Creating Sound Objects
Module code
M-JP-CSO
Curricular domain
Profile, extension and depth: Practical and Theoretical Classes
Credits
3
Group size
7 to 10 students
Number of course weeks
12
Class duration
One 120-minute lesson per week
Total contact hours
24 hours
Study load
72 hours
Form / content / level
Prerequisites
Students who are admitted to the second year Jazz & Pop or Composing for Film & Theatre. This subject can only be followed on-campus.
Competencies
Aims
Understanding the fundamentals of sound object creation, including basic electronic sound science, knowledge of basic components and principles of circuitry, and soldering.
Relation to other modules
Related to the main subject, production, synthesis, technology.
Content
In this course we will create DIY sound objects, and learn to engage with soft circuitry, circuit bending, and circuit boards. In the process students will learn some basic electronic sound science, knowledge of basic components and principles of circuitry, and soldering. Elements like LFOs, oscillators, contact microphones, and filters will be studied - knowledge that can inform the student's work with technology in various other contexts.
During the course, the students will create one or more sound objects, which they will be able to use in their own artistic practice.
A central resource for the course will be the seminal work "Handmade Electronic Music" by Nicholas Collins.
Mode(s) of instruction
Online Group classes.
Material & Tools
Students will source found materials and objects to include in their sound object creations.
"Handmade Electronic Music" by Nicholas Collins.
Student activity
Create your own DIY sound object.
Examination and assessment
Mode(s) of assessment
Assessment by the instructor at the end of the module.
Criteria
Students should have mastered the elements described under Contents.
Pass requirements
The student has completed this module if being awarded a minimum grade of 5.5.
Examination procedure
Students are assessed at the end of the module. The assessments comprise evaluations of students' performance during the lessons and on any assignments given.
Resit options
Module summary
Students will create basic sound objects, and in the process learn fundamentals of sound object creation, including basic electronic sound science, knowledge of basic components and principles of circuitry, and soldering.