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MUCO341 - Digital Studio Composition I

Composition with MIDI, audio recording, digital audio signal processing software and hardware. Creation of small-scale composition studies using technological resources in the context of electroacoustic music.The hands-on activities will include critical listening and evaluation of electronic and computer music repertoire.

3 hour lecture-demonstration and 3 hours studio time

Prerequisite: MUCO246 or MUCO230

3 Credits

Instructor Fall 2017: Georgia Spiroupolos

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MUCO342 - Digital Studio Composition II

Advanced composition with MIDI, audio recording, digital audio signal processing software and hardware. Creation of complete electroacoustic pieces and/or production of audio media materials.

3 hour lecture-demonstration and 3 hours studio time

Prerequisite: MUCO341

3 Credits

Co-Instructors Winter 2018: David Rafferty / Brice Gatinet

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MUCO541 - Advanced Digital Studio Composition I

(Course Description from McGill Calendar)

MUCO541 - Advanced Digital Studio Composition I (3 Credits) (3 hours lecture-demonstration and 3 hours studio time) : Advanced topics in digital studio composition. Aesthetics and poetics of electroacoustic composition. Analytical approaches to this repertoire. Use of digital signal processing and synthesis techniques. Creation of complete pieces incorporating music technology which may include a live performance component.

Prerequisite: MUCO342 or permission of the instructor.

3 Credits

Co-Instructors Fall 2017: David Rafferty / Brice Gatinet

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MUCO542 - Advanced Digital Studio Composition II

(Course Description from McGill Calendar)

MUCO542 - Advanced Digital Studio Composition II (3 Credits) (3 hours lecture-demonstration and 3 hours studio time) :Further advanced topics in digital studio composition culminating in a complete large-scale work incorporating music technology, including computer-assisted composition, analysis/resynthesis techniques, and new gestural controllers for live performance of digital musical instruments.

Prerequisite: MUCO541.

3 Credits

This course will not be scheduled 2017-18