Composition Skills for the Performer

GS-641

In this class, student performers will gain skills in composition for a variety of genres through analysis and composition assignments.  They will learn new methodologies in composition, cultivate their creativity, broaden their global knowledge as well as their musical perspective of music, and obtain a richer palette of musical tools and devices. Throughout the course, students will create their own works, developing composition skills through writing, playing, listening, analyzing, transcribing, arranging, reading, and improvising. Topics of exploration include: melodic construction, rhythm, melodic and rhythmic counterpoint, as well as the use of non-musical sources as inspiration for composing. 

Credits
2
Prerequisites
Written approval of course instructor
Required Of
None; elective course for all graduate students
Electable By
All graduate students
Semesters Offered
Fall, Spring
Location
Valencia
Department
GRST
Course Chair
Olga Roman
Taught By
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