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MUSC 151 Introduction to Instrumental Composition Units: 3.00
This course teaches students the basics of instrumental music 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 enrolment.
NOTE No prior experience with composition is required, but students must demonstrate a thorough understanding of the rudiments of music prior to enrolment.
Learning Hours: 136 (12 Lecture, 24 Seminar, 4 Group Learning, 96 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite Registration in a MUSC Specialization Plan or MUTH Plan or 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:
- Demonstrate an understanding of musical notation (both handwritten and computer-generated).
- Demonstrate the fundamentals of instrumental composition through the creation of new, original compositions -including the concepts of development and pacing, harmony, rhythm, texture and idiosyncratic instrumental capabilities.
- Develop a broad sense of the trends and developments of instrumental music in the Western tradition from the Medieval era to the present.
- Develop an understanding of concepts and terms associated with instrumental composition and performance - form, texture, harmony, colour, notation, ensemble, 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 or workshopping new composition (both the students' own and work of others) collectively within a group.