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- Effective Term:
- Fall 2016 through Summer 2020
- Course Number:
- MUC 200C
- Course Title:
- Composition and Arranging III: Electronic Media Composition
- Credit Hours:
- 3
- Lecture Hours:
- 30
- Lecture/Lab Hours:
- 0
- Lab Hours:
- 0
Course Description
Covers advanced electronic music composition. Includes intermediate to advanced applications in sequencing and scoring software; recording techniques as applied to film and multimedia; and the development of a portfolio of original works. This is the third course in a three-course sequence. Audit Available.
Intended Outcomes for the course
Upon completion of the course students will be able to:
- Apply techniques from the study of electronic music composition to the production of multimedia projects.
- Produce multimedia compositions using scoring and sequencing software.
- Utilize post-production techniques.
- Utilize advanced MIDI studio techniques.
- Continue to foster the creative exchange of musical ideas through more developed compositional skills.
Course Activities and Design
- Aural and visual listening journals
- Weekly or bi-weekly compositional exercises
- Completing a multimedia composition for portfolio
- In-class compositional performances and peer-to-peer critique
- Class concert of final projects
Outcome Assessment Strategies
- Class attendance and participation (group work, discussion)
- Assignments and exercises (in-class and homework)
- Projects
- Final project portfolio
- Project performances including class critique and discussion
Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)
- Synthesis, sampling, editing
- MIDI and live performance
- Mixing and studio automation
- Post-production techniques
- Composing for film and video
- Film and video synchronization
- Use of SMPTE time code
- Integration of musical sound, graphics, animation
- Composition for multimedia
- Class presentations and projects