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Technology
in Music and Related Arts (TIMARA) (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 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 First (250) and Second (251) Semester. A year-long course offered in alternate years. The first semester concentrates on the theory and design of the basic components found in analog electronic music synthesizing systems. The second semester expands into systems design employing digital circuitry and components used in hybrid systems. Practical work in the TIMARA electronic laboratory. Consent of instructor required. Enrollment Limit: 12. Mr. Talbert 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. Nelson, Mr. Lopez 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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