Composing Music 1 — Open College of the Arts

Home > Courses > Music > Composing Music 1

Composing Music 1

Overview

It takes a little courage to see yourself as a composer but this course will enable you to bring out skills that are easily within your reach. Whatever your interest, this course will help you create your own music. By the end of the course, you will have recorded at least eight or nine compositions.

You need not know anything about reading, writing or performing music. The course takes you right from the basics to composition.

What does the course cover?

Rhythm, notation, dynamics
Expression and melody
Writing in parts, chords and harmony
Key signatures and key changes
Measured surveys
Form, words and music

Course Assessment

You will receive comments and direction from your tutor throughout the course. If you choose to have your work formally assessed, you will receive details on submitting a folio of work with the course materials.

Higher Education Credit: 40 credit points at Level 1.

Tuition:

Postal tuition you send work to your tutor for comments and direction.

Face-to-face tuition you have an opportunity for one-to-one meetings with your course tutor. Our Locations list will show you where face-to-face tuition is available. Please note that some centres offer group tuition and these start with an August/October introductory meeting.

See How Tuition Works.

Time Guide:

To complete the course in 10 months requires about 7 hours study a week.

Materials:

A course pack and accompanying CDs are provided and will be sent to you by post. You will also need a recording device.

Fees:

£580 full fee or £215 deposit and 6 x £74 monthly payments, totalling £659