MUSC 353 Intermediate Composition Intensive Units: 6.00
In-depth guidance in the development of the student as a composer (acoustic or electroacoustic).
NOTE Students must submit a portfolio of compositions to the School by the last day of classes in the Winter Term. Admission is determined through evaluation of portfolios by a Faculty jury. Submission of a portfolio does not guarantee admission.
NOTE Students must submit a portfolio of compositions to the School by the last day of classes in the Winter Term. Admission is determined through evaluation of portfolios by a Faculty jury. Submission of a portfolio does not guarantee admission.
Learning Hours: 240 (72 Laboratory, 168 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite Permission of the School.
Exclusion MUSC 351/3.0; MUSC 352/3.0*.
Course Equivalencies: MUSC 353, MUSC 353B
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Demonstrate originality and craft through the creation of multiple original compositions primarily for instruments and/or voices or computer software by exploring a variety of techniques, genres and formats in an extended and in-depth manner.
- Develop knowledge of styles and trends in composition through the analysis and study of compositions related to a project that the student is working on.
- Demonstrate a high level of understanding of musical notation, mixing, and/or editing using computer software and how to prepare polished scores and parts or recordings of their compositions.
- Develop the time management and networking skills involved in conceiving, composing, securing performers, rehearsing and presenting a new musical composition.