Course Details in 2025/26 Session

Module Title	LH Orchestration I
School	Lan, Cult, Art Hist & Music
Department	Music
Module Code	10 31919
Module Lead	Michael Zev Gordon
Level	Honours Level
Credits	10
Semester	Semester 1
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites	LH Orchestration II - (10 31921)
Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Seminar-20 hours Guided independent study-80 hours Total: 100 hours
Exclusions
Description	.The module aims to provide students with facility in orchestrating examples of music from Classical style to present times; to sharpen the ear and improve command of harmony and counterpoint, musical notation, calligraphy, and the presentation of scores and parts. The module covers basic techniques of scoring for strings, woodwind, brass and percussion Examples of instrumental scoring by a range of composers will be examined in class or prescribed for private study.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: display some fundamental and critical skills of the professional orchestrator in work for smaller ensembles; demonstrate sophisticated skills of the professional transcriber in work for smaller ensembles; display advanced understanding of some of the fundamental elements of orchestration including balance, blend, doublings, clear delineation of backgrounds and foregrounds and the use of texture to articulate form in orchestrating for a small ensemble; write idiomatically with sophisticated judgement for the different instruments and sections in the orchestra.
Assessment	31919-01 : Portfolio of Assignments : Log Book/ Portfolio (100%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: Orchestration for small orchestra (70%) Supporting exercise (30%) Reassessment: Re-submit failed component
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