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MU5009: A SURVEY OF SONIC ARTS: HISTORY, THEORY AND PRACTICE (2015-2016)

Last modified: 25 Mar 2016 11:37


Course Overview

Students will be exposed to and learn about the history and development of the sonic arts through six key themes, each of which will be delivered through one two-hour lecture and one three-hour seminar. The six key themes will be drawn from a pool of themes which will reflect the learning interests of the cohort of students. These might include areas such as Early Development of Electronic Instruments, Computer Music, Acousmatic Music, Listening, Sound as Art, Spatialisation, Space and Place and Networked Music

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term First Term Credit Points 30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus None. Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Professor Peter Stollery

Qualification Prerequisites

None.

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Either Master of Music (Studied) or Master of Music in Sonic Arts (Studied)
  • Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

Students will be exposed to and will learn about the history and development of the sonic arts through six key themes, each of which will be delivered through one two-hour lecture and one three-hour seminar. The six key themes will be drawn from a pool of themes which will reflect the needs and interests of the cohort of students. These might include such areas as Early Development of Electronic Instruments, Computer Music, Acousmatic Music, Listening, Sound as Art, Spatialisation, Space and Place and Networked Music.

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers


Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

1st attempt: Seminar presentation (50%); one 4000-6000 word essay (50%). Resit: One essay (100%) - resubmission of essay component if failure is there, or new essay if failure is in Seminar component or in both.

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Feedback

None.

Course Learning Outcomes

None.
 

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