Artistic Seminar 2
Code
722021034
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Ciências Musicais
Credits
10
Weekly hours
3 letivas + 1 tutorial
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
To develop audio projects, taking into account any stage;
To analyze, technically and creatively various musical productions;
To be able to understand the specific role of recording technologies, synthesis, editing and sound diffusion, in the context of musical creation;
To know the technical terms of area and apply them correctly;
To know the most important historical moments of music technology;
To enhance the understanding of the creative dimension of musical composition.
Prerequisites
N/A
Subject matter
-To develop audio projects, taking into account all steps of the project;
-To analyze technically and creatively various musical productions done by other professionals;
-Be able to realize the specific role of the recording technologies, synthesis, editing and sound diffusion in the context of musical creation;
-To know the technical vocabulary of the area and apply them correctly;
-To know the most relevant historical moments of musical technology;
-To reinforce understanding of the creative dimension of musical composition.
Bibliography
ALLDRIN, Loren (1998) The Home Studio Guide to Microphones, Valejo: Mix Books.
BORNOFF, Jack (1972) - Music and the Twentieth Century Media, Florence: International Music Council.
GOTTLIEB, Gary (2007) - Shaping Sound in the Studio and Beyond: Audio Aesthetics and Technology, Boston: Delmar.
HUGILL, Andrew (2008) The Digital Musician, New York: Routledge.
MAZZOLA, G.; PARK, J. & THALMANN, F. (2011) Musical Creativity, Strategies and Tools in Composition and Improvisation, Dordrecht: Springer.
MIDDLETON, Paul e GUREVITZ, Steve (2008) - Music Technology Workbook Key Concepts and Practical Projects, Oxford: Elsevier.
MOORE, Adrian (2016) Sonic Art, An Introduction to Electroacoustic Music Composition, NY: Routledge.
ROADS, Curtis (2015) Composing Electronic Music: A New Aesthetic, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
RUMSEY, F. (1996) - The Audio Workstation Handbook, Oxford: Focal Press.
WICKE, Peter (1987) Rock Music, Culture, Aesthetics and Sociology, Cambridge: CUP.
Teaching method
Content presentation classes and historical involvement, accompanied by practical demonstration and analysis of concrete cases. Exercises to carry out practical skills on the part of the students. Commented hearing and debate on specific themes of the program.
Evaluation method
Evaluation:
Written frequency - 50%
Written individual frequency, without consultation, about the syllabus contents;
Composition project - 50%
Composition exercise by the students. Distributed images to the students, they should make an electroacoustic composition of 1 minute.