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| Unit name |
Music recording and production |
| Unit code |
MUSI30132 |
| Credit points |
20 |
| Level of study |
H/6
|
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24)
|
| Unit director |
Mr. Scott |
| Open unit status |
Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
none
|
| Co-requisites |
none
|
| School/department |
Department of Music |
| Faculty |
Faculty of Arts |
Description including Unit Aims
This unit will offer an opportunity for rigorous development of studio theory and techniques. The portfolio will focus on recording and production techniques for 'popular' musics, including a critical commentary on the recorded work.
Aims:
This unit aims to give students a theoretical grounding in recording and production techniques. It also aims to developing their practical skills in the context of contemporary popular music styles. They will produce a short portfolio of work on an agreed topic in this area, and will gain experience of working with live musicians. The unit will be taught through a mixture of interactive practical and theoretical seminars, workshop sessions with live musicians, and tutorials to help students with work-in-progress, and offer formative feedback
Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of this unit, a successful student will:
- demonstrate technical skill in specific areas of studio activity
- devise and structure a complex practical project, from conception and source study, through studio activity, to finished product
- document this process
- demonstrate critical awareness of the relationship between your creative activity and appropriate contextualising practices and/or genres
- present media and documentation to a high standard
- demonstrate core skills for subsequent work in recording engineering or multimedia development; or for postgraduate study in areas such as electro-acoustic or film composition.
Teaching Information
8x 2 hour classes
1x 6 hour practical workshop
11 hours of consultation time
Assessment Information
Submission of a portfolio of recorded materials as agreed with the unit director (ILOs 1,2,5,6), with documentation (up to 1250 words (ILOs 2,3,4,5). (100%)
Reading and References
- David Miles Huber Modern Recording Techniques, 5th ed. (Focal Press, 2001).
- Bartlett & Bartlett Practical recording techniques (Focal Press, 2002)
- John Eargle Handbook of Recording Engineering, 4th edition (Kluwer Academic, 2002).
- John Eargle The Microphone Book (Focal Press, 2001)
- Francis Rumsey, Tim McCormick Sound and Recording: an Introduction (Focal Press, 2002)
- William Moylan Understanding & Crafting the Mix: the art of the recording, 2nd edition (Focal, 2007)
