MU3422:03
Creating Music 3B
Townsville
HECS Band 1
26 hours lectures, 13 hours tutorials, 13 hours workshops. Semester 2.
Available to BMus and BEd students.
Staff:
Dr S Campbell.
Students will gain an appreciation of theatre music from the late 19th century to the present and will acquire analytical skills in relation to instrumental and vocal works within the genre. Students will develop practical skills in music creation in a weekly workshop, especially through collaborations with theatre students.
Learning Objectives:
- gain an understanding of techniques used in the composition of music theatre;
- acquire analytical skills pertaining to music within music theatre;
- gain a practical knowledge of composing for music theatre through the composition of original music theatre works;
- gain a working knowledge of the presentation of music theatre works through the composition of a music theatre project in collaboration with visual arts and theatre students.
Assessment by composition project: portfolio (50%); arrangement (20%); analysis (written analysis) (15%); examination (15%).