Sävellyksen tietopankki

Sävellyksen tietopankki

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Introductory level • Medium level

Small assignment: Brief motif, phrase or melody using given pitches

Small group (2 to 8) • Large group • Individual tuition
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1 lessons

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Introductory level • Medium level • Advanced level • Specialised level

Small assignment: Arrangement for piano 6–12 hands

Small group (2 to 8)
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2 lessons

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Introductory level • Medium level • Advanced level • Specialised level

Small assignment: Improvised soundscapes

Small group (2 to 8) • Large group
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1 lessons

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Introductory level • Medium level

Small assignment: How to begin an improvisation

Small group (2 to 8) • Large group
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1 lessons

15.

Introductory level • Medium level • Advanced level

Small assignment: Graphic notation: introduction

Small group (2 to 8) • Large group • Individual tuition
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1 lessons

20.

Introductory level • Medium level • Advanced level • Specialised level

Small assignment: One-note composition

Small group (2 to 8) • Large group • Individual tuition
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2 lessons

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Introductory level • Medium level

Small assignment: Soundscape for an existing story

Small group (2 to 8) • Large group
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1 lessons

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Introductory level • Medium level • Advanced level

Small assignment: Movement–sound

Small group (2 to 8) • Large group • Individual tuition
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1 lessons

27.

Medium level • Advanced level • Specialised level

Small assignment: Droplets and pointy music

Small group (2 to 8) • Large group
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1 lessons

37.

Introductory level • Medium level • Advanced level • Specialised level

An image as the basis for a composition

Small group (2 to 8) • Large group • Individual tuition
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2 lessons

Info

The Opus 1 composition pedagogy databank is a gateway to the wide world of musical composition. It offers all teachers and institutions providing music education an inspiring perspective on introductory composition teaching, including a wide range of composition assignments particularly suited to teaching at music institutes, whether in large or small groups or as individual tuition.

This package was designed and delivered by a working group of specialists in composition and composition pedagogy. The project was supported financially by the Foundation for Finnish Art Music and the Society of Finnish Composers.
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Contact information

Please contact us if you want to know more or to submit your own assignments for inclusion: opus1@composers.fi

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Skill levels

  • Introductory level
  • Medium level
  • Advanced level
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The basics

  • Listening
  • Imagination & other arts
  • Musical elements
  • Musical structures and analysis
  • Music technology
  • Notation & music terminology
  • Playing an instrument & singing
  • Styles & techniques
  • Interaction & cooperation
  • Arrangements & parts
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