DIGI125-18S1 (C) Semester One 2018

Music Technologies 1

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 19 February 2018
End Date: Sunday, 24 June 2018
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 4 March 2018
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 20 May 2018

Description

Development of knowledge of Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs) and the fundamentals of using computers for digital sampling, mixing and editing. Developing skills in the use of computer-based music notation technologies.

Students will attend lectures and small-group laboratories.

Topics covered in this course are:
• Basic of using a Macintosh computer
• Basics of recording, importing and editing digital audio and MIDI
• Features and functions of Logic Pro, ProTools, and Sibelius music software, and how to make
 creative use of them
• Microphones and cables
• Basic audio mixing

Learning Outcomes

  • Students who pass this course will be able to:
  • Demonstrate understanding of Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs);
  • Demonstrate basic skills in the use of computer-based music notation technology;
  • Demonstrate basic skills and knowledge of technological principles of using computers for the
     recording, mixing and editing of digital audio and MIDI;
  • Demonstrate basic knowledge and skills in using specific music software such as Logic, ProTools
     and Sibelius.
    • 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.

Restrictions

MUSI125, MUSA125

Timetable Note

Student workload (150 hours) will be allocated to:
• 24 hours attending lectures;
• 12 hours attending laboratories;
• 46 hours preparing for in-class assessments;
• 68 hours creating creative work for assignments.

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Hamish Oliver

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Assignment 1 20% MIDI Editing
Assignment 2 20% Mash Up
In-Class Written Test 30%
Demonstration Task 1 15% Sibelius Music Entry
Demonstration Task 2 15% Basic Music Production Skills


There are two assignments, two demonstration tasks and one in-class test for this course.

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading

Stavrou, Michael Paul; Mixing with your mind : closely guarded secrets of sound balance engineering ; 1st ed; Flux Research, 2003.

Notes

Use of Technology

This course assumes that you have sufficient information and technology skills to confidently use a computer to access material for your course.  Your written work should be submitted typed, using standard word-processor software.  The School of Music has iMacs you are able to use which have all standard software required for this course.

You will be required to access our learning management system - Learn - and to become familiar with its tools.  Learn provides easily-accessible information about the course and assessments, topics and deadlines, and supports the learning you will gain from attending all lectures and tutorials.  For help using Learn, refer to: http://learn.canterbury.ac.nz/

Indicative Fees

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 .

All DIGI125 Occurrences

  • DIGI125-18S1 (C) Semester One 2018