Undergraduate Course: Creative Music Technology (MUSI08057)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | Creative Music Technology complements the recording and sound processing skills already introduced to students in Sound Recording and develops these with skills to creative ends. |
| Course description |
In this course, new concepts in sound and music creation will be introduced to encourage independent and innovative usage of music technology in compositions. Utilising both analogue and digital methods, students will learn from bi-weekly lectures featuring demonstrations and theory of new electronic musical instrument integration methods, ways of integrating traditional instruments and sampling. These will include the use of laptops, as well as hardware instruments. Tutorials will help develop these methods and prepare students for their practical works and report.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed
Sound Recording (MUSI08054)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | Students will be given the given a list of apps that they may purchase (at their own costs) for use with their own IOS or Android smartphone in the practical sync sessions. Participation using smartphones is not mandatory but recommended. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2019/20, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 30 |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22,
Formative Assessment Hours 1,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
173 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
A creative sound work consisting of processed samples of a length of 2 minutes, submitted as a wav or mp3 file, plus a short 500 word report submitted as a PDF. (20%)
A substantial creative sound work arranged and produced using techniques learnt in class of a length of 5 minutes and a supporting compositional diary of c.2,000 words (80%). The two final submissions will be weighted 70%/30% of the 80%.
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| Feedback |
Feedback is given through submission of the coursework during the semester. Feedback is also given through tutorials and group presentation of works-in-progress during the lectures. |
| 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
Core texts:
Theberge, P. (1997), Any Sound You Can Imagine: Making Music/Consuming Technology, Wesleyan University Press
Manning, P. (2013), Electronic and Computer Music, Oxford University Press
Escrivan, J. (2011), Music Technology: Cambridge Introduction to Music, Cambridge University Press
Durant, Y. (2016), Spontaneous Composition for Screen: linear and non-linear improvisation for instruments and electronics, The New Soundtrack, Volume 6 Issue 2, Page 171-189, ISSN 2042-8855 Available Online: https://www.euppublishing.com/doi/pdfplus/10.3366/sound.2016.0090
Optional texts:
Dwyer, T (1971), Composing with tape recorders : musique concrète for beginners
Manzo, V.J. (2015), Foundations of music technology, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
McGuire, S. and Pritts, R. (2007), Audio sampling : a practical guide
Ernst, D (1972), Musique concrète
Collins, N. (2009), Introduction to Computer Music, John Wiley and Sons
Roads, C. (2015), Composing Electronic Music, Oxford University Press
Listening list:
Pierre Henry: Variations for a Door and a Sigh (via YT)
Karlheinz Stockhausen: Kontakte (via Naxos Music Library)
Luigi Nono: La Fabbrica Illuminata (via Naxos Music Library)
Luciano Berio: Omaggio a Joyce (via YT)
Xenakis: Bohor 1 (via YT)
Guru: Jazzmatazz Vol. 1 (album, via YT)
Bonobo: Migration (album, via YT)
Rival Consoles (Ryan Lee West): Odyssey (single, via YT)
Mr. Backside: Tales from the Backside Vol. 1 (album, via Bandcamp)
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
Lectures in weeks 1-5, 7-11, tutorials (TBA) in weeks 5 and 11 of 30 minutes each student (total of 1 hour) |
| Keywords | Music Technology; Electroacoustic Composition; Recording; Sound Processing |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Tom Mudd
Tel: (0131 6)50 2808
Email: tmudd@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Laura Varga
Tel: (0131 6)50 2430
Email: laura.varga@ed.ac.uk |
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