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MU5011: COMPOSING WITH SOUND (2019-2020)

Last modified: 25 Sep 2019 09:58


Course Overview

Students will be expected to listen to, analyse and critique a prescribed list of electroacoustic compositions as well as demonstrating how this informs their own practice in one to one composition tutorials. Bi-weekly composition seminars will allow students to discuss their own work within the context of that of pioneers and established composers in a variety of genres drawn from electroacoustic music and sound art.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Session Second Sub Session Credit Points 30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Professor Peter Stollery

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

Students will be
expected to listen to, analyse and critique a prescribed list of
electroacoustic compositions as well as demonstrating how this informs their
own practice in one to one composition tutorials. Bi-weekly composition
seminars will allow students to discuss their own work within the context of
that of pioneers and established composers in a variety of genres drawn from
electroacoustic music and sound art.


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 31 August 2023 for 1st half-session courses and 22 December 2023 for 2nd half-session courses.

Summative Assessments

One Final Composition

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 65
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Learning Outcomes
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Analysis of a Selected Electroacoustic Composition

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 35
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Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Resit Assessments

One composition

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 100
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Course Learning Outcomes

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