Argh- need to know (1 Viewer)

[jessiminica]

Well, our music teacher has justtakenour preferences for our electives for this year, and I'm doing a composition. There's one problem- he hasn't told us the requirements.

I know we need to produce a composition diary, two manuscripts, and two recordings of the final piece.

But. I don't really know the other limitations on a music one composition. Is the composition diary the composition portfolio that the syllabus refers to? I've heard people talking about four minutes- is that how long your whole piece's playing time has to be, or is that just themaximumlength forthe recording (ie could you submit a recording of the piece without any repeats, but in the score have several repeats with different dynamics)? Are there any instrumentation restrictions? Anything else I should know?

Thanks inadvance to anyone who answers me

 

[missanonymous7]

Is the composition diary the composition portfolio that the syllabus refers to?

Yep.

I've heard people talking about four minutes- is that how long your whole piece's playing time has to be, or is that just themaximumlength forthe recording (ie could you submit a recording of the piece without any repeats, but in the score have several repeats with different dynamics)?

Unfortunately, 4 minutes is the max length for both, I believe. You might want to check with your teacher just to make sure though.

Are there any instrumentation restrictions?

Not as far as I know, provided you can have whatever instruments you put into your score, actually playing in the recording, even if it's just the computer playing it for you (as opposed to a real person with a real instrument). Also if you're writing for instruments you don't play yourself, and/or are unfamiliar with scoring them, just make sure you know the range that the instrument has (highest to lowest note it can play; what clef to use) and any extra scoring conventions that go along with it.

Thanks inadvance to anyone who answers me

No prob I'm happy to answer other questions; I did two compositions for my music 1 HSC last year.

 

[jessiminica]

Thanks heaps!