EEA313 - Discovering Music D
Unit details
| Enrolment modes: | (G) |
|---|---|
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit chair: | F Phillips |
Content
This unit focuses on the interaction between music and technology, and will enable students to explore ways in which information and communication technologies may be applied to the creative music making process. The unit will extend students’ experience of the acoustic musical environment to a digital environment where a variety of software programs will be used, together with both synthesized and sampled sound sources, to enable new forms of musical expression. Students will develop skills through a variety of computer-based music production tools and will create music that may be utilised in multimedia presentations and may also incorporate other forms of visual and performing arts. Students will also engage with the underlying philosophies and aesthetic that has contributed to the progression from musique concrete of the mid twentieth century to present-day digital music production. Through a series of case studies, students will develop their own perspectives on the confluence of technology, music and other art forms in contemporary society.
Assessment
1. Presentation of findings from research into the notion of digital sound production, creation and sharing in terms of at least two of the case studies engaged with in the trimester. (40%)
2. Digital Portfolio of music - Collection of 6-10 short improvisations, recordings, digital manipulations around a common theme/idea. These should be accompanied by short statements relating to the processes involved (50%)
3. Contribution to on-line discussion forums. Comment and critical discussion relating to topics and listening set in modules. These contributions may be in the form of podcasts, short movie clips, recordings or text. (10%)
Prescribed texts
Duckworth, W. Virtual Music. How the web got wired for sound.
Unit Fee Information
| Student Contribution Rate* | Student Contribution Rate** | Fee rate - Domestic Students | Fee rate - International students |
| $733 | $733 | $2493 | $2823 |
* Rate for all CSP students, except for those who commenced Education and Nursing units pre 2010
** Rate for CSP students who commenced Education and Nursing units pre 2010
Please note: Unit fees listed do not apply to Deakin Prime students.