Yale University Department of Music
| Syllabus | Professor Juraj Kojs | |||
Music 295a: Weekly SyllabusUnless otherwise noted all classes meet in the Phelps Electronic Classroom, Room 207, Phelps Hall. Our regular class meeting time is 1:00-2:15 pm on Mondays and Wednesdays. In addition to attending every class, your are required to particpate in a weekly lab session. Week 1: September 1—September 7, Phelps 207 Wednesday: Introduction Week 2: September 8—September 14, Phelps 207 Monday: Mechanized Sound Wednesday: Basic Acoustics and Digital Audio Fundamentals. Early Electronic Instruments Lab Session 1
Hours TBA, YalMusT Lab, Studio B16A, 143 Elm Street Week 3: September 15—September 21, Phelps 207 Monday: Music Concrete Wednesday: Sampling, Editing and Fragmenting Lab Session 2 Hours TBA, YalMusT Lab, Studio B16A, 143 Elm Street Week 4: September 22—September 28, Phelps 207 Monday: Soundscapes and Recording Techniques DUE: Blog 1 Wednesday: Voice, Speech and Effects Lab Session 3 Hours TBA, YalMusT Lab, Studio B16A, 143 Elm Street Week 5: September 29—October 5, Phelps 207 Monday: Synthetic Electronic Music DUE: Assignment 1 (click for details) Wednesday: Dance Music Roots and Theory Lab Session 4 Hours TBA, YalMusT Lab, Studio B16A, 143 Elm Street Week 6: October 6—October 12, Phelps 207 Monday: MIDI set up, data and controllers DUE: Blog 2 Wednesday: House Music and Culture Lab Session 5 Hours TBA, YalMusT Lab, Studio B16A, 143 Elm Street Week 7: October 13—October 19, Phelps 207 Monday: Synthesizer and Sequencer DUE: Assignment 2 (click for details) Wednesday: Techno Music and Culture Lab Session 6 Hours TBA, YalMusT Lab, Studio B16A, 143 Elm Street Week 8: October 20—October 26 , Phelps 207 Monday: Midterm Wednesday: Ambient Music and Culture DUE: Final Composition Project Proposals Lab Session 7 Hours TBA, YalMusT Lab, Studio B16A, 143 Elm Street Week 9: October 27—November 2, Phelps 207 Monday: Basics of Digital Synthesis I: Additive, Subtractive and Granular Syntheses DUE: Assignment 3 (click for details) Wednseday: Trip hop Music and Culture Lab Session 8 Hours TBA, YalMusT Lab, Studio B16A, 143 Elm Street Week 10: November 3—November 9, Phelps 207 Monday: Basic Digital Synthesis II: AM, RM and FM DUE: Blog 3 Wednesday: Jungle and Drum & Bass Music and Culture Lab Session 9 Hours TBA, YalMusT Lab, Studio B16A, 143 Elm Street Week 11: November 10—November 16, Phelps 207 Monday: Basic Digital Synthesis III: Physical Modeling. Cybersounds from the Cyberspace DUE: Assignment 4 (click for details) Wednesday: Trance Music and Culture Lab Session 10 Hours TBA, YalMusT Lab, Studio B16A, 143 Elm Street Week 12: November 17—November 23, Phelps 207 Monday: Rap and Hip-hop Music and Culture Wednesday: Mixing, Remixing, Mashing Up and Copyright Lab Session 11 Hours TBA, YalMusT Lab, Studio B16A, 143 Elm Street Week 13: November 24—November 30
*** Thanksgiving Break *** Week 14: December 1—December 7, Phelps 207 Monday: Publishing, Promotion and DJ Perspective DUE: Blog 4 Wednesday: GUEST: Lukas Ligeti. African Polyrhtyhms and Electronic Music Week 15: December 8—December 14 *** Reading Period *** Week 16: December 15—December 21, Phelps 207 Final Exam: TBA Monday: Final Projects Presentation. Time and place TBA. Coffee, bagels, pizza and drinks provided! Wednesday: DUE: Final Blog |
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