Master of Music Studies Composition units of study
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Master of Music Studies (Composition)
CMPN5121 Composition Practice 1
Credit points: 12 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Paul Stanhope Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 1 x 2hr class per week - Composer Performer Workshop; 1 x 1.5hr seminar per week - Composition Practice Class; 1 x 60 minute one to one lesson per week for 12 weeks per semester; classes in conducting to support Composer Performer Workshop to be organised in semester time. Assessment: Completed Portfolio incorporating composition(s) (40%); Workshopped Composition and conducting assessment (35%); Technical tasks(25%) Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) day, Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) evening
In this unit of study, composers aim to develop technical, musical, textual, stylistic and interpretive ability to a professional level. Students are expected to develop independence in technical practice and score preparation, and to integrate different compositional style and methods into culturally coherent musical works. Expert listening, analysis and constructive critique of one's own and others' compositions is an explicit aim. Composers work with student performers as part of this unit of study on a weekly basis.
CMPN5122 Composition Practice 2
Credit points: 12 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Paul Stanhope Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: "Professional level" Composer Workshop in 4 sessions at various times during semester; 1 x 1.5hr seminar per week - Composition Practice Class; 1 x 60 minute one to one lesson per week for 12 weeks per semester Prerequisites: CMPN5121 Assessment: Composition portfolio incorporating: compositions (50%); workshopped composition (25%); Technical Tasks (25%) Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) day, Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) evening
In this unit, composers aim to develop technical, musical, textual, stylistic and interpretive ability to a professional level. Students are expected to develop independence in technical practice and score preparation, and to integrate different compositional style and methods into culturally coherent musical works. Expert listening, analysis and constructive critique of one's own and others' compositions is an explicit aim. Composers work with student performers as part of this unit of study on a weekly basis.
CMPN5123 Composition Practice 3
Credit points: 12 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Paul Stanhope Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 1 x 1.5hr seminar per week - Composition Practice Class; 1 x 60 minute one to one lesson per week for 12 weeks per semester Prerequisites: CMPN5122 Assessment: Composition portfolio incorporating: 1 or more completed composition(s), presented in either a Capstone performance concert or publicly available digital portfolio, with digital documentation (75%); Technical Tasks (25%). Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) day, Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) evening
This unit is the capstone unit for the M.Mus.Studies (Compostion) degree. Students will present a folio of new work developed over the course of a semester. The works will follow the specific compositional techniques and genre in which the student chooses to focus (such as choral, vocal, orchestral, chamber, electroacoustic, mixed media or film music) and the folio of works will also be presented in digital or performance mode. The final folio of work will also become an exemplar of the students' work that will be suitable for assessment as a sample of compositional style for future professional work opportunities.
CMPN5240 Composition Internship
Credit points: 24 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Paul Stanhope Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 1 x 60 minute one to one lesson per week for 12 weeks per semester, Extension work group classes of all enrollees in this unit of study, occurring during semester. Prerequisites: CMPN5123 Assessment: Composition portfolio incorporating: Composition(s) (60%); digital portfolio (40%); Written feedback from hosting partners (Pass/fail grade - a fail from the hosting pa Composition portfolio incorporating: Composition Portfolio (50%); Internship participation and professional development (25%); Small technical tasks completed in class (25%)
An extra Unit of Study from a Graduate Seminar may take the place of 25% of the assessment with permission of the Unit co-ordinator.
rtner = fail for the entire unit of study) Mode of delivery: Professional practice
This unit provides an opportunity for composition students to apply the skills they have learnt in Composition Practice 1-3 to 'real world' organizations. Participants will work with a single organization or group throughout the semester, writing a portfolio of new compositions or arrangements as negotiated by the host organization. The internship will be supported by one to one lessons throughout the semester.
MCGY5610 Research Skills for Music Performance
Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Christopher Coady Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2 hr per week seminar or equivalent. Assessment: Assignments include annotated bibliography, program notes, class seminar presentations and short essay. (100%). Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) day
Note: Students who have already successfully completed a similar course of study may apply to take another Unit of Study in place of this one.
This course is designed to develop students' skills in music information literacy including the finding, surveying and utilising of published information on music; academic writing and referencing; and critical thinking. The course will include discussion of different approaches to preparation of program notes and pre-concert talks, liner notes for recordings, and concert reviews. Students will design and research an individual musical topic which will form the basis for their written and spoken assignments. The seminars culminate with a series of student presentations on these topics. Students may choose to prepare a research proposal if planning to enrol in Dissertation 1. Students may be referred to other University services for further development of writing and other skills. Such courses would be in addition to this Unit of Study.