Undergraduate Course: Sound Recording (MUSI08054)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | 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. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Only available to students registered for the BMus (Music Technology) programme. |
| Additional Costs | Purchasing of recording/backup media |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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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 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Two pieces of coursework assigned throughout the semester (20% each); one location recording, minimum length 5 minutes, maximum length 15 minutes, and one report, maximum 2,000 words (60%). |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
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
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Reading List
Bartlett, Bruce and Jenny Bartlett. 'Practical Recording Techniques.' Fourth Edition. Boston: Focal Press (2005) [TK 7881.6 Bar.]
Borwick, John. 'Sound Recording Practice.' Fourth Edition. Oxford: Oxford UP (1996) [TK 7881.4 Sou.]
Day, T. (2000). A century of recorded music : listening to musical history. New Haven, [Conn.] ; London, Yale University Press.
Gould, G. and T. Page (1987). The Glenn Gould reader. London, Faber.
Milner, G. (2009). Perfecting sound forever : an aural history of recorded music. New York, Faber and Faber.
Rumsey, Francis. 'Spatial Audio.' Oxford: Focal Press (2001) [TK7881.8 Rum.]
Rumsey, Francis and Tim McCormick. 'Sound and Recording: An Introduction.' Fifth Edition. Oxford: Focal Press (2006) [TK 7881.4 Rum]
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Additional Information
| Course URL |
http://www.music.ed.ac.uk |
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Additional Class Delivery 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 3,5,6, 8 and 10. |
| Keywords | Music Technology Sound Recording |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Sean Williams
Tel: (0131 6)50 2808
Email: Sean.Williams@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Noureen Ehsan
Tel: (0131 6)50 9179
Email: Noureen.Ehsan@ed.ac.uk |
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