Introduction to Composition II
Overview
- Development of Compositional Resources
- modes/scales
- chords/harmonies
- motives/themes
- texture
- formal schemes
- orchestration
- Documentation
- editing, proof reading
- score layout, copying of scores and parts
- recording/archiving material
- program notes, biographical notes
- Performance Issues
- finding performers
- organizing and leading rehearsals
- levels of difficulty, performance ability
- Practical and Aesthetic Considerations
- program music, interdisciplinary music
- working with text
- copyright, plagiarism, borrowing material
- Repertoire
- listening component designed to expose students to a wide range of styles, techniques andgenres of modern music
Students will receive 2 hours a week of class time.
Writing 2 short compositions (2 x 15%) | 30% |
Performance of 1 composition | 10% |
5 short assignments (5 x 8%) | 40% |
Listening test | 10% |
Class participation | 10% |
TOTAL | 100% |
Upon successful completion the student should be able to demonstrate a solid theoretical and practical experience of the compositional process, including the development of the student’s compositional voice within selected idioms.
None
Requisites
Prerequisites
MUSC 1113 or permission of the instructor
Corequisites
No corequisite courses.
Equivalencies
No equivalent courses.
Course Guidelines
Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.
Course Transfers
These are for current course guidelines only. For a full list of archived courses please see https://www.bctransferguide.ca
Institution | Transfer Details for MUSC 1213 |
---|---|
Capilano University (CAPU) | CAPU PMI 220 (2) |
Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) | KPU MUSI 2XXX (2) |
Simon Fraser University (SFU) | DOUG MUSC 1113 (2) & DOUG MUSC 1213 (2) = SFU CA 1XX (3) |
Thompson Rivers University (TRU) | No credit |
University of British Columbia - Okanagan (UBCO) | UBCO MUSC_O 1st (2) |
University of British Columbia - Vancouver (UBCV) | UBCV MUSC_V 1st (2) |
University of Northern BC (UNBC) | No credit |
University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) | UFV MUSC 1XX (2) |
University of Victoria (UVIC) | DOUG MUSC 1113 (2) & DOUG MUSC 1213 (2) = UVIC MUS 105 (2) |
Vancouver Island University (VIU) | VIU MUSC 1st (3) |
Course Offerings
Winter 2025
CRN | Days | Instructor | Status | More details |
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CRN
12936
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Wed | Instructor Last Name
Smith
Instructor First Name
Doug
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Course Status
Open
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This course is restricted to Music Diploma and Foundation for Music Therapy students.