Music 416A/516A: Advanced Independent
Project in
Electronic Music
Academic year: 2007-2008
|
Mark Phillips, Instructor |
| Independent/Arranged |
email: phillipm@ohio.edu |
| Music Bldg. Rm. 475A |
Office: 475B Music Bldg. |
Excerpt from
OU course catalog:
416A Advanced Projects in Electronic Music (3)
Prereq: approved project proposal, 416.
A project proposal must be submitted to and approved by the instructor
prior to enrolling in this course. An electronic music composition will
be produced for public performance. |
Note:
Prerequisites include
Music 416 and
permission.
To receive permission you must have a proposal that includes your plan
for a public performance.
Options for "public performance" are flexible, but you need to find
some forum for
presenting you music to an audience. In the past students have
used
local radio stations, or the Baker Center front room, or one of the
uptown bars as a
venue. Other venues used in the past include student art openings,
music for a film or video production project or presentation....
sometimes as a part of the film/video itself ... sometimes as a
"warm-up" ambient music before the show. Several students have
done music for public service announcements or commercials for local
organizations or businesses. Another option to you may wish to
consider is coordinating with other classmates enrolled in Music 416A
to put on a concert or public presentation of some sort.
Even though TRIPS will sometimes allow students to enroll in the class
without first obtaining project approval, this does not waive the
requirement for "public performance." It is always in your best
interest to submit a proposal for approval, even after successful
registration, in order to ensure that your planned project(s) will
satisfy the requirements for receiving class credit.
Please feel free to contact me with questions or details regarding this
matter.
This course is designed to give you an opportunity to work
independently in the MIDI Lab; to apply skills and techniques learned
in Music 178/178A, 413, 415, 416, and elsewhere
toward the realization of a
creative electronic music or digital audio project. You are to
work at your own speed on a project of your own design. (See
guidelines below.) Your are encouraged to seek feedback during
the quarter, especially if you are having difficulty, or are unsure if
you are on the right track. You can set up an appointment with me
at any point in the quarter -- either in person, or through email, or
with notes left on my door. You can also submit
"in-progress" drafts of your work via the Dropbox on this Blackboard
site.
The primary
difference between Music 416 and Music 416A is the requirement of a
public performance or presentation of your music.
General Project Guidelines
Final Project will consist of .....
- an audio CD with
a minimum of
ca. 10 min. of the high-quality original music.. Or ... a DVD (or Quicktime file) of
the film you with your music.
Your audio CD music can be divided
up anyway you see fit: one
long work, or several short ones. For film music, length of
tracks will probably be determined by the director of the film.
- a short report (ca.
2-3 pages) documenting your public performance and explaining
your work. (This last part is similar to 416.)
What software? What
hardware? Did you have any collaborators? If so, who? And what
was their contribution? What problems did you encounter?
How did
you solve (or attempt to solve) them?
You can submit this report via email, or via Blackboard Dropbox.
You can also submit your audio tracks and Quicktime files via this
method, too
Final Due Date: By the end
of the third day of scheduled final exams.
If you turn in your project too
late, you may end up with an “I” or a “PR” on your report card
temporarily.