NM3610 - Digital Music Technology

Credit points:	03
Year:	2011
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	School of Creative Arts

Available to Bachelor of New Media Arts students or by permission of Academic Adviser

This subject focuses on theoretical and philosophical underpinnings and developments in digital music technologies. Specific areas including as computer music, synthesis, electro-acoustic music and new media are examined and reinforced through the utilisation of a range of industry standard technologies.

Learning Outcomes

• understanding of the emergence, development and current trends in computer music and sound synthesis systems;
• understanding of the emergence, development and current trends in electro-acoustic music;
• understanding of the emergence, development and current trends in new media;
• practical experience with industry standard technologies as relative to computer music, sound synthesis, electro-acoustic music and new media;
• knowledge of the key developments in music technology relative to the theoretical and philosophical environments from which technologies emerge.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
• The ability to select and organise information and to communicate it accurately, cogently, coherently, creatively and ethically;
• The ability to read complex and demanding texts accurately, critically and insightfully;
• The ability to generate, calculate, interpret and communicate numerical information in ways appropriate to a given discipline or discourse;
• The ability to work individually and independently;
• The ability to select and use appropriate tools and technologies;
• The ability to use online technologies effectively and ethically.

Prerequisites:	NM1600 AND NM2602
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	NM3603

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2011
Coord/Lect:	Dr Steven Campbell.
Contact hours:	13 hours lectures 26 hours tutorials
Assessment:	quizzes or tests (20%); public performance 40%, studio audio recording 40% (80%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.