Handbook : Unit informationEdith Cowan University

School: Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts

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Please note that given the circumstances of COVID-19, there may be some modifications to the assessment schedule promoted in Handbook for Semester 1 2020 Units. Students will be notified of all approved modifications by Unit Coordinators via email and Unit Blackboard sites. Where changes have been made, these are designed to ensure that you still meet the unit learning outcomes in the context of our adjusted teaching and learning arrangements.

• Unit Title

  Acousmatics

• Unit Code

  MUS1610

• Year

  2020

• Enrolment Period

  1

• Version

  2

• Credit Points

  10

• Full Year Unit

  N

• Mode of Delivery

  On Campus
  

• Unit Coordinator

  Dr Lindsay Ross VICKERY

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Description

In this unit students will be required to demonstrate knowledge of acousmatic music practice. The unit requires students to critically reflect and practice various modes of listening, theories of auditory perception and psychoacoustics, acoustics, and gain skills in the processes of field recording. The fundamentals of psychoacoustics and the perception of sound in space are explored. The practices of point-source and diffused methods of spatialisation are discussed in relation to acousmatic music. There will be emphasis placed on the use of the internet for publishing written and sound collections. Students will make recordings and compositions in this unit.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded MUS1106

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. Apply the fundamental knowledge of psychoacoustics, and the perception of sound in space.
2. Apply technical skills and knowledge in the process of field recording.
3. Describe and distinguish between contemporary compositional techniques and concepts.
4. Apply listening skills and critically reflect on the composition of original acousmatic music.

Unit Content

1. Acoustics and sound production by musical instruments.
2. Propagation of sound and psychoacoustic perception.
3. Field recording practice and basic microphone technique.
4. History of acousmatic music.
5. Significant examples of spatial acousmatic music composition.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, Workshops, Rehearsals, Performances.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

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