? Credit Points : 40  ? SCQF Level : 10  ? Acronym : ACE-4-MPortRec

A supervised project involving the preparation of a portfolio of sound recordings.

? This course is not available to visting students.

? Pre-requisites : Music Technology 3 OR Sound Recording 3b

? Prohibited combinations : This course is not available to students on the BA Humanities and Social Science.

? Costs : Purchase of recording media.

Home subject area

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

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Contact Teaching Time : 30 minutes per week for 6 weeks

? Other Required Attendance : 2 hour(s) per week for 2 weeks

? Additional Class Information : Each semester begins with 2 hour long classes. Then, as this course is an individual programme of research, the teaching allocation of 30 minutes for 6 weeks refers to individual tutorials which provide preparation, guidance and quality control.

- Make sound recordings with stereo and multi-microphone techniques.
- Make sound recordings in a variety of situations with technical and aesthetic success.
- Understand the basic issues of production and sound engineering.
- Understand issues of copyright and reproduction of recorded materials.

Portfolio of Recordings, including a logbook and data sheets (100%).

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Miss Nathalie Caron
Tel : (0131 6)50 2422
Email : nathalie.caron@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Prof Peter Nelson
Tel : (0131 6)50 2433
Email : P.Nelson@ed.ac.uk

Course Website : http://www.music.ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.ace.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/