Four Day Weeks are Better Than Five Day Weeks
Week 1
After a month of holidays, some good times, a conference (which I made very little of), and a week of classes (not including Fridays) it is time for the first weekly blog entry of my music technology course. The first Audio Arts class explored what sound design actually is. Sound design must have an aesthetic form and a functional role. It is the combination of form and function that appears to be the first striking aspect of sound design this semester. The discussion looked at the implied meanings of the term 'sound design' and how they compared to the more traditional areas of design. I left the class a little fuzzy as to where we are headed this semester. Thus, the first class with Ashley Klose will be interesting. As this is my last semester of my undergraduate degree, I really want some honesty and secure a clear knowledge early on of what will be expected and where we are headed. Having received nil feedback on music technology subjects has left me feeling slightly apprehensive and under-prepared for the second semester. A point of concern for me is that these subjects are all continuing. I feel that I can't start afresh. I deliberately made my study load lighter for this semester (4 courses as opposed to 5) to allow more focus on music technology, but I will be inhibited by what I produced in the super full-on end of the first semester.
Martin Armiger presented on the topic of 'The Trouble With Film Music' in Forum and stated early that a lot of art forms collide, resulting in conflict. The session explored the role of music in film. The idea of music stitching up the movie appeared consistently, but I failed to gain any further insights. I think I may have been trying to work out where this will fit into the Audio Arts class (Sound Design for film). Film appears to be in the foreground this semester: My chosen elective is Sound and Media Technology, whilst movies will not escape attention in Perspectives.
The workshop hour of Forum was directed by Stephen who discussed the production of program notes, and scores, and how to write an analysis of a composition. Obviously, there were issues amongst the students of music technology in these areas. Time, in my scenario, was definitely an inhibition on my documentation. As I may have already mentioned, prior feedback on my work would have made this session more worthwhile. I was thinking throughout, does this apply to my work? I guess I can reread the documents passed on to me at a later time.
SuperCollider was based on scheduling and clocks. My exercise to be done will show if I can successfully manage time-based events and triggering. It will give me an indication of how to use scheduling within the context of SuperCollider.
I would like to apologise to anyone reading this blog for its unusually dark nature. I think I just want more information on the expectations of the semester and to know where I can improve on the first semester. Plus, my band wants to know the results of the songs we recorded.
REFERENCES:
Haines, Christian. 2006. What is Sound Design? Tutorial presented at the Electronic Music Unit, University of Adelaide, 25 July.
Haines, Christian. 2006. Scheduling. Tutorial presented at the Electronic Music Unit, University of Adelaide, 27 July.
Whittington, Stephen. 2006. Documentation Workshop. Lecture presented at the Electronic Music Unit, EMU Space, University of Adelaide, 27 July.
Armiger, Martin. 2006. The Trouble with Film Music. Lecture presented at the Electronic Music Unit, EMU Space, University of Adelaide, 27 July.
Albums that made this blog possible:
(What's the Story) Morning Glory? by Oasis.
After a month of holidays, some good times, a conference (which I made very little of), and a week of classes (not including Fridays) it is time for the first weekly blog entry of my music technology course. The first Audio Arts class explored what sound design actually is. Sound design must have an aesthetic form and a functional role. It is the combination of form and function that appears to be the first striking aspect of sound design this semester. The discussion looked at the implied meanings of the term 'sound design' and how they compared to the more traditional areas of design. I left the class a little fuzzy as to where we are headed this semester. Thus, the first class with Ashley Klose will be interesting. As this is my last semester of my undergraduate degree, I really want some honesty and secure a clear knowledge early on of what will be expected and where we are headed. Having received nil feedback on music technology subjects has left me feeling slightly apprehensive and under-prepared for the second semester. A point of concern for me is that these subjects are all continuing. I feel that I can't start afresh. I deliberately made my study load lighter for this semester (4 courses as opposed to 5) to allow more focus on music technology, but I will be inhibited by what I produced in the super full-on end of the first semester.
Martin Armiger presented on the topic of 'The Trouble With Film Music' in Forum and stated early that a lot of art forms collide, resulting in conflict. The session explored the role of music in film. The idea of music stitching up the movie appeared consistently, but I failed to gain any further insights. I think I may have been trying to work out where this will fit into the Audio Arts class (Sound Design for film). Film appears to be in the foreground this semester: My chosen elective is Sound and Media Technology, whilst movies will not escape attention in Perspectives.
The workshop hour of Forum was directed by Stephen who discussed the production of program notes, and scores, and how to write an analysis of a composition. Obviously, there were issues amongst the students of music technology in these areas. Time, in my scenario, was definitely an inhibition on my documentation. As I may have already mentioned, prior feedback on my work would have made this session more worthwhile. I was thinking throughout, does this apply to my work? I guess I can reread the documents passed on to me at a later time.
SuperCollider was based on scheduling and clocks. My exercise to be done will show if I can successfully manage time-based events and triggering. It will give me an indication of how to use scheduling within the context of SuperCollider.
I would like to apologise to anyone reading this blog for its unusually dark nature. I think I just want more information on the expectations of the semester and to know where I can improve on the first semester. Plus, my band wants to know the results of the songs we recorded.
REFERENCES:
Haines, Christian. 2006. What is Sound Design? Tutorial presented at the Electronic Music Unit, University of Adelaide, 25 July.
Haines, Christian. 2006. Scheduling. Tutorial presented at the Electronic Music Unit, University of Adelaide, 27 July.
Whittington, Stephen. 2006. Documentation Workshop. Lecture presented at the Electronic Music Unit, EMU Space, University of Adelaide, 27 July.
Armiger, Martin. 2006. The Trouble with Film Music. Lecture presented at the Electronic Music Unit, EMU Space, University of Adelaide, 27 July.
Albums that made this blog possible:
(What's the Story) Morning Glory? by Oasis.
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