Module: MUS4101-20 Creating Music 1A (Tools)

Level: 4

Credit Value: 20

Module Tutor: Jeffrey Boehm

Module Tutor Contact Details: j.boehm@bathspa.ac.uk

1. Brief description and aims of module:

This module develops your skills and experience as a creative musician through the learning and examining of practical tools, such as technologies and instruments, used in the creation and realisation of music.

The module aims to:

• Facilitate your exploration of the intersections of technologies and analogue sound worlds.

• Enable you to expand your creative and technical skill set and understanding.

• Provide you with a series of study tools to underpin further study.

2. Outline syllabus:

Sessions in creative practice and music technology introduce core compositional resources and associated techniques. Together, these expand your imaginative scope as a creative musician. You explore the creative potentials of both analogue and digital sound, recording techniques (video and audio), and presenting your work. You undertake two projects selected from a range of available choices such as working with instruments, exploring the sonic capabilities of everyday objects, and utilising recorded sound and software instruments.

3. Teaching and learning activities:

Classes combine lectures designed to develop your contextual and theoretical knowledge, and practical workshops that help you apply these new skills.

Assessment Item 1:

• Assessment Type: Course Work

• Description: Project 1

• % Weighting: 50%

Assessment Item 2:

• Assessment Type: Course Work

• Description: Project 2

• % Weighting: 50%