MUSA226-19S1 (C) Semester One 2019

The Computer as a Musical Tool

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 18 February 2019
End Date: Sunday, 23 June 2019
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 1 March 2019
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 10 May 2019

Description

This course teaches students the techniques required to create musical works using the computer as a musical tool.

MUSA226 introduces fundamental concepts in computer music, and examines how those concepts can be applied in everyday musical situations. Students learn about current best practices through a guided series of compositions, improvisations, and live performance exercises.

Topics covered in this course include:
• Basic principles of digital synthesis and sampling
• Improvisation and performance with digital instruments
• Fundamental skills in audio programming
• Introduction to quasi-random and iterative musical processes

Learning Outcomes

  • Students who pass this course will have developed:

  • Essential skills in live electronic music performance
  • An understanding of basic concepts of computer music
  • The ability to incorporate simple iterative procedures into musical situations
  • An awareness of contemporary repertoire and practice in computer music

    Transferable Skills
  • Identifying and conceptualising and solving problems
  • Decision-making
  • Self-assessment
  • Goal-setting
  • Time-management and meeting deadlines
  • Design and construction skills
  • Verbal and written articulation skills

      • University Graduate Attributes

      This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:

      Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award

      Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.

Prerequisites

Timetable Note

Student workload (300 hours) will be allocated to:
• 12 hours attending lectures
• 18 hours attending composition workshops
• 6 hours attending individual tutorials
• 40 hours completing analytical exercises
• 150 hours drafting, writing, documenting, realising and/or recording portfolio content
• 74 hours of self-directed study and reflection

It is expected that all students enrolled in this course will attend all the Composition Workshops.

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Reuben de Lautour

Lecturer

James Gardner

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
First Portfolio Draft 6% First draft submissions of portfolio work
Analytical/Aural Exercise 15%
Second Portfolio Draft 9% Second draft submission of portfolio work
Workshop Diary 20%
Portfolio of Works 50%


In addition to the assessment in this course you will be required to present at least one piece in the Composition Workshop.  This is compulsory and required to pass the course.

One work in the portfolio must make substantial use of the Max/MSP programming environment.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $850.00

International fee $3,775.00

* 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 .

All MUSA226 Occurrences

  • MUSA226-19S1 (C) Semester One 2019
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