Seminar for Music Majors
MUSC 300
Fall 2012
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01
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| This course may be repeated for credit. |
The seminar will provide music majors an opportunity to understand one or more of the world's musical traditions by studying them in-depth. The topic of the seminar will vary from one semester to the next. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA MUSC |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Required materials:
Required software: Max/MSP, available with student discounts and 12-month temporary licenses from Cycling 74 (see: http://cycling74.com/shop/temp/)
Recommended texts:
Thom Holmes, ELECTRONIC AND EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC, 4th Ed., Routledge, ISBN-10: 0415896460
V.J. Manzo, MAX/MSP/JITTER FOR MUSIC, Oxford University Press, ISBN-10: 0199777683
Ken Jordan & Randall Packer, MULTIMEDIA: FROM WAGNER TO VIRTUAL REALITY, expanded edition, W. W. Norton & Company, ISBN-10: 0393323757
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Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Live Electronics, Multimedia, and Experimental Sound
This course examines the continued growth of live-electronics, starting from early experiments with analog technologies leading to contemporary uses of live-electronics in the creation of musical performances, sound installations, and interdisciplinary work. The class implements ideas related to the use of live-electronics through the use of Max/MSP/Jitter, and examines how the availability of such programs has furthered interdisciplinary and collaborative work.
Open to Music Majors only. This course may be repeated for credit up to two times for a letter grade and up to four times for credit towards graduation. |
| Instructor(s): Matthusen,Paula Times: ..T.R.. 10:30AM-11:50AM; Location: MST301; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: 10 | JR major: 9 | | |
| | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: X | FR: X |
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