Undergraduate Course: Sound Recording (MUSI08054)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Arts, Culture and Environment |
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 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Music |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
http://www.music.ed.ac.uk
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
Sound Recording comprises an introduction to location sound recording. The recording techniques introduced make use of the recording environment to enhance the sound of the recording in order to create a sense of authenticity. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
Only available to students registered for the BMus (Music Technology) programme.
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| Additional Costs |
Purchasing of recording/backup media |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 2-5 AND 7-10 | 11:10 - 13:00 | | | | |
| First Class |
Week 2, Monday, 11:10 - 13:00, Zone: Central. Room G03, Alison House |
| Additional information |
Lectures week 2,4,7,9. Practical sessions (2 hours each) held in the Electroacoustic Music Studios in smaller groups (assigned in Freshers' Week) weeks 3,5,8 and 10. |
| No Exam Information |
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 assigned throughout the year (20% each); one location recording, minimum length 5 minutes, maximum length 15 minutes, and one report, maximum 2,000 words (60%). |
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 Sound Recording |
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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