| CODE | MSP1264 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| TITLE | Music and Creativity in Cyberspace | ||||||||||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Music Studies | ||||||||||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit aims to give students basic technical fluency and creative skills so that music distribution (online) becomes an effective tool for the creative composer. Creative skills that can be applied in professional projects, such as composition for Internet sites, games, and video clips will be explored at a basic level. The study-unit also aims to introduce students to the Maltese and British copyright law, the history of the WWW, bandwidth, browser compatibility, current creation tools, and audio compression. Study-unit Aims: - To develop skills in the use of technology in music making which are necessary for music employment as a composer; - To develop skills in areas of creative composition that are not primarily notation based; - To demonstrate students how to decode/compress audio files and the use of software for creative music making; - To provide students with an opportunity to acquire fundamental practical skills in the use of basic technology setups; - To assist students in understanding legal issues related to music distribution online. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: a) recognise the utility of software to compress music files (in various formats); b) identify software for creative music making related to WWW projects; c) appraise the theoretical principles that underpin music distribution; d) attain familiarity with legal issues related to music distribution online. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: a) use software to produce music; b) compose music/sound design to various media. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts - Bargfrede, Allen and Max, Cecily. 2009. Music Law in the Digital Age (New York: Berklee Press - Intellectual Property Copyright - Great Britain. 2017. https://www.gov.uk/topic/intellectual-property/copyright [accessed 28 February 2017] - Malta Copyright Act 2000 (Chapter 415). 2017. - PA, Penfold. 1994. Electronic music and Midi project (New York: Cimino Publishing Group) - Schifrin, Lalo. 2011. Music Composition for Film and Television (New York: Berklee Press) - Strong, Jeff. 2002. Home Recording for Musicians (Indianapolis, Indiana: Wiley Publishing Inc.) Supplementary Readings - Gillies, James & Cailliau, Robert. 2000. How the Web was born: The story of the WWW (New York: Oxford University Press). - Harrison, Ann. 2011. The Business -The Essential Guide to the Law and the Deals (London: Virgin Books). - Nevue, David. 2011. How to promote your music successfully on the Internet (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform). - Stim, Richard. 2012. Music Law: How to run your band's business (Berkeley: Nolo Press). - Sweet, Michael. 2014. Writing Interactive Music for Video Games: A Composer's Guide (Game Design) (Boston, Massachusetts: Addison-Wesley Professional). - Watkinson, John. 1995. Compression in Video and Audio (London: Focal Press). - Wootton, Cliff. 2005. A Practical Guide to Video and Audio Compression: From Sprockets and Rasters to Macro Blocks (London: Focal Press). |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Max Erwin |
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