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MUSC 152 Introduction to Vocal Composition Units: 3.00
This course teaches students the basics of vocal composition in the Western Art Music tradition with a strong emphasis on creativity and class participation.
NOTE No prior experience with composition is required, but students must demonstrate a thorough understanding of the rudiments of music prior to enrollment.
NOTE No prior experience with composition is required, but students must demonstrate a thorough understanding of the rudiments of music prior to enrollment.
Learning Hours: 136 (12 Lecture, 24 Seminar, 4 Group Learning, 96 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite MUSC 104/3.0 or MUSC P52/3.0* or permission of the School.
Exclusion MUSC 153/6.0*.
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Create a portfolio of works for voice which demonstrates the fundamentals of vocal composition through the creation of new, original compositions - including compositional concepts such as development and pacing, harmony, rhythm, texture, and concepts specific to writing for voice such as setting text, working with vowels and consonants, supporting the voice harmonically and texturally, and writing for multiple voices.
- Demonstrate an understanding of musical notation and competency with computer notation and professional score presentation.
- Develop a broad sense of the trends and developments of vocal music in the Western tradition from the Medieval era to the present.
- Develop an understanding of concepts and terms associated with vocal composition and performance, e.g. tessitura, fach, passaggio, melisma, chest voice, head voice, etc.
- Develop the time management and networking skills involved in conceiving, composing, securing performers, rehearsing and presenting a new musical composition.
- Gain experience with the process of workshopping new compositions (both your own and others) collectively within a group.