; and
  4. compose and analyse music using imitative contrapuntal structures.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Students' knowledge of the history and processes of music composition is expanded, and is formally assessed in all set assessment tasks. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Communication skills are addressed through essay writing, music notation and consultation/workshops with musicians. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
Global perspective is addressed by way of discussion and analysis of non-Australian music. 		True
4 Information Literacy
Information literacy is addressed through essay writing, music notation and consultation/workshops with musicians. 		True True True
6 Problem Solving
Problem solving is addressed through activities in music composition and analysis as well as workshops/performances of compositions. 		True True True
8 Team Work
Team work is addressed through practical workshops and performances of compositions. 		True
   

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