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In addition to compulsory attendance at both the two-hour weekly Composition Class and the student's Composition Lesson (with the allocated specialist composition tutor) students majoring in composition are, of course, expected to devote a significant number of hours each week to their creative, compositional work as they prepare for each end-of-semester Composition Portfolio. The topics will usually be of an analytically detailed nature, and will focus on compositional technqiue in a chosen work from the repertoire. These oral presentations (on a pre-approved aspect of compositional technique) carry a 30% assessment weighting in each semester. At the end of each semester the Composition Class (in Week 13) will incorporate oral presentations from all the group members. The weekly Composition Class also provides opportunities for guest presentations from time to time, depending on the concert calendar of the Elder Conservatorium and associated organisations such as the Australian String Quartet and the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. The format for the two-hour class will vary from week to week, but in general terms the first hour will normally focus on a particular aspect of Technique, while the second hour will focus on an example of that technique from the Repertoire. Matters of Technique and Repertoire are addressed each week, but with the particular needs of composers in mind. In these respects the Composition Class is directly comparable with the weekly "Technique and Repertoire" classes for performance students (and these classes are also scheduled for Monday mornings). The purposes of the class are: to provide a friendly, collegial environment for the exchange of creative, compositional ideas across the year levels to provide a forum for addressing particular aspects of compositional technique and to provide a forum for becoming acquainted with seminal works from the repertoire. This class takes place on Monday mornings (in 2019 from 11am to 1pm, in room Hartley 108a), and is taken by the Head of Composition. In addition there is a weekly two-hour Composition Class attended by all the undergraduate composition students across years 1 to 3 (ie excluding Honours, although some Honours students choose to attend the class anyway). Some tutors may choose to combine students in an extended session this is not for the purpose of reducing the overall staff time allocated, but may be beneficial for the purpose of sharing creative ideas. Once the student has been allocated to the tutor (by the Head of Composition) the precise days and times for the weekly sessions are negotiated direct between the tutor and the student. The tutorials for second-year and third-year students are normally scheduled as one-to-one weekly lessons, usually with one of the specialist, part-time lecturers in Composition (for example, Dr Anne Cawrse, or Dr John Polglase). The tutorials for first-year students are normally taken by the Head of Composition, and they are usually scheduled with pairs of students in a one-hour session. The portfolio submissions carry an assessment weighting of 70% for each semester. The work in those tutorials will be directed towards the composition of pieces to be submitted in the Interim Portfolio (end of Semester 1) and the Final Portfolio (end of Semester 2). Attention is given to the practical, vocational aspects of creative music making and the course seeks to develop composers who are technically well equipped in both traditional and modern compositional practice.Ĭourse Coordinator: Professor Charles Bodman RaeĮach student 'majoring' in Musical Composition is allocated a Principal Study composition tutor with whom s/he will have individual or small group weekly tutorials. Opportunities are provided for ensemble performance and interdisciplinary experience in the areas of film, dance and theatre.
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The course covers the traditional framework of music composition including form, harmony, counterpoint, orchestration, notation and text setting, along with studies in aesthetics, contemporary media and music technology. A comprehensive study of the artistic, theoretical and practical dimensions of music composition is delivered in a variety of modes including individual tuition and tutorial. The composition course seeks to develop advanced skills in a broad range of stylistic approaches for composing music primarily in the classical tradition. Available to BMus, BCtveArts students only