printer friendly pageMUSIC 123A: Undergraduate Seminar in Composition: Rhythmic Design
Students compose weekly exercises to develop creative fluency and personal style. The course focuses on listening to examples, analysis and emulation of diverse compositional techniques involving rhythm.
Terms: Aut, Win
| Units: 1-2
| UG Reqs: WAY-CE
Instructors:
Rose, F. (PI)
;
Virzi, N. (PI)
MUSIC 123B: Undergraduate Seminar in Composition: Pitch Design
Students compose weekly exercises to develop creative fluency and personal style. The course focuses on listening to examples, analysis and emulation of diverse compositional techniques involving pitch.
Terms: Win, Spr
| Units: 1-2
| UG Reqs: WAY-CE
Instructors:
Rose, F. (PI)
;
Virzi, N. (PI)
MUSIC 123C: Undergraduate Seminar in Composition: World Music
The course introduces composition techniques used in traditional music from Bali, Central African Republic, India, and Japan, that the students use as inspiration to explore and develop their own composition techniques. Prerequisite:
Music 19A or Instructor's permission.
Last offered: Winter 2021
| UG Reqs: WAY-CE
MUSIC 123E: Electronic Music Composition
This course is designed to introduce students to the use of electronics in music composition. Students will gain skills in electronic music performance and composition, including the use of live electronics, audio production, and electroacoustic orchestration. In a series of creative projects, students will (1) learn to use modern audio technology, such as sound recording equipment and digital audio workstations, (2) experiment with various approaches to electronic sound generation, processing, and analysis, and (3) begin to incorporate electronic and electroacoustic composition techniques into their music practice(s).
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-4
| UG Reqs: WAY-CE
Instructors:
Virzi, N. (PI)
MUSIC 123F: Wild Sound Explorers (MUSIC 223)
This is an interdisciplinary course that explores the intersection between music and sound art, audio technology, and the natural sciences. Students develop a personal approach to the use of natural sound as art by making original field recordings from which to creatively respond. Students will gain skills in (1) listening to, understanding, and discussing natural sound, (2) field recording, including an introduction to portable recording devices and advanced mobile recording techniques, and (3) electronic music composition. Field recording sessions will take place at natural settings such as Stanford's Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-4
| UG Reqs: WAY-CE
Instructors:
Virzi, N. (PI)
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