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In this module you will take a performative and experimental approach to musical composition. By focusing principally on creativity manifested through alternative notations such as graphic and text scores, you will focus on musical expression and its relationship to gesture and instruction in a very direct way. The performative and creative aspects of this module have clear application to the wider practical music making you will engage in throughout the programme, and the compositional aspects lay the groundwork for further study of music composition and the analytical study of music. Sessions on musical notation software will improve your technical skills in laying out scores, parts, and musical examples.

Upon completion of this module you will be able to
LO1: respond creatively to a brief employing your musical imagination;
LO2: demonstrate an appreciation of specific musical elements (including pitch, line, harmony, sonority, rhythm, and texture);
LO3: recognise structural shapes that demonstrate effective musical pacing;
LO4: relate notational decisions to musical expression;
LO5: duplicate appropriate idiomatic and genre-based strategies;
LO6: reproduce standard classical musical notation.