Music 390b: Practical Applications in Music, Multimedia Art & Technology II

Spring 2008: Tues. 1:30-3:20 P.M.

General Information

• Professor: Dr. Kathryn Alexander
• Teaching Assistants: Mr. Daniel Sobo, Mr. Jacob Cooper, Mr. Jay Wadley
• E-mails: kathryn.alexander@yale.edu, daniel.sobo@yale.edu, jacob.cooper@yale.edu, jay.wadley@yale.edu

• Class Times: Tues. 1:30 - 3:20 P.M.
• Class Locations: Phelps Electronic Classroom, Room 207, at Phelps Hall; DMCA, Studio B, at 149 York St; CSMT, Room 001, basement of Sprague Memorial Hall.

• Lab Sections: HTBA on Tues., OR Wed,. OR Thurs.
• Lab Locations: YalMusT, Room B16A, Music Department, 143 Elm St.

• Music 390b site: http://www.yale.edu/yalemus/390b
• Music 390b Weekly Syllabus: http://www.yale.edu/yalemus/390b/content/overview/weeklysyllabus.htm

• YalMusT site: http://www.yale.edu/yalemus/yalmust
• ViCH site: http:// www.yale.edu/yalemus/vich
• Yale Classesv2 site: http://classesv2.yale.edu/

Course Description:

A continuation of the study of practical software and hardware applications in music, multimedia art, and technology. Additional topics include real-time, interactive audio and video performance environments, as well as ongoing study of sample editing and digital signal processing, digital mixing, digital synthesis, digital sampling, programming, stop animation and video.

Required materials:

Blank CD-R, CD-RW, and DVD-R media

Optional materials:

External Firewire drive

Course Library Reserve:

A collection of sample CD-roms

Required software (free downloads):

• Adobe Acrobat Reader 8 (Mac and/or Windows)
• Quicktime Player 7 (Mac and/or Windows)
• MAX/MAP/Jitter 4.6 Runtime (for Mac)
• MAX/MAP/Jitter 4.6 Runtime (for Windows)

Grading:

• Class AND lab section attendance/participation/presentation(s) --- 10%
• MidTerm Performance Group Project --- 40%
  • MidTerm Performance Group Project Proposal Submission --- 10%
  • MidTerm Performance Group Project WIP Lab Presentation/Submission --- 15%
  • MidTerm Performance Group Project Final Class Presentation/Submission --- 15%

• Final Individual or Collaborative Student-Designed Project --- 50%
  • Final Project Proposal Submission --- 10%
  • Final Project WIP Class Presentation/Submission --- 20%
  • Completed Final Project Class Presentation/Submission --- 20%