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

Spring 2006:  Tues. 1:30-3:20 P.M.

 

Professor: Dr. Kathryn J. Alexander

Teaching Assistants: Mr. Daniel Sobo, Mr. Konrad Kaczmarek, Mr. Jacob Cooper and Ms. Hillary Charnas

E-mails: kathryn.alexander@yale.edu, daniel.sobo@yale.edu, konrad.kaczmarek@earthlink.net, jacob.cooper@yale.edu,

                hcharnas@aol.com

 

Class Times: Tues. 1:30 - 3:20 P.M.

Class Locations: Phelps Electronic Classroom, Room 207, Phelps Hall
                                    DMCA, Mac Classroom, 149 York St.

 

Lab Sections: HTBA on Tues., OR Wed,. OR Thurs.

Lab Locations: YalMusT, Room B1, Music Department, 143 Elm St.

                            DMCA, Mac Classroom, 149 York St.

 

Music 390b site: http://www.yale.edu/yalemus/390b

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:

 

Continued study of practical software and hardware applications in music and multimedia art through two extended projects. 

Topics include: digitizing from and archiving to media; sample editing and digital signal processing; digital mixing; digital
        synthesis; digital sampling; MIDI and digital sequencing; graphics; video; authoring and multimedia art; and real-time,
        performance environments.

 

Required materials:

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

 

Optional materials:

External Firewire drive

 

All three texts are in stock locally at The Foundry Music Company (www.foundrymusicco.com)
102 Audubon Street; New Haven, CT 06510 (203) 776-3650
  

Reason 3 Power!; by Matt Piper and Michael Prager; Thompson Course Technology (ISBN 1-59200-664-7)
Cubase SX/SL 3 Power!; by Robert Guerin; Thompson Course Technology (ISBN 1-59200-537-3)
Final Cut Pro 5 for Mac OS X: Visual QuickPro Guide; by Lisa Brenneis; Peachpit Press (ISBN 0-321-35025-1)

 

Required software (free downloads):

Adobe Reader 7.0 (Mac and/or Windows)

Quicktime Player 7.0 (Mac and/or Windows)

MAX/MAP/Jitter 4.5.5 Runtime (for the Mac)
MAX/MAP/Jitter 4.5.5 Runtime (for the Windows)

 

Grading:


Class AND lab section attendance/participation/presentation(s) --- 15%

Real-time Performance Group Project --- 35%

Real-time Performance Group Project Proposal Submission --- 5%

Real-time Performance Group Project Work-in-Progress Class Presentation/Submission --- 10%

Real-time Performance Group Project Final Class Presentation/Submission --- 20%

Final Individual or Collaborative Student-Designed Project --- 50% 

Final Project Proposal Submission --- 10%

Final Project Work-in-Progress Class Presentation/Submission --- 15%

Completed Final Project Class Presentation/Submission --- 25%