TECH 101 COURSE OUTLINE + SCHEDULE OF ASSIGNMENTS

The schedule will be updated with homework and slides after every class.

I: INTRODUCTION, ACOUSTICS, AND RECORDING

August

8/28 \ Overview of Topics + Syllabus, Discussion of Electronic Music + Listening | SLIDES

Homework (HW): Complete TIMARA Start-of-Semester Action Items

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Read “What is Electronic Music?” by Thom Holmes from Electronic and Experimental Music: Pioneers in Technology and Composition

Listen to Racing Through, Racing Unseen by Natasha Barrett. Program notes here.

As you listen to this work, consider the following questions (not being graded, just for yourself):

What sounds do you hear in this work? What techniques does it seem were used to create these sounds (microphones, computer, instruments, etc.)? Do these sounds evoke (a) location(s) or place(s)? How is the work organized; how does it change over time?

September

9/2 9/4

II: SINGLE-TRACK EDITING, DIGITAL AUDIO THEORY, AND ELECTRONIC MUSIC HISTORY I

9/9 9/11

9/16 9/18

9/23 9/25

III: MULTI-TRACK EDITING, DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING, AND COMPOSITION

9/30 (No Class 10/2)

October

10/7 10/9

10/14 10/16

🍂 FALL break (10/18 - 10/26) 🍂

10/28 10/30 🎃

November

11/4 11/6

IV: SYNTHESIS, MIDI AND VIRTUAL INSTRUMENTS, MIXING, AND ELECTRONIC MUSIC HISTORY II

11/11 11/13

11/18 11/20

(No Class 11/25)

🍂 THanksgiving break (11/26 - 11/30) 🍂

V: ADVANCED TOPICS, SOUND DESIGN, AND FINAL PROJECT

December

12/2 12/4

12/9 12/11