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Course Info for FYSM - 122 - 01, Fall 2023
Class number: 3501 Title: Electronic and Computer Music Department: First Year Sem & Colloq
Career: Undergraduate Component: Seminar Session: Regular
Instructor's Permission Required: Yes Grading Basis: Graded Units: 1.00
Enrollment limited to 15 Current enrollment: 14 Available seats: 1
Start date: Tuesday, September 5, 2023 End date: Thursday, December 21, 2023 Mode of Instruction: In Person
Schedule: MW: 1:30PM-2:45PM, AAC - 104 Instructor(s): Roman, Dan
Prerequisite(s): Only first-year students are eligible to enroll in this class.
Distribution Requirement: Meets FirstYr Seminar Requirement
Course Description:
In this course students will study and work with electronic and computer music, exploring past and current technologies and their history over the last 100 years, and will have an opportunity to create original and innovative musical works. While we will be using Logic as our primary software platform, students will be able and encouraged to explore any application and plugins they wish. Students will also gain class access to our computer teaching lab, and to our recording studio facilities in order to work on their course assignments and projects. This course will not require any prior musical training or background, nor any previous experience using music software or equipment.