An introduction to various styles and techniques of composition.
Areas covered will include; electronic music, electroacoustic music, jazz, twentieth century and pre twentieth century styles.
Analysis and informed listening will be encouraged.
There will be many opportunities to use specialist music software to support the learning process.

The FCET Music Technology laboratories and studios, Cubase SX, Reason.

11 weeks x 3 hours lecture and practical session (groups of 20)
1 week x 3 hours presentations of student work

The Dancemusic Manual, Rick Snoman, Focal Press, (2004), ISBN 0-24051915-9
All Music Guide to Electronica, Editor - Vladimir Bogdanov, Backbeat UK, (2001), ISBN: 0-87930-628-9
Music, Electronic Media and Culture, Simon Emmerson, Ashgate, (2000), ISBN: 0-7546-0109-9
The A.B. Guide to Music Theory (Part 1), Eric Taylor, Associated Board of the Royal School of Music, (1989), ISBN 1-85472446-0
The A.B. Guide to Music Theory (Part II), Eric Taylor, Associated Board of the Royal School of Music, (1991), ISBN 1-85472447-9
Exploring Twentieth Century Music, Arnold Whittall, Cambridge University Press, (2003), ISBN 0-52101668-1
Settling the Score edited by Michael Oliver, Faber and Faber, (1999), ISBN 0-57119580-6
The Ambient Century, Mark Prendergast, Bloomsbury, (2003), IBN 0-74755732-2
Stockhausen on Music, K. Stockhausen, Marion Boyars Publishers, (1991), ISBN 0-71452918-4
Four Musical Minimalists, Keith Potter, Cambridge University Press, (2002), ISBN 0-52101501-4
Writings on Music, Steve Reich, Oxford University Press Inc USA, (2004), ISBN 0-19515115-1
Jazz Composition : Theory and Practice, Frederick Pease, Hal Leonard Corporation, (2003), ISBN: 0876390017
Modern Jazz Voicings, Ted Pease and Ken Pullig, Boklee Press Publications, (2001), ISBN: 0634014439

A composition weighted at 50% - Assessing Learning Outcome 1
A presentation weighted at 20% - Assessing Learning Outcome 3
A report of 2500 words weighted at 30% - Assessing Learning Outcome 2