MUSI326-14W (C) Whole Year 2014

Sonic Art II

30 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 24 February 2014
End Date: Sunday, 16 November 2014
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 7 March 2014
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 5 September 2014

Description

Practical composition using the facility of the Electronic Music Studio and other appropriate resources. Requires permission of the Head of Department.

This course aims to develop knowledge of the medium through:
*  The creation of (a) radiophonic project(s) (the subject of which will be the student's own choice) and/or (an) electroacoustic project.
*  It is also recommended that students participate in the study of technical aspects of the medium under the guidance of Hamish Oliver.
The course will consist of realising (an) electroacoustic work(s) and/or a Radiophonic work.  Each student will work on a project on a subject of their own choice under the guidance of the lecturer.  It is hoped the Radiophonic works may be broadcast on Student Radio.

Learning Outcomes

Students who pass this course will
*  Have developed and acquired the technical expertise to work in an electroacoustic studio.
*  Have developed and acquired a language and understanding to discuss the creative process with regard to the medium.
*  Be able to initiate and develop compositional ideas into effective works.

Prerequisites

Timetable Note

Workload
Student workload (180 hours) will be allocated to:
*  84 hours attending tutorials and/or workshops;
*  90 hours working on compositions;
*  6 hours participating in student composition concert.

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Christopher Cree Brown

Lecturer

Hamish Oliver

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Compilation of Works 17 Oct 2014 100% A portfolio containing work(s), work(s) in progress, and any other pertinent information.


Assessment for Radiophonic works
Each student will be given informal feedback during tutorials and workshops with Chris Cree Brown.  A formal written appraisal of their work / work in progress will be given to each student around mid-year.  An indicative grade will be given as part of this appraisal, but will not count towards the end of year grade.
A portfolio containing work(s), work(s) in progress, and any other pertinent information must be submitted to the School of Music by 5 pm Friday 17 October.

Course links

Library portal

Notes

Use of Technology
You will be required to access our learning management system - Learn - and to become familiar with its tools.  Learn provides easily-accessible information about the course and assessments, topics and deadlines, and supports the learning you will gain from attending all lectures and tutorials.  For help using Learn, refer to: http://learn.canterbury.ac.nz/course/view.php?id=2157

Additional Course Outline Information

Assessment and grading system

The following shows how to translate grades to numerical scores:

A+  90–100;    A   85–89;    A-  80–84;    B+   75–79;    B 70–74;    B-   65–69;     C+  60–64;     C  55–59;     C- 50–54;     D  40–49;   E  0–39
In a course at 100- or 200-level examiners may grant restricted credit (R) which will be equivalent to a pass for all purposes except as a prerequisite.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,496.00

International fee $6,775.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Humanities .

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