M-FT-COM4

Practical Classes

12

1

30 (15 weeks with two different instructors chosen by the student from a pool of possible teachers)

One 40-minute lesson per week

20 hours

316 hours

Admitted to ArtEZ Composition for Film and Theatre year 4.

See Competencies Matrix.

Acquiring a broad understanding of the musical/technical and artistic side of composing and arranging for film and/or theatre.

The module Harmony at the Piano teaches students how to effectively use the piano as a tool for composing and analyzing pieces. The general theory modules provide a solid foundation in music notation, harmony and ear skills. The module Classical Orchestration addresses key aspects of musical theory, including but not limited to: musical analysis, counterpoint, theory of musical form, and twentieth-century music.

Compostion/arrangement technique:
Expanded shaping in rhythm, melody, harmony and formal and esthetic concepts, with reference to the classical and modern repertoire of concert- and film music.

Instrumentation and orchestration:
Extended theory and technique of instrumentation and orchestration with reference to the romantic and modern classical repertoire, as well as film, theatre and dance music repertoire.

In the last two years of study students will be expected to pursue their own aesthetic and stylistic goals, and to make more personal choices, and to invest more time and initiative in their own work portfolios, with a goal towards establishing their individual voices as an artists.

Style and aesthetic:
Detailed analysis of relevant compositions from the classical and modern repertoire of concert and film music, with reference to audio & motion as well as dramaturgical aspects.
Elaborating a sophisticated sense of aesthetic values in relation to film music and autonomous music. Articulating a personal profile in aesthetics.

Individual lessons that, depending on whether the student is studying on-campus or online, take place in a classroom at ArtEZ or in a virtual classroom environment.
In case of a virtual class, the student and the lecturer are in different locations and communicate by seeing, talking and listening to each other equally. The teacher has access to a whiteboard, application sharing, desktop sharing and document sharing and can hand this privilege to the student. Apart from the video conference a high quality stereo audio stream is open at the same time via source connect. That way student and instructor can listen to music from any source and discuss it simultaneously.

Study material depending on the student's current progress and the characteristics of their own compositions.

Composing/arranging original pieces.
Organizing performances; studying and recording compositions by the student.
Attending a wide and diverse range of concerts.
Building a network of fellow students and students from other disciplines, which should always include music theatre and BK film students.
International collaborations, some initiated by student.
ArtEZ collaborations: students of visual art who make use of video; dance projects with the theatre faculty.
Presenting and discussing self-written pieces with fellow students of composition/arranging.

Assessment by the main subject instructor(s) at the end of each semester.

Consistency, efficiency, economy of means, practicality, richness, intrinsic persuasiveness, richness, balance, intelligence, motivation, inventiveness, stylistic awareness, imagination, reflection (analysis, presentation), timing, authenticity and diversity.

The student has completed this module if being awarded a minimum grade of 5.5 at the end of the second semester.

At the end of both semesters the instructor fills out an assessment form designed specifically for this module. Assessment is comprised of a verbal evaluation and a concluding grade. Assessment at the end of both semesters is summative. Modules can only be absolved, and ECs awarded, after the end of the spring semester.

See the Education and Assessment Plan.