Composition I - MTC 512
June 30 - August 1, 2025
Online Synchronous - 3 Credits
Composition I is a course that explores basic compositional approaches with a focus on the development of student's individual musical interests. Students write short pieces, each elaborated over a period of several weeks, exploring different principles of instrumental texture (e.g. monody, homophony, polyphony) and formal design (e.g. theme and variations, motivic development, song, dance forms). Works in progress are evaluated via peer and instructor critiques.
No prior experience composing is necessary, but students will need to have passed the Graduate Assessment Test in Music Theory or have taken MTC 591 Music Theory Review. Technical requirements include access to Zoom and use of any music notation software, such as MuseScore.
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Robert Maggio
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