The Composition - Foundational course introduces key skills for aspiring composers, focusing on:

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• Crafting original melodies with clear expression

• Building harmonic progressions that support melodic ideas

• Understanding and applying musical forms in compositions

• Exploring rhythmic and metric variations for added complexity

• Basic arranging and orchestration for solo instruments and ensembles

The Composition - Intermediate course deepens compositional skills with a focus on:

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• Creating advanced melodic themes with motivic development

• Employing chromatic and non-functional harmony, and exploring distant key modulations

• Writing in complex forms like sonata, fugue, and variation sets

• Using advanced rhythmic techniques such as polyrhythms and irregular meters

• Orchestrating for diverse large ensembles with extended instrumental techniques

The Composition - Advanced course challenges students to refine their artistry, focusing on:

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• Developing a distinctive compositional style with innovative approaches

• Mastering advanced harmonic, contrapuntal, and structural techniques in large-scale works

• Utilising contemporary methods like serialism, minimalism, and aleatoric processes

• Writing for large ensembles with extended orchestration and unconventional instrument combinations

• Exploring multimedia composition, integrating soundscapes, electronics, and visual

 

This course prepares students to create professional-level compositions demonstrating originality and technical sophistication.