MUSM
437/537 – INTERACTIVE SOUND
Fall 2008 M 6:00 - 9:00
Professor:
Dr. Scott L. Miller (PAC 222; 308-3291; slmiller@stcloudstate.edu)
Credit
Hours: 3 cr.
Attendance:
Critical, but not monitored
MATERIALS
Students
must provide appropriate digital media (e.g. CD-Rs,
DVDs, portable storage devices) for sampling, archiving and presenting their
work. Readings will be available via SCSU Coursefolders
and Web links. Some listening assignments will be available via SCSU eReserves.
A study guide is
provided. The use of this study guide is critical to success in the course. The
software and hardware we will principally be using during the semester is
available in PAC 159. Complementary software is available in several labs on
campus, including MC B31, KVAC 105A and PAC 158.
COURSE
OBJECTIVES
The
student will:
·
develop
knowledge of acoustics, synthesis, audio recording and editing, and the history
and literature of electroacoustic music building on prior
New Media coursework
·
develop
skills digitally synthesizing and manipulating sound, including granular, spectral
analysis and resynthesis, and convolution
·
develop
skills using a desktop studio/DAW
·
develop
hard disk recording and editing skills
·
become
familiar with the uses of non-keyboard controllers
·
create
electroacoustic compositions that employs different
aspects of interactivity, which demonstrate topics addressed in class and are suitable
for presentation at the end of semester performance
ASSESSMENT
The
student will demonstrate mastery of the above objectives in the form of
periodic creative and aural analysis assignments, a primary creative assignment
which utilizes the hardware/software presented in class, and periodic written
and listening exams. Assessment materials will be weighted as follows in
determining the final grade:
75%
Periodic Assignments
25%
Primary Creative Assignment
Grade
Scale (+/- will be used):
A
= clear mastery of all material in work
B
= above average work
C
= average work
D
= minimally acceptable work
F
= unacceptable work
ABSENCE
If you
know ahead of time that you will be unable to attend a quiz or hand in a
homework assignment, let me know and the reason why as soon as possible, prior
to the class you will miss. If this is not possible and you miss either a quiz
or a homework due date, speak with me about the reason at the beginning of the
NEXT class meeting. If you do not speak to me about the absence by the
following class meeting, it will be unexcused,
and you will incur a grade of zero. If the absence is excused, the missed quiz or assignment will be represented by the
average of the prior grades.
INCOMPLETES
Incompletes
are awarded only when a calamity or major illness prevents you from completing
the term's work on time, and will be awarded only if you have a reasonable
prospect for passing the course (based on your record at the time you request
an Inc.). If you receive an Incomplete, you must prepare on your own any missed
assignments or quizzes, and MUST FULFILL THE INCOMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SEMESTER.
If you do not fulfill the Incomplete within one quarter, you will automatically
receive an F grade for the course. None of the scores you earned prior to the
Incomplete will be erased, and will count towards your fulfillment of the
Incomplete.
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