MUSA 141 Sound Creation in Music

Previously MUSC 209. Students will learn how to use basic sound creation tools like synthesizers, and will learn the different techniques used to shape and manipulate sound. The class will be held in a computer lab, and coursework will be hands-on and project-based. Current commercial and artistic uses of electronic music and sound will be analyzed and critical listening skills developed. Creativity and compositional techniques will be discussed along with the concerns of professional working musicians and composers. Students will begin the process of creating their own palette of creation techniques and experiences in a supportive environment. Students will learn techniques of creative expression, and will discuss and describe their original works. Students are expected to have a basic working knowledge of music theory and should be able to read music.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

MUSA 100 or MUSC 100

Hours Weekly

3

Course Objectives

1. Identify and organize information and ideas by demonstrating knowledge of electronic instruments and computer-based music and sound creation tools and techniques.
2. Select the appropriate technology tool to accomplish the task at hand by utilizing a working knowledge of digital workstation hardware, software, and procedures.
3. Generate ideas, explore possibilities and consider alternatives, and then analyze and evaluate ideas or outcomes by documenting experimentation with music and sound creation technology and techniques.
4. Demonstrate effective use of the musics and sounds in commercial industry and the arts, and the fundamental role technology plays.
5. Discuss topics using vocabulary and concepts from the music and sound creation field.
6. Identify technology-based music creation and presentation techniques through listening and research.
7. Demonstrate the ability to find and use Internet-based music and sound creation tools.
8. Demonstrate awareness of the processes involved in designing music and sound to fit specific situations.
9. Apply information and ideas to other contexts by employing creativity in the production of sound and music projects.
10. Communicate and collaborate through the use of technology by discussing with fellow students or employers one’s original works of music and sound, the technological processes employed, and one’s aesthetic approach.

Course Objectives

1. Identify and organize information and ideas by demonstrating knowledge of electronic instruments and computer-based music and sound creation tools and techniques.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Class project

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Critical and Creative Thinking Rubric

   Critical Thinking

   • CT1
2. Select the appropriate technology tool to accomplish the task at hand by utilizing a working knowledge of digital workstation hardware, software, and procedures.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • quiz or project

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Technological Literacy Rubric

   Technological Literacy

   • TL1
3. Generate ideas, explore possibilities and consider alternatives, and then analyze and evaluate ideas or outcomes by documenting experimentation with music and sound creation technology and techniques.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Class project

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Critical and Creative Thinking Rubric

   Critical Thinking

   • CT2
   • CT3
4. Demonstrate effective use of the musics and sounds in commercial industry and the arts, and the fundamental role technology plays.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • quiz or project

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Technological Literacy Rubric

   Technological Literacy

   • TL2
5. Discuss topics using vocabulary and concepts from the music and sound creation field.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

6. Identify technology-based music creation and presentation techniques through listening and research.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

7. Demonstrate the ability to find and use Internet-based music and sound creation tools.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

8. Demonstrate awareness of the processes involved in designing music and sound to fit specific situations.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

9. Apply information and ideas to other contexts by employing creativity in the production of sound and music projects.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Class project

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Critical and Creative Thinking Rubric

   Critical Thinking

   • CT4
10. Communicate and collaborate through the use of technology by discussing with fellow students or employers one’s original works of music and sound, the technological processes employed, and one’s aesthetic approach.

    Learning Activity Artifact

    • Other (please fill out box below)
    • Class project

    Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

    • Technological Literacy Rubric

    Technological Literacy

    • TL3