l  This course combines analysis and composition techniques in order to provide students with the basic musical skills necessary for composing music for media.

l  Focusing on the principles, terminology, procedures, technical aspects and understanding creative considerations of scoring for media.

l  Course work includes analysis of existing musical examples which demonstrate the building blocks of composition.

l  These building blocks include melody, harmony, rhythm, and form as applied to specific dramatic situations.

l  Students will compose several short original pieces modeled after the various analysis examples presented.