Postgraduate Course: Real-Time Performance Strategies and Design (MUSI11018)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | Functioning as an introduction and exploration of the Max/MSP real-time computer music environment, this course will provide detailed insights into the capabilities and potential of this system as well as examples of how to approach and code effective real-time music projects in general.
Apart from learning the skills and gaining the basic knowledge necessary to work effectively with Max/MSP, you will be encouraged to think creatively and solve the problems inherent in realising a musical project from the very inkling of an idea right through to its implementation and performance. In particular, an approach of problem analysis, division into modules, and eventual solution will be encouraged that together result in good programming practice.
In addition, classic and current synthesis and signal processing algorithms will be introduced along with methods to implement and combine them. Always taking a practical approach, the aims of the course will lead to a harnessing of the various technologies in a well planned, coordinated, and executed performance environment.
Seminars will develop the contextual and aesthetic background to computer music and take the form of discussion of set reading and listening.
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| Course description |
As the bulk of the work on this course is project-based, teaching will consist of targeted lectures and tutorials concentrating on the key skills necessary for advancement.
In addition, there will be three seminars concentrating on assigned reading and listening; students will be expected to make presentations and contribute to discussions at these sessions. Except when students are working on assessed projects, a non-assessed assignment will be set at the end of each lecture.
In contrast to the assessed work, and in order to maximise exchange of ideas and knowledge reinforcement, students are expected to work on non-assessed assignments in collaboration with each other.
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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 | None |
| Additional Costs | Blank CDs, tapes as required |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate a proficiency in real-time computer music programming within the Max/MSP environment.
- Gain an overview of a range of synthesis and signal processing procedures that may be applied in real time.
- Acquire an ability to turn performance goals into well-structured, realiable ,and functional performance software.
- Evidence an awareness of the way in which computer music technology works at a basic level and how best to work with such systems.
- Gain an insight into the history, theory, repertoire, and aesthetics of computer music.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
Tutorials are held in even semester weeks day and time to be arranged in the first lecture. |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Martin Parker
Tel: (0131 6)50 2333
Email: martin.parker@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Emma Binks
Tel: (0131 6)51 5735
Email: Emma.Binks@ed.ac.uk |
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