Undergraduate Course: Creative Music Technology (MUSI08057)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Music |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
http://www.music.ed.ac.uk/ |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | 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. |
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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| Delivery period: 2012/13 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Seminar | | 2-5 AND 7-10 | | 14:00 - 15:50 | | | |
| First Class |
Week 2, Monday, 11:10 - 13:00, Zone: Central. Seminar Room, Alison House |
| Additional information |
A combination of practical sessions and seminars held in the Electroacoustic Music Studios |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended 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 |
Assessment Information
| 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%) |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Music Technology; Electroacoustic Composition; Recording; Sound Processing |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Robert Dow
Tel: (0131 6)50 9352
Email: r.j.dow@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Brad Herbert
Tel: (0131 6)50 2422
Email: brad.herbert@ed.ac.uk |
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