Courses Offered in Spring 2024 (112AY 2S)

Prerequisites or Required Background

There are no prerequisites. However, students should possess intermediate knowledge, experience, and ability in music theory. Non-Institute of Music students should contact the instructor by email in advance for consultation.

Course Overview and Objectives

Practical Arranging is an applied course that integrates students’ knowledge of music theory and musical experience, including harmony, counterpoint, musical form, instrumentation, and orchestration. Through the practical and comprehensive application of these areas, combined with individual creativity and taste, the course aims to provide practical training in music arranging.

Course Overview and Objectives

This course is conducted in workshop format and organizes a range of topics related to contemporary music composition. Approaching these topics from different perspectives, the course helps students learn compositional techniques in contemporary music. These topics include: 1. the design of pitch materials, 2. the exploration of timbre, 3. changes in texture and layers, and 4. the design of space and layers, among others.

The course begins with the developmental logic of sound, and gradually incorporates writing exercises centered on pitch, timbre, texture, and space. Through this process, each topic is explored systematically. The course aims to guide students in learning important compositional techniques developed since the twentieth century from a practical perspective, while also encouraging them to bring forward ideas encountered during their creative practice for discussion.