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Interactive Composition
Interactive Composition at the Conservatorium encourages initiative, entrepreneurship and creative skills in a contemporary music context.
Wally Gunn received a Bachelor of Music Performance (Composition) with Honours degree in 2006.
Study Interactive Composition at the Conservatorium
We focus on commercially driven cross-art modes of composition which may include writing music for events, film, television, animation, theatre, music theatre, dance, pop song, advertising, video gaming, online, installation art and sound design.
Our composers create new artistic work in group environments and embrace the theoretical and practical study of the harmonic, melodic, rhythmic and formal structures and process of contemporary music.
Interactive Composition courses
I always saw music as a hobby, then one day I thought: if this is the thing I want to do forever, why not learn everything I can about it in a structured environment, with like-minded people, being taught by professionals and have access to amazing equipment and gear (that I can’t afford)?
Jessie WarrenBachelor of Music, specialisation in Interactive Composition
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Baroque Winter Academy - Quality Practice with Susan Williams
Sunday 21 Jul 2019 at 12:30pm
An exploration of effective and creative ways to practise enabling musicians to:
* Understand the basic principles of psychomotor learning
* Introduce and share methods and strategies for practicing
* Find out what aspects are strong and weak in your own practice
* Modern insights from perform...
Baroque Winter Academy - Flow for Musicians with Rachael Beesley
Monday 22 Jul 2019 at 12:30pm
Simple and effective Flow ideas for musicians:
* Increase awareness of contact with the instrument
* Develop resonance produced by your body and the instrument
* Enhance ease in playing through movement
* Learn improvisation skills to study repertoire
We strongly encourage booking in advan...
Baroque Winter Academy - Bohemian Baroque
Monday 22 Jul 2019 at 6:30pm
Artists’ concert from the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music Baroque Winter Academy performing repertoire from the highly virtuosic and sublime music from the Bohemian Baroque.
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