Music Technology 1a (MU0104)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 8 ? Acronym : ACE-1-MTech1a

An introduction to sound recording on location with an emphasis on 'natural sounding' recordings which make use of their recording environment.

? Keywords : music technology sound recording

Entry Requirements

? This course is not available to visting students.

? Pre-requisites : Only available to students on a Music degree programme.

? Costs : Purchase of recording media

Subject Areas

Home subject area

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

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 1st year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

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

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
24/09/2007	16:10	18:00	Lecture Room A 2.04, Alison House	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	16:10	18:00	Central

? Additional Class Information : Lectures week 2,4,7,9. Demonstrations 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 on location 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 instrumental and vocal sound recordings.
+ They will be able to instigate and manage a recording session on location.
+ They will be able to edit and master recording sessions onto CD with technical confidence using a recording studio based around a hard disk recording system

Assessment Information

Two pieces of coursework (20% each); one location recording, minimum length 5 minutes, maximum length 15 minutes, and one report, maximum 3,000 words (60%).