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| Module Availability |
| Semester 1 |
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| Assessment Pattern |
Coursework 1: an online test using online resourses - 30%
Coursework 2: a test employing listening and score-based questions - 30%
Coursework 3: a written assignment involving the completion of brief orchestration problems and a short idiomatic composition - 40%
If this module is core for your programme, you will need to achieve a minimum of 40% for each Unit of Assessment. If the module is not core, you will need a weighted aggregate mark of 40%. |
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| Module Overview |
| This module introduces playing techniques, idiomatic writing and notation for common instruments featured in art music, popular music and jazz; a basic grounding in the principles of orchestration in these styles is also provided. |
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| Prerequisites/Co-requisites |
| None. |
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| Module Aims |
To develop an understanding of playing techniques for a variety of common instruments.
To foster an awareness of idiomatic instrumental writing.
To reinforce and develop knowledge of relevant notation.
To introduce the basic principles underpinning successful orchestration.
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| Learning Outcomes |
By the end of the module you should be able to:
Demonstrate knowledge of the playing techniques of common orchestral and band instruments.
Transpose from written to concert pitch and vice versa.
Choose appropriate notation for different instrumental styles and special effects.
Comment perceptively on instrumental writing presented in written and recorded form.
Write idiomatically passages for instruments alone and in combination.
Transferable skills:
Deconstructing and solving problems.
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| Module Content |
Introduction to the characteristics of standard orchestral instruments.
Introduction to the characteristics of instruments commonly found in popular music and jazz.
Notation of common instrumental effects found throughout Western music.
Transposition from written to concert pitch and vice versa.
Introduction to the basic principles of orchestration.
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| Methods of Teaching/Learning |
Lectures.
Unassessed tasks and assignments.
Online self-tests after each lecture.
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| Selected Texts/Journals |
Compulsory Reading:
Blatter, Alfred, 1981: Instrumentation/Orchestration (New York; London: Longman).
Piston, Walter, 1978: Orchestration (London: Gollancz).
Recommended Reading:
Jacob, Gordon, 1982: Orchestral Technique, 3rd edition, (London: Oxford University Press).
Mancini, Henry, 1962: Sounds and Scores: a Practical Guide to Professional Orchestration (Northridge, California: Northridge Music, Inc.).
Runswick, Daryl, 1992: Rock, Jazz and Pop Arranging (London: Faber).
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| Last Updated |
| 11.04.11 |
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