Spring 2024

MUSIC 57 001 - LEC 001

Introduction to Electronic Music Composition

Nathan Anthony Corder

Jan 16, 2024 - May 03, 2024

Mo, We

09:30 am - 10:59 am

Morrison 117

Class #:22850

Units: 3

Instruction Mode: In-Person Instruction

Offered through Music

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: 2

Enrolled: 28

Waitlisted: 0

Capacity: 30

Waitlist Max: 15

No Reserved Seats

Hours & Workload

6 hours of outside work hours per week, and 3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week.

Final Exam

MON, MAY 6TH

07:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Morrison 117

This course provides a gateway to the more advanced music and technology curriculum including the Music 158 series and is open to non-majors and majors alike. Basic concepts and techniques of electronic music composition and sonic art are presented. Compositional etudes are accomplished using models and techniques drawn from the history of electronic music including present day digital music practices. Formal problems and aesthetics related to sound design and the shaping of electronic sound are studied. Core topics in audio and digital signal processing are covered with a focus on hands-on experience using delays, echos, filters and equalization, samples, noise, and related sound materials.

Class Notes

Prerequisite: Music 57 is not a digital music production course and does not include specific instruction on any particular Digital Audio Workstation (DAW). However, at the start of the course, students are expected to already have a beginner to intermediate-level understanding of a typical DAW such.. show more