9 January 2023 - 27 March 2023 ( 22 hours, 11 weeks )
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Waterloo Centre
A course which will enable students to build completed pieces of music through a mixture of taught techniques and utilisation of students' own musical ideas. Students will be given frameworks in which to write pieces and there will be continuous tutor feedback and class discussion of the works as they build up. Performances of pieces may happen in class, or by Morley groups that students write for.
Classes will mix the analysis of demonstrated material with the development of student pieces in a roughly 30/70 ratio. Students will be guided on the rhythmic, melodic, harmonic and formal aspects of their work in order to produce a piece suitable for consideration by performers. Study pieces for this term: Berlioz Les Nuits d'Eté, Vaughan Williams Serenade to Music
A solid theoretical background (ABRSM 6+ or equivalent), fluent reading and writing of standard music notation, the ability to produce musical ideas for further development.
Time will need to be spent out of class in inventing and developing musical idea to make pieces. You will need to complete homework on a weekly basis. Achievement on your course will be measured by whether you meet the following learning outcomes. At the start of the course you will have an opportunity to discuss these with your tutor and set your own personal targets, linked to the learning outcomes and future goals. Excellent attendance and punctuality is required from all students. This course requires study/completion of activities outside of class time.
Notebook, manuscript paper, data stick. During the first session, you will receive guidance from your tutor about how to access the online course material, such as recordings and sheet music.
This course continues next term as 'Composition Workshop C'. You may also be interested in the 'Orchestration and Arranging' course, the 'ABRSM Music Theory & Musicianship Grade 7' course, or any instrumental course Morley offers.
