MUS 411 Contemporary Composition Techniques I

An introduction to contemporary strategies, systems, methods, and techniques of composing music for various genre and mediums. Students will compose music that demonstrates basic contemporary techniques of melody, harmony, form, rhythm, density, texture, and orchestration. Emphasis will be placed on composition techniques of the 20th and 21st centuries. Students will be able to identify significant contemporary composers, compositions, and compositional strategies through listening and score reading assessments. Students will utilize these compositional strategies in their own compositions, which will be performed and critiqued.
Credits: 2
Prerequisite: MUS 313
Satisfactory Grading: Ineligible for the Satisfactory/No Credit grade mode.

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