Electroacoustic Composition Workshop
| Electroacoustic Composition Workshop | |
| Deadline: | None |
| Date Posted: | 30 November 2016 |
| Details: |
June 18-July 1, 2017 | Ages 14–20 The two-week Electroacoustic Composition Workshop (ECWS), under the direction of Justin Casinghino, will serve as a platform for students to dive into the world of fixed media and interactive electronic music. This introductory level course in electronic music will consist of interactive classes, private lessons, and scheduled personal work time with the electronic music studio equipment and will explore the philosophy, history, and compositional procedure behind various genres of electronic music. Students will also receive individual feedback from the director, their peers, and in guest artist master classes. As a final project, students will compose a multi-channel fixed media work, and the workshop will culminate in a concert-exhibition featuring a surround-sound presentation of these final projects. Course topics to include: Audio and recording manipulation Surround sound mixing Experimentation with digital instruments DAW platforms Understanding the nature of sound Creating and composing with computer manipulated sound Recording and microphone techniques Studio and live diffusion mixing techniques Aesthetics in electronic music Historically important works in the genre 2 hours of transferable Boston University course credit Admitted students will be required to bring a personal laptop computer for working time and to complete assignments. Compositional techniques will be taught from a multi-platform bias, allowing students to continue work regardless of individual system types. Primary studio software includes Logic Pro and Max/MSP. |
| Web Site: | www.bu.edu/cfa/tanglewood/program/yacp/ |
