Technical Studies Assignments: (Composition and Techniques of Composition students)Īssignment 1: Select and analyse a short piano piece that employs modal resources provide an 800-word summary and - most importantly - a neat, systematically annotated copy of the score. ALL students are expected to submit work for these projects and include their submissions in their final folio. opportunities to compose for film, theatre and dance projects.
In addition to the minimum specifications outlined above you are expected to work on any composition activities that may present themselves during the year – i.e. The above guidelines indicate the minimum expectations for a folio. Third Year: total duration 30’ – content as agreed in consultation with your teacher - to include a work for chamber ensemble a string quartet an orchestral piece a short collaborative/cross-artform piece (theatre, dance, film, multimedia). Second Year: total duration 25’ – content as agreed in consultation with your teacher - to include a small scale mixed chamber work a choral work a string quartet an orchestration of one of your previous piano works (or similar).
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Semester 2: 50% of the total mark for the full year comprised of: 25% Technical Studies assignments 25% Composers’ Workshop assignments (See details below) Assessment Related RequirementsĬomposition Folio guidelines (Composition Major ONLY):įirst Year: total duration 20’ – content as agreed in consultation with your teacher - to include a set of short piano pieces a song for voice and piano a string quartet a chamber work for small mixed ensemble. Semester 1: 50% of the total for the full year comprised of: 25% Technical Studies assignments 25% Composers’ Workshop assignments (See details below) A work written for Composers’ Workshop cannot be included in your Composition folio for the individual tuition component.) Works composed for one component may NOT be submitted for assessment in another component. Composition assignments are set throughout the year. Attendance and participation form a large part of the final assessment for this component. 4 assignments listed below due approximately 3 weeks after distribution (around weeks 4 and 9).Ĭomposers’ Workshop: 25% of final mark for Composition (Major) 1A/B 2A/B 3A/B. Technical Studies: 25% of final mark for Composition (Major) 1A/B 2A/B 3A/B. Interviews will be scheduled late in Semester 2. Students will attend a 15’ panel interview (Viva Voce) on Wednesday, November 14 to discuss their folio. Semester 2 Assessment: Students are required to submit a folio of 4 complete works (equivalent to the specifications listed below and including the two Semester 1 works) to the Hartley office by noon on Monday, November 2, 2015. These works will be assessed together with a teacher’s report on student progress. Semester 1 Assessment: Students are required to submit two of the required 4 works for the folio completed (or at an advanced stage towards completion) to their teacher by noon on Monday, June 29, 2015. Individual Tuition: 50% of final mark for Composition (Major) 1A/B 2A/B 3A/B:
WorkloadĪssessment structure depends on whether you are enrolled in Composition as a Major (Composition 1A/1B 2A/2B 3A/3B) or as an Elective (Techniques of Composition 1A/1B 2A/2B 3A/3B).ĬOMPOSITION (MAJOR) 1A/1B 2A/2B 3A/3B (1001/1002 2001/2002 3001/3002) Mr David Harris coordinates this class and will provide details of schedule and assessment. In addition to these topics occasional sessions will be set aside for guest speakers (subject to availability) or to enable guided discussion of issues related to contemporary musical aesthetics and practice based on materials handed out in class.Ĭomposers’ Workshop (1.5 hr per week) (Major and Elective) provides for practical engagement with individual instruments and small ensembles (subject to availability) and the performance of student compositions specifically composed for this class.
Technical Studies is a seminar format class and students may be expected to give in-class presentations on set topics during the year. Technical Studies (1.5 hr per week) (Major and Elective) This seminar provides the opportunity for the theoretical and historical study of the resources, techniques and styles of contemporary music principally in the classical tradition.