Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
LJMU Partner Taught
Learning Methods
Lecture
Seminar
Module Offerings
5593MUS-SEP-PAR
Aims
The module aims to enable students to further develop practical skills and individual creative expression through increased familiarisation with applied contemporary music creation techniques. Students specialise in composition, arranging or songwriting.
The module aims to:
• Expand technical abilities in creating new musical works
• Equip learners with the necessary skills to respond to a variety of commissions working to deadlines
• Engage learners in real and simulated industrial circumstances
• Develop an individual creative expression
Learning Outcomes
1.
Demonstrate high levels of creative and technical skill in generating new musical works
2.
Employ industry standard creative practices in responding to the commissioning of new musical works to specified briefs and deadlines
3.
Analyse and evaluate their own work within the context of an emerging canon of popular, contemporary and commercial music
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:Advanced techniques specific to song writing, composition, or arranging, focussing on:
• The popular, contemporary and commercial music canon
• Advanced harmony, composition and arranging techniques
• Generating and developing ideas
• Honing and editing material
• Writing for specific audiences
• Writing for specific ensembles
• Responding to industry leads / briefs and deadlines
• Writing for media
Additional Information:Eddie Lundon is the module leader (E.Lundon@lipa.ac.uk)
Assessments
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