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 complements the recording and sound processing skills already introduced to students in Sound Recording and develops these with skills to creative ends. |
| Course description |
In this course, new concepts in sound and music creation will be introduced to encourage independent and innovative usage of music technology in compositions. Utilising both analogue and digital methods, students will learn from bi-weekly lectures featuring demonstrations and theory of new electronic musical instrument integration methods, ways of integrating traditional instruments and sampling. These will include the use of laptops, as well as hardware instruments. Tutorials will help develop these methods and prepare students for their practical works and report.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
It is RECOMMENDED that students 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 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: 17 |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22,
Formative Assessment Hours 1,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
173 )
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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 as a creative sound work, minimum length 2 minutes (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 |
Feedback is given through submission of the coursework during the semester. Feedback is also given through tutorials and group presentation of works-in-progress during the lectures. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- 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
Paul Theberge: Any Sound you can Imagine
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
A combination of lectures with practical sessions and group tutorials.
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| Keywords | Music Technology; Electroacoustic Composition; Recording; Sound Processing |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Yati Durant
Tel: (0131 6)50 2427
Email: |
Course secretary | Miss Carrie Lyall
Tel: (0131 6)50 2422
Email: |
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