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This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to refine music composition skills in any music genre.
It applies to individuals who apply commitment and high level skills in aural imagination, melodic development, instrumentation and orchestration to extend the range of compositional briefs to which they can confidently respond.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Supersedes and is equivalent to CUSMCP601A - Extend techniques for composing music
Evidence of the ability to:
- practice, plan and monitor progress in own professional skill development
- compose, in response to different briefs, a selection of musical pieces that demonstrate advanced skills in compositional techniques
- evaluate own compositions, and seek and use feedback from others to extend compositional skills.
Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.
To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:
- explain factors and techniques that contribute to excellence in music composition
- explain music and compositional elements and other criteria that might be used to measure skill development
- analyse issues and challenges that typically arise in the context of extending techniques for composing music, and explain how they may be overcome.
Assessment must be conducted in a safe environment where evidence gathered demonstrates consistent performance of typical activities experienced in creative arts industry environments. The assessment environment must include access to:
- an appropriate range of instruments and equipment relevant to the selected musical styles
- software, hardware and audio equipment for composing, orchestrating and setting down music.
Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational educational and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.
GS5 VET GRADING SCHEMA Used for WAAPA VET only
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.
The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.
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This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to refine music composition skills in any music genre.
It applies to individuals who apply commitment and high level skills in aural imagination, melodic development, instrumentation and orchestration to extend the range of compositional briefs to which they can confidently respond.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Supersedes and is equivalent to CUSMCP601A - Extend techniques for composing music
Evidence of the ability to:
- practice, plan and monitor progress in own professional skill development
- compose, in response to different briefs, a selection of musical pieces that demonstrate advanced skills in compositional techniques
- evaluate own compositions, and seek and use feedback from others to extend compositional skills.
Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.
To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:
- explain factors and techniques that contribute to excellence in music composition
- explain music and compositional elements and other criteria that might be used to measure skill development
- analyse issues and challenges that typically arise in the context of extending techniques for composing music, and explain how they may be overcome.
Assessment must be conducted in a safe environment where evidence gathered demonstrates consistent performance of typical activities experienced in creative arts industry environments. The assessment environment must include access to:
- an appropriate range of instruments and equipment relevant to the selected musical styles
- software, hardware and audio equipment for composing, orchestrating and setting down music.
Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational educational and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.
GS5 VET GRADING SCHEMA Used for WAAPA VET only
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.
The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.
CUAMCP602|1|2