Sävellyksen tietopankki

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8.

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

11.

Introductory level • Medium level • Advanced level • Specialised level

Small assignment: Improvised minimalist sound performance

Small group (2 to 8)
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1 lessons

12.

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

13.

Introductory level • Medium level • Advanced level • Specialised level

Small assignment or large assignment: Improvisation on instruments played in water

Small group (2 to 8)
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1 lessons

14.

Introductory level • Medium level

Small assignment: How to begin an improvisation

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

21.

Introductory level • Medium level

Small assignment: Soundscape for an existing story

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

24.

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

36.

Introductory level • Medium level • Advanced level • Specialised level

Inventing a part of your own piece using sequencer software

Small group (2 to 8) • Large group • Individual tuition
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One month

40.

Medium level • Advanced level • Specialised level

A composition making use of instrumental timbres

Small group (2 to 8) • Large group
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One month

44.

Medium level • Advanced level • Specialised level

Clusters as a starting point for composing and improvising

Small group (2 to 8) • Large group
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2 lessons
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The Opus 1 composition pedagogy databank, maintained by the Society of Finnish Composers, 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.
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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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