MUS 195 - Topics in Sound Technology

Credits: 1
Planned Offering: Fall

An exploration of a specific topic in which students investigate the tools and techniques of modern sound technology. Audiovisual resources and required field trips may be used to enhance the course material. The class has an emphasis on hands-on learning with the latest recording hardware and software. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.

Fall 2013 topic:

MUS 195: Topics in Sound Technology: History of Electronic Dance Music (1). An examination of EDM compositional techniques within the Western arts tradition, tracing their evolution into today’s subgenres of House music. Composers such as Stockhausen, Schaeffer, and Boulez serve as a foundation from which comparisons of the work of American minimalists and modern marriages with computer technology can be drawn. A key component is the analysis, de-construction, and re-construction of modern Electronica styles. Students experiment with modern compositional techniques in select genres of Electronica using software. This course is intended to provoke thought on the nature and role of music in culture. Spice.