Module Details |
The information contained in this module specification was correct at the time of publication but may be subject to change, either during the session because of unforeseen circumstances, or following review of the module at the end of the session. Queries about the module should be directed to the member of staff with responsibility for the module. |
Title | COMPOSITIONAL TECHNIQUES | ||
Code | MUSI106 | ||
Coordinator |
Dr PA Turowski Music Paul.Turowski@liverpool.ac.uk |
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Year | CATS Level | Semester | CATS Value |
Session 2019-20 | Level 4 FHEQ | Second Semester | 15 |
Aims |
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To gain greater awareness of formal considerations to provide experience in handling small-scale musical form. To develop self-critical skills To develop accuracy and fluency in notation and musicianship. To introduce students to the origins and historical development of counterpoint To gain basic awareness of a range of 20th/21st-century styles, languages and approaches |
Learning Outcomes |
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(LO1) To demonstrate basic competency in notation and musicianship |
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(LO2) To demonstrate skills in the transformation and manipulation of musical data |
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(LO3) To show an understanding of species counterpoint and basic functional harmony |
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(LO4) To engage with aesthetic aspects of music composition |
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(S1) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Presentation skills - written |
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(S2) Critical thinking and problem solving - Creative thinking |
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(S3) Time and project management - Project planning |
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(S4) Basic level musicianship |
Syllabus |
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Species counterpoint (Renaissance) Imitative counterpoint and basic functional harmony (Baroque) Survey of counterpoint techniques from Baroque to contemporary periods |
Teaching and Learning Strategies |
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Teaching Method 1 - Lecture |
Teaching Schedule |
Lectures | Seminars | Tutorials | Lab Practicals | Fieldwork Placement | Other | TOTAL | |
Study Hours |
24 |
24 | |||||
Timetable (if known) | |||||||
Private Study | 126 | ||||||
TOTAL HOURS | 150 |
Assessment |
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EXAM | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
Notes |
intervals and melodic dictation There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is not an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :Semester 2 | 30 min | 10 | ||||
intervals and melodic dictation There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is not an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :Semester 2 | 30 min | 20 | ||||
CONTINUOUS | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
Notes |
formative exercises and an original composition using florid counterpoint There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. Assess | 4 practice worksheet | 40 | ||||
Original composition using imitative counterpoint There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :Se | 2-minute composition | 30 |
Recommended Texts |
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