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Undergraduate Course: Creative Music Technology (MUSI08057)

Course Outline
SchoolEdinburgh College of Art CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaMusic Other subject areaNone
Course website http://www.music.ed.ac.uk/ Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionCreative Music Technology takes the recording and sound processing skills already introduced to students in Sound Recording and develops these further, within a studio context, to creative ends.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Sound Recording (MUSI08054)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs Recording and Backup media
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Learn enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Class Delivery Information A combination of practical sessions and seminars held in the Electroacoustic Music Studios
Course Start Date 16/09/2013
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 8, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 8, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 4, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 176 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
+ Students will further develop their listening skills
+ Students will be able to make sound recordings in a studio setting and use such material in a creative way
+ Students will gain an understanding of a number of key sound processing techniques (using PD), and be able to develop and use such techniques within the studio
+ Students will be able to mix together and balance several layers of disparate sonic material using a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW)
+ Students will gain a basic understanding of electroacoustic composition techniques
Assessment Information
One piece of coursework (20%); One piece of creative sound work on fixed medium, minimum length 5 minutes, and a supporting report of c.2,000 words (80%)
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
KeywordsMusic Technology; Electroacoustic Composition; Recording; Sound Processing
Contacts
Course organiserProf Peter Nelson
Tel: (0131 6)50 2433
Email: P.Nelson@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMr Brad Herbert
Tel: (0131 6)50 2422
Email: brad.herbert@ed.ac.uk
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