Music Production (U04158)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 8 ? Acronym : ACE-2-MusicProd

Music Production comprises an introduction to sound recording and MIDI sequencing based mainly around the recording studio and emphasising the constructed nature of recorded sound.

? Keywords : Music Technology, Sound Recording, MIDI, sequencing

Entry Requirements

? This course is not accepting further student enrolments.

? This course is not available to visting students.

? Pre-requisites : Sound Recording

? Prohibited combinations : Not available to students having taken Music Technology 1B (MU0105) or Music Technology 2A (U00932)

? Costs : Recording and backup media

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Music, (School of Arts, Culture and Environment, Schedule A)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 2nd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 8 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
19/01/2009	11:10	13:00	Lecture Room A 2.04, Alison House	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	11:10	13:00	Central

? Additional Class Information : Lectures week 2,4,7 and 9; Practical sessions held in the Electroacoustic Music Studios in smaller groups (assigned in Freshers' Week) weeks 3,5,8 and 10.

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

+ Students will be able to make recordings in various styles within a studio setting with confidence and with an awareness of the technical and aesthetic issues such recordings involve.
+ They will gain a basic understanding of the cultural and aesthetic issues that surround the making of studio based sound recordings and using MIDI.
+ Students will understand the MIDI protocol.
+ They will understand various MIDI devices, in particular hardware and software for synthesis and sampling.
+They will operate a sequencing application within a recording studio environment with technical and aesthetic success.

Assessment Information

Two pieces of coursework (20% each); one studio-based recording incorporating both sound recordings and MIDI sequencing, minimum length 5 minutes, maximum length 15 minutes, and one report, maximum 2,000 words (60%).