Advanced Composition and Arrangement 2  is designed for advanced students who wish to specialise in composition, arrangement.  It builds on Advanced Composition and Arrangement 1 allowing students to pursue their creative goals over the course of two semesters.  Students will work with a supervisor in preparing a composition portfolio of works that reflect the student's own interests and professional focus.  To support this creative work,  students will analyse theories, structures, methods, approaches and techniques in a range of styles and in a range of instrumental and vocal repertoire. The study of instrumentation, orchestration and arrangement, with reference to scores from a range of historical periods and styles complements the compositional work.

By the end of this course, you should be able to:

1. Demonstrate a solid compositional proficiency in one or more styles - classical, jazz, contemporary, or a blend of these
2. Compose and present their works professionally utilising correct notation, instrumentation and orchestration techniques, and produce work according to deadlines that demonstrates a growing professionalism
3. Describe relevant compositional issues in aesthetic and technical terms
4. Convincingly argue for the creative decisions made in the course of composing and arranging

1. A portfolio of original compositions and/or arrangements (scores, recordings and\or multimedia)   (80%) [learning outcomes 1-3]
2. A written exegesis (c. 1000 words) describing the rationale for the creative decisions made (20%) [learning outcomes 3-4]

130 total learning hours, including:

a)    24 hours of composition/arrangement workshop

b)    6 hours of supervision

c) 100 hours of individual student work

MUSI3303 Advanced Composition and Arrangement 1

MUSI3303 Advanced Composition and Arrangement 1

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