MDP 604E - Compositon Project 2

Course Objectives

1. To mentor students through weekly lesson and assignments, to gain a greater competency in the necessary contrapuntal and harmonic skills necessary for larger-scale chamber-music composition.
2. To help students develop further their understanding of musical process and forms, particularly those of contemporary music.
3. To help students acquire advanced skills in notation, such as for extended instrumental techniques.

Course Description

Large-scale chamber-music writing, technical form and notational topics, development of personality, self-criticism.