NM3610 - Digital Music Technology

Credit points:	03
Year:	2013
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	School of Creative Arts

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 28-Mar-2013
Coordinator:	Dr Steven Campbell
Lecturer:	Miss Rebecca McHutchison.
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.