Composing for Words, Theatre and Moving Image L3

Code

MUSI3043

School

Music

Level

3

Credits

20

Semesters

Spring UK

Summary

This module will introduce students to approaches to composing music that responds to and interacts with work by non-musical artists. Students will compose choral works on poetic texts and scores for short films.

Target Students

Available to all Year 3 students including Liberal Arts, exchange and subsidiary students who have successfully passed MUSI1010 Skills in Composition. This module cannot be taken if the student has previously taken MUSI2029.

Classes

• One 1-hour workshop each week for 8 weeks
• One 3-hour un assigned each week for 2 weeks
• One 2-hour lecture each week for 8 weeks

8 x 2hr lecture; 8 x 1hr Workshop; 2 x 3hr Presentation. Lectures and workshops will run consecutively over a 3-hour block for 8 weeks. Presentations sessions will give students the opportunity to discuss their work-in-progress and receive formative feedback.

Assessment

• 50% Coursework 1: A notated film score of 4 minutes to 5 minutes and 30 seconds in duration accompanied by a commentary of 500-550 words explaining the approach to film scoring.
• 50% Coursework 2: A notated choir composition of 3 to 4 minutes accompanied by a commentary of 500-550 words explaining the approach to text setting.

Assessed by end of spring semester

Educational Aims

Learning Outcomes

Advanced skills in compositional technique; 
Awareness of issues of style and texture; 
High level presentational skills; 
Critical awareness of aesthetic issues underpinning musical composition.

Conveners

• Dr Elizabeth Kelly