Ucla ma program in composition for visual media

Analysis of assigned pieces using various theoretic approaches discussed and presentation of analyses in class. Discussion of theoretic approaches to and analysis of selected works of 20th or 21st century. Seminar in Composition for Motion Pictures and Television. Required for students in the Composition for Visual Media specialization only.

Practical experience in composing for commercial movies. Difference between underscore and source music and discussion of surrealistic effect when they merge, as in MTV, dream sequences, or montages. Study of three principal areas of filmmaking — preproduction, production shooting , and postproduction. Examples from classic movies and discussion of their scores. Composition of actual cues for acoustic instruments coordinated to picture to be term project. Separate cues involve dialogue, melodrama, comedy, chase, memory montage, and tension.

Focus on task of completing one entire score for television episode or original student film. Discussion of recent television shows. Term assignment involves student orchestra recording to picture, designed to approximate actual conditions of completing professional Hollywood assignment, from spotting to scoring.

Electronic Music Composition. Exercises in electroacoustic orchestration, meta-pitch composition, notation software Sibelius , sequencing and film scoring software Logic , text collages ProTools , and final project. Composition Forum. Individual Instrution. Composition students enroll in individual instruction with Composition faculty. Students may select additional elective courses from other departments and programs within the school of music.

Film, Television, and Digital Media Electives. Problems in Performance Practices A-F. Investigation of primary source readings in performance practices as related to period; analytical reports and practical applications in class demonstrations. A: Medieval. B: Renaissance. Applicants for the M. Assessment Examination. The assessment examination for the M.

Semi-finalists who are applying from outside the southern California area and who find it impossible to take the examination on campus can make arrangements with the Student Services Office to take the examination in absentia. The Assessment Examination is approximately five hours long and covers music theory, history and analysis, and musicianship skills. Applicants applying for the M. Detailed information is available on the department web site. Placement Examination.

The placement examination is required of all new M. Those who do not pass any portion are required to do remedial work which must be completed by the end of the first year. The degree normally will have been taken in the same field of concentration as the proposed doctorate. If applicants wish to obtain a doctorate in a field other than that of the M. Applicants are required to: 1 submit a statement of purpose including background of study and reasons for wishing to pursue graduate studies in music; 2 submit three letters of recommendation; 3 submit, as samples of work, five written musical scores that show a breadth of instrumentation and genre and a CD recording of a performance of at least one of these; applicants should submit their M.

No application can be considered until the Assessment Examination has been taken and all of the required materials have been received. The assessment examination for the Ph. Semi-finalists who are applying from outside the Southern California area and find it impossible to take the examination on campus can make arrangements with the Student Services Office to take the examination in absentia. Other fields of study are accepted if the applicant has the musical training and musicianship necessary to pursue doctoral work.

Transcripts must show an average grade of at least B in the basic areas that normally constitute the undergraduate core curriculum in music harmony, counterpoint, music history, analysis, and musicianship as well as all graduate study. Detailed information is available on the departmental website. No application can be considered until the audition has been taken and all of the required materials have been received. The placement examination is required of all new D. Those who do not pass any portion are required to do remedial work, which must be completed by the end of the first year.

Students must plan a program under the guidance of a composition ladder faculty member, as assigned by the head of the composition faculty area. Students are required to contact their faculty adviser at the beginning of each quarter.

Students are advised to contact their faculty adviser at the beginning of every quarter in which they are enrolled. Any problems are reviewed by the faculty in composition. Students are responsible for checking URSA to be sure their official study list is correct. The department offers two specializations for the M.

For the composition specialization a reading knowledge of one foreign language is required. Students must select from French, German, Italian, or Spanish. Students whose native language is not English may use English as a foreign language. Students may fulfill the language requirement by completing three successive quarters of the regular undergraduate series or the 1G-2G series of language study with a grade of B 3. For the composition specialization students are required to complete a minimum of 48 units normally 14 courses of which 44 units normally 13 courses must be at the level.

Only four units of Music A may be applied toward the total unit requirement. No more than four units of all types of series courses may be applied toward the minimum graduate course requirement.

