Music BMus
Composition Higher MUSIC4069
- Academic Session: 2026-27
- School: School of Culture and Creative Arts
- Credits: 20
- Level: Level 4 (SCQF level 10)
- Typically Offered: Either Semester 1 or Semester 2
- Available to Visiting Students: Yes
- Collaborative Online International Learning: No
- Curriculum For Life: No
Short Description
This course will enable students to develop greater confidence and further skills in writing compositions and creating original performances.
Timetable
5 x 1hr lectures
5 x 2hr lectures
5 x 1hr seminars over 10 weeks as scheduled on MyCampus
Excluded Courses
None
Co-requisites
None
Assessment
Portfolio of compositions (10-12 mins) - 100%
Main Assessment In: April/May
Course Aims
This course will aims to:
■ promote a critical understanding of a range of techniques and perspectives in free composition;
■ enable students to apply their critical understanding in the practice of free composition.
■ enable students to apply aesthetic awareness and critical listening skills in the pursuit of notated compositions;
■ continue the development of students' abilities to utilise a range of practical tools in creating an extended composition project
Intended Learning Outcomes of Course
By the end of this course students will be able to:
■ apply a broad range of technical means and formal strategies, developed through the course sessions, to create extended compositions
■ create clear stylistic identity in a composition folio through the application of aesthetic judgement and critical listening
■ engage with key areas of concern such as harmony, melodic structure, form, texture, timbre, and notation in the creation of compositions
■ write music that exploits the capabilities of the chosen media