This module is part of the Modular Certificate in Music Creation (Part-Time Diploma in Music and Sound Production ).
What You'll Learn
Popular Music Composition develops music theory skills by teaching students to recognise and use the core elements of popular music— rhythm, melody, harmony, and texture to produce arrangements for popular music ensembles. Students first learn to aurally recognise these elements in works they hear and explain how these elements combine to produce different styles of popular music. Students then learn to produce simple popular music arrangements in 4-part harmony by applying common melodic manipulation, voice leading, instrumentation, and re-harmonisation techniques to a given melody. Concurrently, they learn to input a score into a sequencer using a piano keyboard. Upon completion of the module, students will be able to apply common popular music techniques to produce their original arrangements of popular music works.
Entry Requirements
- 3 GCE ‘O’ level with English language (grade 1-7), Mathematics (grade 1-6) and 1 relevant subject (grade 1-6) and 3 years of relevant working experience
- NITEC/ NITEC in Technology/ Services (GPA 3.5 and above) and and 2 years of relevant working experience
-Higher NITEC/ Higher NITEC in Technology/ Services and 1 year of relevant working experience
-Relevant WSQ Diploma + Workplace Literacy & Numeracy (WPLN) Level 6 and and 3 years of relevant working experience
- For applicants who do not meet the MER, the polytechnics will consider discretionary entry based on the structured process for discretionary entry to CET diploma programmes