I. INSTRUCTOR: Justin Sharp
Office Hour: T/TH, 10:00-11:00 or by appt, EMS2
Email: jussharp@yahoo.com
Phone: 447-3556
Teaching Assistant: Zack Wilson
Email: zwilson4@mix.wvu.edu
Phone: 724 317-6518
II. MATERIALS:
Flash drive – I recommend at least 2 Gb, but more might be better
III. RECOMMENDED TEXT:
Samuel Pellman, Introduction to the Creation of Electroacoustic
Music (Wadsworth Press, 1994)
(This
text will be used sparingly, if at all. It
is not required, but might be useful for reference purposes. It is available on Amazon or other online
retailers.)
IV. SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTS: (on permanent reserve at the Fine
Arts Library)
- Simon Emmerson, The Language of Electroacoustic Music (Harwood
Academic Press, 1986)
- Joel Chadabe, Electric Sound: The Past and Promise
of Electronic Music (Prentice Hall, 1997)
V. COURSE DESCRIPTION AND OBJECTIVES:
This is a composition-based course. The
theory and techniques learned in 329E will be further developed,
and used in 329G to create your compositional projects
and final composition. Lectures
will consist largely of listening and discussion of selected
pieces of electroacoustic music. In addition to lectures, there will be lab sessions. For most weeks, lectures will meet on
Tuesdays and lab sessions will meet on Thursdays. These
labs are an opportunity for you to gain hands-on experience
in the studio while an instructor is present. You will be able to address technical
issues about the studio as well as any other issues encountered
while working on your projects.
- Further develop your technical skills in the
studio: recording, editing, mixing, mastering, etc.
- Apply these techniques through a series of compositional
projects
- Observe how other composers handle technical and compositional
issues through critical listening and analysis of various
pieces
of electroacoustic music
- Compose a substantial piece of electroacoustic music
VI. COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND GRADING:
20%
-- Class participation
40%
-- Projects
40%
-- Final composition
Attendance is paramount to your success in this course. We are all adults and I expect you to treat this issue as
an adult. It is impossible to reach your maximum potential if you don't come to class. Excessive
tardiness is also unacceptable. It is not only harmful to your own success, but it is very
disruptive to your fellow students. (5 or more absences may result in a lowering of your final grade)
Cheating is not tolerated. However, working in groups can be very beneficial. Playing your projects for other students and getting their feedback
is strongly encouraged, but your projects should only include your own work.
All students are required to have a flash drive (or some
other type of portable storage device). When saving your
work to the computer, also save it to your drive. You are
required to bring your drive to every class meeting in
order to play your work for everyone to listen and give
feedback.
Continually saving your work to your drive also insures
that your work is backed up.
Note: The University of Texas at Austin provides upon request
appropriate academic accommodations for qualified students
with disabilities. For more information, contact the Office
of the Dean of Students at 471-6259, 471-4641 TTY.
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