Undergraduate Course: Creative Music Technology (MUSI08057)
Course Outline
School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
Summary | Creative 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. |
Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Sound Recording (MUSI08054)
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Co-requisites | |
Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Additional Costs | Recording and Backup media |
Course Delivery Information
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Academic year 2016/17, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
196 )
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Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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Additional Information (Assessment) |
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%) |
Feedback |
Not entered |
No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- 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.
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Reading List
Bartlett, Bruce and Jenny Bartlett. Practical Recording Techniques. Fourth Edition. Boston: Focal Press (2005) [TK 7881.6 Bar.]
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]
Puckette, Miller S. The theory and technique of electronic music. London: World Scientific (2007) [ML1380 Puc.]
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Additional Information
Course URL |
http://www.music.ed.ac.uk/ |
Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
Additional Class Delivery Information |
A combination of practical sessions and seminars held in the Electroacoustic Music Studios |
Keywords | Music Technology; Electroacoustic Composition; Recording; Sound Processing |
Contacts
Course organiser | Mr Yati Durant
Tel: (0131 6)50 2427
Email: Y.Durant@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Noureen Ehsan
Tel: (0131 6)50 9179
Email: Noureen.Ehsan@ed.ac.uk |
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