2016/17 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

ELEC2875 Electronic Music Creation and Production 2

20 creditsClass Size: 12

Module manager: Mr David Moore
Email: D.Moore@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2016/17

Pre-requisite qualifications

ELEC1875 Electronic Music Creation and Production 1

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Module summary

In order to pass this module, students must obtain a mark of at least 30% in any assessment component which has a weighting of more than 30% of the total module mark.

Objectives

On completion of this module, students should be able to ...

- Have developed to an advanced level the electronic music production and composition skills acquired in Year 1 via ELEC1875
- Begun to specialise in certain areas of media music creation
- Begun to co-ordinate their work in the DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) environment with practical work undertaken in the School of Music

Learning outcomes

- Deep Knowledge of specified DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) software
- Advanced experience of creative music practice through industry specific writing briefs
- Advanced music production skills in the electronic studio environment

Syllabus

Advanced techniques in the following areas:

- Audio and MIDI editing
- Synthesis
- Mixing
- Audio processing and effects
- Music creation and editing for media applications

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Laboratory	22	2.00	44.00
Independent online learning hours			78.00
Private study hours			78.00
Total Contact hours			44.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			200.00

Private study

A combination of weekly reading, research exercises and practical tasks administerd via the VLE

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

- Formative learning through regular exercises completed during and in between sessions
- Summative assessment with portfolio at end of each semester.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Report	5,000 words	30.00
Portfolio	10 mins of music production work per semester	70.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Report - Log of project work (2,500 words per semester)

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 08/09/2016

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