Music 1B: Music and Technologies (U00762)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 8 ? Acronym : ACE-1-M1B

This course provides a survey of the interaction of music and technologies from early times until the present day. Acoustic instruments will be studied, as well as electroacoustic ones. Issues of music production, dissemination and performance will be addressed.

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

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

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 1st year

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

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) 30 minutes per week for 11 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
08/01/2008	15:00	15:50	Room G.22, Reid School	Central	Classes held in the Reid Concert Hall, Bristo Square.

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	15:00	15:50	Central
Lecture	Friday	15:00	15:50	Central

? Additional Class Information : Weekly lectures plus tutorials in Weeks 3,5,7,9,11.

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

- Students will have become familiar with the development of musical instruments of various kinds and their relationship to the music performed on them.
- They will have been introduced to electronic and electroacoustic instruments and the use of computers in music.
- They will have learned about the impact of the recording industry on music production and dissemination.
- They will have become familiar with issues in contemporary culture and its relationship with technologies.