Course description
The course will provide students with knowledge an skills about the use of digital tools on their studies and future careers, as well as foster a conscious understanding of technology's role in today’s and tomorrow’s music society.
Learning objectives
On completion of the course, the student is expected to
- be able to make audio and video recordings, edit and process the recordings and distribute them online
- be able to use relevant digital tools in an effective and constructive way
- master relevant terms and concepts
- critically evaluate the role of technology in today’s and tomorrow’s music society
Contents
Topics covered on the course include
- Basic audio theory and concepts like frequency, decibels, hearing, overtones.
- Basic acoustics and concepts like reverberation, reflection, absorption, room resonances.
- Audio recording and stereo microphone techniques.
- Audio editing.
- Processing audio with tone control and reverb.
- The functions and operation of the digital audio workstation (DAW).
- Digitization of audio and distribution formats.
- Video recording (foreground/background, lighting, framing).
- Sharing audio and video via the internet.
- Discussion of technology's role in today's and tomorrow's music society, including artificial intelligence.
- Live Electronics.
- Virtual instruments and MIDI.
- Notation.
Structure
The teaching is organized through the use of learning resources in the digital learning environment, workshops, and guided individual work. Students use their own devices (laptop, tablet, or mobile) in their work with the course.
The students are automatically registered for tuition/supervision and assessment in the subject in line with the progression set out in the education plan.
Course requirements
1. Mandatory attendance
Attendance is mandatory for workshops and guided individual work. The schedule for these will be specified in the semester plan. This means that absence of 20% or more from workshops and guided individual work will normally result in failing the course.
2. Mandatory assignments
Students must submit 4–7 assignments. The assignments will be published together with the teaching plan at the start of the course.
Deadline: Submissions must be delivered by a deadline set by the course teacher to be approved. All course requirements must be approved by the course teacher by December 1st / June 1st.
Final assessment
All course requirements must be approved prior to obtaining a final assessment.
Assessment is based on learning objectives. The final assessment is given as a pass/fail mark, which is determined by the course instructor on the basis of the coursework submitted.
New assessment
In the case of re-assessment, the same procedures apply.