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This course teaches students the techniques required to create musical works using the computer as a musical tool.
The course offers an overview of the ways in which current computer technology may be used as an aid and stimulus to the compositional process. Skills in composition, in using computer technology, and in studying music history are developed.Topics covered in this course are:• The use of Digital Audio Workstation and other software as a means of realising compositions• The history of computer music• The historical and current uses of sampling and collage as musical techniques• How to set and achieve clear compositional goals• How to use computer technology to realise compositional goals
Students who pass this course will have developed:Skills and knowledge in the creation of a portfolio of works that demonstrates an understanding of, and competence in, the use of Digital Audio WorkstationsAn analytical understanding of electronic music in various formsSkills in sampling techniques and proceduresCommentary on the portfolio and an the ability to articulate their personal composition philosophyThe discipline of writing to fulfil the brief and on-time deliverySkills in goal-setting and planningAn analytical understanding of the student’s own work in relation to the established canon of repertoire
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.
MUSA125
WorkloadStudent workload (150 hours) will be allocated to:• 12 hours attending lectures• 15 hours attending composition workshops• 22 hours attending small group laboratories• 20 hours completing the Analytical Exercise• 81 hours creating portfolio content and documentation
James Gardner
Justin DeHart
Cox, Christoph,1965- , Cox, Christoph, Warner, Daniel; Audio culture :readings in modern music ; Revised edition; Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Inc, 2017 (Available for 1-day loan the self-loan area on Level 2 of the Central Library at ML 197 .A85 2017).
Thom Holmes; Electronic and Experimental Music: Technology, Music and Culture (5th ed.) ; (In the Central Library on Level 6 at ML 1380 .H64 2016).
Domestic fee $834.00
International fee $3,600.00
* 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 .