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Postgraduate Course: Electroacoustic Composition and Performance (MUSI11020)

Course Outline
SchoolEdinburgh College of Art CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaMusic Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThis course forms an introduction to the current theory and practice
of both electroacoustic composition and performance. Its main interest
is an exploration of acousmatic music: music which is composed using
recorded source material as its basis, and which is more concerned
with the organic rather than architectonic disposition of sound.

Practical techniques for composing electroacoustic music will be
established, including basic and more advanced non real-time sound
processing. The concept of the sonic image will be visited and the
difficulty of marrying composed (virtual) space and performed (real)
space pursued.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs Blank CDs, tapes as required
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1) Learn enabled:  No Quota:  None
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Class Delivery Information not week 6
Course Start Date 13/01/2014
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Learning and Teaching Activities
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Assessment Methods
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
* An understanding of the aesthetic background of electroacoustic
music
* An ability to produce creative work in the electroacoustic medium
* An overview of non real-time digital signal processing as it is used
in electroacoustic composition
* An awareness of the use and limitations of composed space in
electroacoustic composition
* An understanding of electroacoustic music performance praxis,
including an overview of the merits and demerits of the various common
multi-channel formats currently available
Assessment Information
Course work submission - 20% half way through the course
Plus Further submission (80%) made up of composition (50%) and report (30%)
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
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Michael Edwards
Tel: (0131 6)50 2431
Email: Michael.Edwards@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Lyndsay Hopes
Tel: (0131 6)51 5735
Email: Lyndsay.Hopes@ed.ac.uk
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