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MUSC 351  Intermediate Composition Studio  Units: 3.00  
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.
Learning Hours: 120 (12 Laboratory, 108 Private Study)  
Requirements: Prerequisite Permission of the School. Exclusion MUSC 352/3.0*; MUSC 353/6.0; MUSC 354/6.0*; MUSC 355/6.0*.  
Course Equivalencies: MUSC 351, MUSC 351B  
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science  

Course Learning Outcomes:

  1. Demonstrate originality and craft through the creation of original compositions primarily for instruments and/or voices or computer software by exploring a variety of techniques, genres and formats.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Develop the time management and networking skills involved in conceiving, composing, securing performers, rehearsing and presenting a new musical composition.