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(Also
see Contemporary Music)
100. Introduction
to Music Technology I 3 hours
First
Semester. Survey of relationships between music and current
and emerging technologies. Selected review of historically significant
works and composers, and of contemporary uses of the medium.
Discussion of the impact of new media on the aesthetics, thought
processes, and working methods of the composer. Introduction
to MIDI, sound synthesis, and digital audio. Practical work
in the music technology lab. Consent of instructor required.
Enrollment Limit: 18. Preference given to students for whom
this course is required.
Staff
150. Studio Skills for Composers 3 hours
Second
Semester. Introduction to concepts of recording, mixing,
editing, and composition within the realm of the large studio.
Students will work on creative projects including the recording
of live performers and intermediate MIDI techniques. Opportunities
for individual hands-on recording will be limited, but students
will be involved in a number of in-class recording sessions
in which their music (or the music of their peers) is recorded.
Course will cover editing and revision for digital audio, and
compositional, technical and aesthetic issues associated with
recorded music, and the effective combination of digital audio
and MIDI sources. Prerequisite: TECH 100. Consent:
Consent of instructor required. Enrollment Limit:
18. Preference given to students for whom this course is required.
Staff
200. Studio Techniques 3 hours
First
Semester. An introduction to the studio environment.
Practical work includes analog sound models, MIDI, digital audio,
DAT and ADAT, synthesis techniques, sequencing and sound editing
on the computer. Introduction to working with additional media
in the studio and on the Internet. Survey of historical and
contemporary practice in the field, exploration of analytical
and critical techniques. Consent of instructor required.
Enrollment Limit: 12. Preference given to students for whom
this course is required.
Mr.
Lopez
201. Computer Music 3 hours
Second
Semester. Creation and transcription of music for performance
under computer control. Introduction to MAX, an object-oriented,
interactive musical programming language. Concept and design
of computer instruments. Introduction to theories of digital
sound generation, sampling, and editing. Investigation of timbre
synthesis by means of frequency modulation. Practical work with
computers. Projects emphasizing individual creative goals. Prerequisite:
TECH 200. Consent of instructor required. Enrollment
Limit: 12.
Mr.
Nelson
210. Advanced Computer Music 3 hours
First
Semester. Investigation of theoretical aspects of digital
synthesis (sampling theory, signal processing, and program design).
Concepts in elementary mathematics will be introduced. Discussion
and application of algorithms for computer-assisted composition.
Investigation of real-time techniques using the Macintosh computer,
MIDI, and digital sound synthesizers. Individual creative projects
stressing the unique capabilities of digital music systems.
Prerequisites: TECH 200, 201. Consent of instructor
required. Enrollment Limit: 12.
Mr.
Nelson
211. Performance Technology 3 hours
Second
Semester. Concentration on realtime technologies and performance
issues. Emphasis on creative work outside the studio with a requirement
for at least two public performances. Topics include performance
issues in the field, performance technologies not already covered
in previous courses, realtime sonic and visual systems, realtime
motion sensing, performative gesture, and ensemble and collaboration
issues. Students will engage frequently in self-critique and class
critique. Prerequisite: TECH 210. Consent of instructor
required. Enrollment Limit: 12.
Mr.
Lopez
250, 251. Analog and Digital Circuit Design 3 hours
Next
offered 2003-2004.
310. Independent Creative Project 3 hours
Second
Semester. An opportunity for students who have completed
introductory and intermediate work in the TIMARA studios and who
wish to undertake an individual project on an advanced level. Primarily
intended to support the development of the Junior Project or Junior
Recital. Work created for this course will receive group critique
in the Junior/Senior Seminar. Prerequisite: Junior standing
in the TIMARA major. Consent of instructor required. Enrollment
Limit: 10.
Mr.
Lopez, Mr. Nelson
330. Studio Recording 3 hours
First
Semester. Theory and application of studio equipment to the
recording of acoustic and electronic musical instruments. Use of
recording equipment including multitrack tape recorders, analog
and digital tape recorders, mixing consoles, signal processing devices,
and microphones. Projects will include multitrack recordings, direct
to stereo recordings, and advanced tape editing. Prerequisite:
Junior standing in the TIMARA major. Consent of instructor required.
Enrollment Limit: 10.
Mr.
Schulze
350. Workshop in Music and Media Technologies 3 hours
First
and Second Semester. Advanced workshops in the use of technological
media in composition, performance, interactive media, and in interdisciplinary
contexts. Emphasis on creation of original works and solution of
performance problems of analog, digital, and hybrid music systems,
and the use of technological media in a variety of contexts. Prerequisite:
TECH 211. Note: May be repeated for credit. Consent of
instructor required. Enrollment Limit: 15.
Mr.
Lopez, Mr. Nelson
410. Independent Creative Project 3 hours
First
and Second Semester. An opportunity for students who have
completed introductory and intermediate work in the TIMARA studios
and who wish to undertake an individual project on an advanced level.
Primarily intended to support the development of the Senior Project
or Senior Recital. Work created for this course will receive group
critique in the Junior/Senior Seminar. Prerequisite: Senior
standing in the TIMARA major. Consent of instructor required.
Enrollment Limit: 10.
Mr.
Lopez, Mr. Nelson
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