| CODE | MSP1388 | ||||||
| TITLE | Arranging and Composing for Band 1 | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Music Studies | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit aims to give students a defined understanding of arranging principles through the study of Jazz and Popular music works. Through the practical investigation of a broad range of melody and arrangement concepts, students will establish a practical knowledge of basic arranging principles in contemporary music. Study-unit Aims: 1) The ability to think and work with originality and creative independence; 2) The enhancement of proficiency in a variety of arranging techniques; 3) The ability to work confidently with the tools and materials of contemporary styles. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1) interpret underlying theoretical principles in western popular music coherently; (2) demonstrate and apply musical phrasing; (3) write music arrangements music correctly using conventional notation and employing the use of chord symbols. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: (1) administer sound judgment in the use of arranging techniques for a range of ensembles; (2) apply coherent understanding of transposition concepts; (3) demonstrate the effective use of harmonic structures and sequences in music derived from western popular music. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Text: - Erickson, Frank. 1983. Arranging for the Concert Band (Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp.). - Levine, Mark. 2000. The Jazz Theory Book (Petulama: Sher Music). Supplementary Reading - Lowell, Dick and Ken Pullig. 2003. Arranging for Large Jazz Ensemble (Berklee: Berklee Press). |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Alex Bezzina John Galea Jesmond Grixti |
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