MUSI3017: Composition Portfolio 2025-2026
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MUSI3017:
Composition Portfolio
2025-2026
SCHEDULE
Semester 1
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Format |
Topics |
Time |
Date |
Location |
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Lecture
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Beginnings Notation |
2pm to 4pm |
Thursday 9 October |
28/1019 |
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Tutorial |
Review homework |
2pm to 4pm
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Thursday 16 October
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07/3023 |
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Lecture |
Rhythm and metre More notation |
2pm to 4pm
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Thursday 23 October
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28/1019 |
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Tutorial
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Review homework |
2pm to 4pm
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Thursday 30 October
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Online |
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Lecture |
Tonality, diatonicism & pitch fields
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2pm to 4pm
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Thursday 6 November
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28/1019 |
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Tutorial |
Review homework |
2pm to 4pm
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Thursday 13 November
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Online |
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Lecture |
Texture Commentaries |
2pm to 4pm
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Thursday 20 November
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28/1019 |
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Tutorials
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Feedback on your assignment |
Check timetable
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See timetable: Thursday 27 or Friday 28 November |
07/3023 |
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Tutorials
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Feedback on your assignment |
Check timetable
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See timetable: Thursday 4 or Friday 5 December |
07/3023 |
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Tutorials
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Feedback on your assignment |
Check timetable
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Thursday 11 or Friday 12 December |
Online |
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Workshop |
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10am to 5pm
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Wednesday 7 and Thursday 8 January. (You will be assigned a 3-hour slot) |
Turner Sims |
Semester 2 – to be confirmed
ACCESSIBILITY
This module is accessible to all students regardless of disability, specific learning difficulty or other condition that could affect your learning. If you have special needs or require assistance to reach your full potential in our work together I will support you by working with Enabling Services and the Department and School Senior Tutors. Please feel free to talk to me, your PAT or any other member of staff about anything that may impact your academic performance.
For more information: https://www.southampton.ac.uk/edusupport/index.page.
ASSESSMENT 1
25% of final mark
Due: 12 January 2026
Five-minute piece for 2, 3 or 4 musicians from the following options:
Oboe Clarinet Cello Piano
Dates to note:
(1) You will email electronic copies of score/parts by email to me by 10am on Thursday 18 December so our guests can prepare.
(2) Pieces will be workshopped on Wednesday 7 and Thursday 8 January. Each of you will be placed in a 3-hour slot.
(3) Assessment deadline: 12 January 2026
Submission:
Work submitted electronically for assessment through e-assignment. You submit:
- Score in PDF format.
- Recording of your work, preferably workshop recording or MIDI realisation
- A commentary of approximately 500 words in PDF format.
ASSESSMENT 2
75% of final mark
Due: 5 June 2026
Portfolio of compositions totaling approximately fifteen minutes. The portfolio will be assessed as a whole.
· Work should be submitted electronically for assessment through e-assignment.
- Scores in PDF format.
- Recordings of your pieces in MP3 format (workshop recordings or electronic realisation)
- A commentary of approximately 1500 words
MARKING CRITERIA
There are certain constants in composition that can be assessed regardless of style. These are reflected in the following criteria:
· Clarity of intention.
· Degree of originality, individuality and imagination.
· How compelling the listening experience is - in terms of the actual material, what happens to the material, and/or the experience that the material affords.
· The degree of control that the student exercises over the material (e.g. developmental possibilities) and an awareness of stylistic issues.
· The works relevance to present-day compositional ideas.
· Clarity of structure, balance of proportions, and management of large-scale structure.
· Legibility, script, layout, presentation and general competency.
Note: work that is highly competent but largely unambitious might receive the same grade as a work with significant technical problems but which is experimental in scope.
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80-100 |
Exceptional/masterful creativity, originality, inventiveness and imagination Exceptional (flawless or near flawless) technical execution (including where appropriate production skills) Excellent attention to the brief Excellent organisation (presentation and other delivery requirements) |
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70-79 |
Excellent creativity, originality, inventiveness and imagination, demonstrating comprehensive study and preparation Excellent technical execution (including where appropriate production skills) Excellent attention to the brief Excellent organisation (presentation and other delivery requirements) |
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60-69 |
Very good creativity, originality, inventiveness and imagination Very good technical execution (including where appropriate production skills) Very good attention to the brief Very good, consistent organisation (presentation and other delivery requirements) |
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50-59 |
Good evidence of creativity, originality, inventiveness and imagination Good technical execution (including where appropriate production skills) Competent attention to the brief Good organisation (presentation and other delivery requirements) |
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40-49 |
Competent level of creativity, originality, inventiveness and imagination Competent technical execution (including where appropriate production skills) Acceptable attention to the brief Acceptable, consistent organisation (presentation and other delivery requirements) |
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25-39 |
Little evidence of creativity, originality, inventiveness and imagination Borderline poor technical execution (including where appropriate production skills) Poor attention to the brief Borderline poor organisation (presentation and other delivery requirements) |
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0-24 |
Little or no evidence of creativity, originality, inventiveness and imagination Inadequate technical execution (including where appropriate production skills) Inadequate attention to the brief Inadequate organisation (presentation and other delivery requirements) |
2025-12-13