MUSC 0209 - MUSIC COMPOSITION

1 Credit Hours

Music Composition introduces students to the basic procedures and skills of composing music. Emphasis is placed on writing both acoustic and electronic music. Students also study scores and listen to a variety of classical music in order to help them understand the techniques that are typical of various compositional styles. A minimum of three original works, preferably written for a variety of media, is required. Students present a neat, handwritten or computer-generated copy of each work to the instructor for an end-of-semester evaluation.

Pre-requisites: MUSC 0111 - MUSIC THEORY I (T►), or permission of instructor.