Music serves to guide the preparation of the thesis and should normally be taken during the last quarters of residence; however, this course cannot be applied to the minimum course requirements for the degree.

Students also are required to complete Music during their first year of residency. In addition to the thesis, students are expected to produce other works involving both instrumental and vocal music for both solo and ensemble forces. Furthermore, students are responsible for the campus presentation of one original work during each year of residency.

For the composition for visual media specialization, students are required to complete a minimum of 46 units normally 11 courses , of which 30 units normally seven courses must be at the level. No more than four units of all type of series courses may be applied toward the minimum graduate course requirement. Music serves to guide the preparation of the thesis and normally should be taken during the last quarters of residence; however, this course cannot be applied to the minimum course requirement for the degree.

The thesis is a work proposed by the student and approved by the composition and theory faculty. The membership of the committee is approved by the faculty before the committee nomination is submitted to the Graduate Division. The chair and second member of the committee normally are from the area of composition. The third member normally is from the area of performance or conducting. The normal progress toward the degree for full-time students with no deficiencies upon admission to graduate status is as follows:.

Students must plan a program under the guidance of the graduate adviser in their field of concentration. Students are required to contact their adviser at the beginning of each quarter. The graduate adviser for each area of specialization is assigned by the chair on a yearly basis.

Students may contact the Student Services Office at the beginning of Fall Quarter for the name of their adviser. The department offers the M.

Degrees in historical musicology, ethnomusicology, and systematic musicology are offered through other departments. There is no uniform language requirement. Students in voice, collaborative piano, and choral conducting must demonstrate their proficiency in a foreign language by passing a departmental examination in German, French, Italian, or Spanish.

This requirement may also be satisfied by completing three quarters of foreign language instruction in the same language with a grade of B or better, or by passing the UCLA Foreign Language Department Placement Test in one of those languages and being placed into level four or higher. Students specializing in repertoire where another language is vital may petition to use another language.

Students are required to complete a minimum of 68 units, 16 of which must be at the level, 40 units at the level, and six units at the level. Sixty-two of these units are specified below.

With the exception of jazz performance see specific requirements listed under Jazz Performance, the remaining elective units must be from , , or series courses.

If students do not complete the degree within that period and wish to continue instruction, they must do so at their own expense on a noncredit basis. Orchestral string players must taken three additional terms of Music C, which may be counted toward the elective units.

Application The graduate application opens for submission every September. The application includes the following components: Unofficial Transcript s : Upload unofficial copies of transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate institutions attended.

The institution logo and your name must be present on the copies. Statement of Purpose: Your statement can be up to words in length approximately 1-page, single spaced, using 1-inch margins and point font. Letters of Recommendation: 3 letters of recommendation are required. Applicants must enter the names and contact information of the 3 recommenders within the application. An electronic recommendation request will be sent to recommenders, and recommendation letters must be submitted via this request.

It is strongly advised that letters of recommendation are completed before the December deadline. Recommendations submitted after this date are not guaranteed to be reviewed.

Personal History Statement: Your statement can be up to words in length approximately 1-page, single spaced, using 1-inch margins and point font.

To be considered for a Cota-Robles or Graduate Opportunity fellowship, be sure to describe your contributions to diversity. The University of California Diversity Statement can be found online. For MA applicants, at least three scores are required; for PhD applicants, five scores are required. Please include a recording of a live performance for at least one of the pieces. Additional recordings, preferably of live performances, may be submitted in addition to scores, but not in lieu of them.

Acoustic audio recordings are preferred; MIDI recordings are accepted only if absolutely necessary. Applicants may substitute video for the audio recordings. All applicants must submit at least one concert work for acoustic instruments, but those interested in composition for visual media may also submit music for visual media in which case video submission is preferred over audio.

For electronic music that does not have a notated score, applicants may upload a detailed explanation in place of the PDF score to correspond to the audio file. Interview and Assessment Exam After your portfolio is reviewed, you will be notified if you have been selected for an interview. International Applicants Academic Records: Please see the Graduate Division website for information about the academic records international applicants are required to submit with the application.