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Music Technology MU120 Recording Techniques 3 credits Students will learn the skills required to make successful recordings in diverse situations using professional audio software. Determining the proper microphone(s) for a specific purpose and the most effective placement of microphones will enable the creation of clear, recorded representations of live performances, environmental and ambient sounds. Microphone types and techniques will be studied, demonstrated and made available for class projects, including live recording, multi-track studio recording and field recording. Addresses GLE Learning Outcomes Arts & Design (AD), Applied Learning (AL) and Creative Thinking (CV). MU215 Computer Music I 3 credits Introduces the student to the ways in which sound may be represented using a computer. Topics include digital audio recording and editing, MIDI sequencing and software-based synthesis. The technical side of these areas is balanced with active discussion of compositional considerations and historical context. Students are required to compose short projects using the skills and techniques acquired over the course of the semester. MU218 History of Electronic Music 3 credits Traces the history of electronic music, examining the impact of technology on artistic thought and the creative process in late 19th century, 20th century and current sonic art. Influential musicians, movements and venues associated with electronic sound will be discussed including the Futurists, early electronic instruments, Varese, Cage, Stockhausen, Musique Concrète, Elektronische Musik, tape recorders, synthesizers, Text-Sound Art, radio plays, Minimalism, Sound Installation Art, Site-Specific Sound Compositions, Soundscape, Computer Music, algorithmic composition and Live Interactive Electronic Sound and Internet Audio. Students will regularly analyze important works in an effort to gain insight into processes utilized by composers working with technology. MU220 Advanced Recording Techniques 3 credits The skills required in Recording Techniques (MU120) will be further developed through five recording projects. These projects will focus on the recording of musical instruments, post-production mixing, and the study of equalization, compression and reverb. Listening skills will be developed through in-class aural analysis and the study of producers and their techniques. The study of acoustics and audio theory will give the student a scientific background in the skill of of recording. Prerequisite: MU120 MU310 Computer Music II 3 credits The techniques explored in Computer Music I are further developed with emphasis placed on digital synthesis and live applications of electronic and/or digital music. Students are required to devote at least one of their compositional projects to the combination of live and pre-recorded electronice sources. Special attention is paid to the enhancement of one sonic parameter, for example, the illusion of movement through space, through the orchestration of other sonic parameters. Students are required to complete composition assignments throughout the semester. Prerequisite: MU215. MU418 Advanced Computer Music Composition 3 credits Advanced digital synthesis techniques will be the primary focus of the class. Students will complete individual assignments using software synthesis applications and programming techniques that enable complete control over the sculpting and modification of synthetic sounds as well as digitized recordings. Form, in music open to an all-inclusive palette of pitched and non-pitched sounds, will be a regular topic of discussion. Prerequisite: MU215.
Culminating Projects MU450 Senior Recital 3 credits A senior recital is required as a representation of proficiency on an instrument and as a culmination of applied study. Includes an advanced level of applied instruction in preparation 199