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MUST3054 - Electronic Music

About

Examination arrangement

Examination arrangement: Aggregate score
Grade: Letter grades

Evaluation Weighting Duration Grade deviation Examination aids
Home examination 60/100 1 weeks
Assignment 40/100

Course content

The course seeks to investigate different forms of music primarily made with electronic/digital tools through listening, reflection, and compositional work. Teaching has its point of departure in close listening to several pieces of music from the electroacoustic repertoire. From this starting point, and with the aid of relevant literature, one aims to develop the students’ listening skills and their ability to reflect, and to build a conceptual apparatus. Furthermore, the course seeks to develop the students’ musical understanding through individual compositional work and the presentation of this in a relevant performance context.

Learning outcome

Knowledge:

After completing the course the candidate

  • can explain how different factors shape the listening experience and what role different listening perspectives have in different situations
  • has knowledge of relevant theories and their core concepts
  • has knowledge of different forms of electronic music and their respective performance practices
  • should be able to relate his/her own as well as others` musical expressions to relevant aesthetical contexts
  • has acquired knowledge of relevant tools

Skills:

After completing the course the candidate

  • can identify and analyze experienced musical/sonorous qualities and structures through listening and describe these with established concepts
  • can make use of different tools to represent such structures and qualities graphically
  • can utilize the acquired knowledge in individual compositional and performance practices
  • can reflect independently and critically on his/her own as well as others musical expressions
  • can acquire relevant international literature within the field

Learning methods and activities

Lectures. Plenary lab sessions in the first part of the course. Individual supervision in the last part.

About the compulsory assignments:

The assignments in the course consists of shorter weekly assignments and one longer assignment. The shorter weekly assignments consist of 7-8 listening logs and 6-7 written and/or practical assignments. For the latter, the students will practice analytical skills (graphical ananlysis and application of relevant terminology) in the first half of the course and practical sound generating and compositional skills in the latter half.

  • Assignments: all assignments in the course have to be approved
  • Listening logs on a weekly basis
  • Satisfactory participation (at least 80%) in compulsory classes

Compulsory assignments

  • Assignments
  • Exercises
  • Satisfactory participation in compulsory classes

Further on evaluation

The home exam is an assignment where the candidates analyse a given piece of music through a graphical and a written analysis. The written part should consist of 3-4000 words.

The assignment is a practical assignment where the students compose a piece of music with a duration of 4-8 minutes in addition to having a practical presentation of different aspects of the composition and of the compositional process.

If one part of the examination is failed, only the failed part has to be retaken

Specific conditions

Admission to a programme of study is required:
Creative Music Technology (MMUST)

Required previous knowledge

Requires admission to the Master's programme in Creative Music Technology. By sending an application to the department other students can get admission to the course.

More on the course

Facts

Version: 1
Credits:  7.5 SP
Study level: Second degree level

Coursework

Term no.: 1
Teaching semester:  AUTUMN 2024

Language of instruction: English

Location: Trondheim

Subject area(s)
  • Music Technology
Contact information
Course coordinator:

Department with academic responsibility
Department of Music

Timetable

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Examination

Examination arrangement: Aggregate score

Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
Autumn ORD Home examination 60/100

Release
2024-12-09

Submission
2024-12-16


12:30


12:30

INSPERA
Room Building Number of candidates
Autumn ORD Assignment 40/100 INSPERA
Room Building Number of candidates
  • * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
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