Undergraduate Course: Creative Music Technology (MUSI08057)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | Creative Music Technology takes the recording and sound processing skills already introduced to students in Sound Recording and develops these further, within a studio context, to creative ends. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Sound Recording (MUSI08054)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | Recording and Backup media |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 10,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 4,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
172 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
One piece of coursework (20%); One piece of creative sound work on fixed medium, minimum length 5 minutes, and a supporting report of c.2,000 words (80%) |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
+ Students will further develop their listening skills
+ Students will be able to make sound recordings in a studio setting and use such material in a creative way
+ Students will gain an understanding of a number of key sound processing techniques (using PD), and be able to develop and use such techniques within the studio
+ Students will be able to mix together and balance several layers of disparate sonic material using a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW)
+ Students will gain a basic understanding of electroacoustic composition techniques
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Reading List
¿ Bartlett, Bruce and Jenny Bartlett. ¿Practical Recording Techniques.¿ Fourth Edition. Boston: Focal Press (2005) [TK 7881.6 Bar.]
¿ Rumsey, Francis. ¿Spatial Audio.¿ Oxford: Focal Press (2001) [TK7881.8 Rum.]
¿ Rumsey, Francis and Tim McCormick. ¿Sound and Recording: An Introduction.¿ Fifth Edition. Oxford: Focal Press (2006) [TK 7881.4 Rum]
¿ Puckette, Miller S. ¿The theory and technique of electronic music.¿ London: World Scientific (2007) [ML1380 Puc.]
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Additional Information
| Course URL |
http://www.music.ed.ac.uk/ |
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
A combination of practical sessions and seminars held in the Electroacoustic Music Studios |
| Keywords | Music Technology; Electroacoustic Composition; Recording; Sound Processing |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Peter Nelson
Tel: (0131 6)50 2433
Email: |
Course secretary | Mrs Noureen Ehsan
Tel: (0131 6)50 9179
Email: |
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