Extended Creative Practice Portfolio - MUS00114M
Module summary
‘Capstone’ composition module: the production of a creative practice portfolio as a springboard for professional or higher level practice research work.
Module will run
| Occurrence | Teaching period |
|---|---|
| A | Semester 2 2025-26 to Summer Semester 2025-26 |
Module aims
In this module you will draw on the creative, technical, and research skills you have developed in previous modules to produce a substantial portfolio of compositions. The portfolio may be a single extended work, a multi-movement composition, a collection of independent pieces or some combination of these, but will in each case represent a coherent and unified project of work exploring a particular approach to creative practice. You will build on your experience of writing critical commentaries in CCP1 and CCP2 alongside the tools developed in Research Skills for Musicians to present your creative work as practice research.
Individual tutorials and group seminars continue in semester 2 to support the development of your ideas, but the focus of this module is on independent work.
Module learning outcomes
By the end of the module you should be able to:
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Display a sophisticated and individual approach to composition.
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Articulate the distinctiveness of your individual creative practice in terms of practice research.
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Independently seek out relevant textual and musical materials to support the search for aesthetic and technical solutions to challenges in your creative practice.
Indicative assessment
| Task | % of module mark | Group |
|---|---|---|
| Essay/coursework | 10 | A |
| Essay/coursework | 90 | A |
| Essay/coursework | 60 | B |
| Essay/coursework | 40 | B |
Special assessment rules
None
Additional assessment information
You will complete EITHER
Portfolio of one or more compositions, presented as a unified single project, of total duration 25-35 minutes (90%)
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Critical commentary of c.1500 words articulating the work as practice research. (10%)
OR
Portfolio of one or more compositions, presented as a unified single project, of total duration 15-25 minutes (60%) accompanied by an essay of c.4000 words (40%) articulating the work as practice research and developing the underlying research themes.
Indicative reassessment
| Task | % of module mark | Group |
|---|---|---|
| Essay/coursework | 10 | A |
| Essay/coursework | 90 | A |
| Essay/coursework | 60 | B |
| Essay/coursework | 40 | B |
Module feedback
You will receive written feedback in line with standard University turnaround times.
Indicative reading
Reading and listening suggestions will be made by your supervisor, tailored to your own interests and needs.