Course Title: Apply music knowledge and artistic judgement

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2007

Course Code: PERF5047C

Course Title: Apply music knowledge and artistic judgement

School: 345T Creative Media

Campus: City Campus

Program: C5168 - Diploma of Music Industry (Technical Production)

Course Contact : Adam Lovell

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99254976

Course Contact Email:adam.lovell@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Nominal Hours: 74

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

None

Course Description

Semester 1 - classroom based activities (34 hours), studio based activity (12 hours)
Semseter 2 - Self-directed studio/lab based project (28 hours)

This competency covers the critical analysis of music, the application of music history, knowledge of contemporary artists and their repertoires, production liaison with other members of recording teams,  and the analysis of rhythm, instrumentation and other production criteria within varying genres of recorded music. It places a high emphasis on practical applications of learned principles.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

CUSMGE13A Apply music knowledge and artistic judgement

Element:

Analyse the artistic and commercial qualities of music

Performance Criteria:

 Identify, listen to and critically analyse music for its artistic and/or commercial qualities and to contribute to artistic decision making
Research and analyse identified areas of music relevant to work requirements and planned outcomes
Apply specialist music knowledge, analysis and critical listening to artistic projects where required to achieve desired artistic and commercial outcomes
Apply specialised music knowledge where required to predict music trends
Maintain effective artistic relationships and networks
Maintain productive relationships with artists, artist management, music and technical directors and producers to
Analyse information needs on current music trends, artists and/or repertoire to meet required work outcomes
Monitor changes and issues in work contexts that are relevant to knowledge of music products, artists and/or repertoire
Use reliable sources of information to ensure that knowledge is current, comprehensive and appropriate to work requirements
Apply current knowledge of artists and repertoire as required to inform work

Element:

Evaluate music knowledge

Performance Criteria:

Monitor information and music knowledge needs against work requirements
Seek input and information systematically to identify and address music knowledge deficits to help maintain work performance
Regularly evaluate the quality and success of artistic judgement in meeting and achieving planned work or other outcomes

Element:

Maintain and apply music knowledge

Performance Criteria:

Analyse information needs on current music trends, artists and/or repertoire to meet required work outcomes
Monitor changes and issues in work contexts that are relevant to knowledge of music products, artists and/or repertoire
Use reliable sources of information to ensure that knowledge is current, comprehensive and appropriate to work requirements
Apply current knowledge of artists and repertoire as required to inform work
Analyse the artistic and commercial qualities of music

Element:

Maintain effective artistic relationships and networks

Performance Criteria:

Maintain productive relationships with artists, artist management, music and technical directors and producers to maintain awareness of current artistic and commercial issues
Where required, collaborate constructively in professional relationships with artists to achieve desired artistic and commercial outcomes
Use networks of artistic and industry contacts as appropriate to help maintain current music industry knowledge and artistic
judgement
Present music findings or opinions as required

Element:

Present music findings or opinions as required

Performance Criteria:

Where required set down findings of music analyses in the required format to fulfil agreed outcomes
Where required present results or opinions in time and in the required format relevant to the purpose of specialist music assessment, opinion or advice

Learning Outcomes


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Details of Learning Activities

Learning for this course is achieved through:

1- Practical classroom exercises -  aural listening and analysis
2- Project work completed by students throughout the year, in classroom, lab and recording studio.

Many classes for this course will involve practical demonstration by the teacher using relevant technologies, followed by individual exercises by students to explore the technical and creative issues raised.

Assessment for this course is primarily undertaken through the following:

1-Class based practical exercises/assessments
2-Oral presentation of music by student.
3-Project work undertaken both in the studio and editing suites for submission.


Teaching Schedule


Semester 1:
Week 1 : Orientation Week
Week 2 : Introduction - the role of the producer in the studio
                Demonstration by teacher of oral presentation of track analysis - preparation for Assignment #1
Week 3: Oral presentation by students commences - Assignment # 1 (2 x 15 minutes)
                Genre discussion - visual and/or audio presentation
Week 4: Oral presentation by students  (2 x 15 minutes)
                Genre discussion - visual and/or audio presentation
                Assignment #2 commences ( studio based project)
Week 5: Oral presentation by students  (2 x 15 minutes)
                Genre discussion - visual and/or audio presentation
Week 6: Oral presentation by students  (2 x 15 minutes)
                Genre discussion - visual and/or audio presentation
Week 7: Oral presentation by students  (2 x 15 minutes)
                Genre discussion - visual and/or audio presentation
Week 8: Oral presentation by students  (2 x 15 minutes)
                Genre discussion - visual and/or audio presentation
Week 9: Oral presentation by students  (2 x 15 minutes)
                Genre discussion - visual and/or audio presentation
Week 10:Oral presentation by students  (2 x 15 minutes)
                Genre discussion - visual and/or audio presentation
Week 11: Oral presentation by students  (2 x 15 minutes)
                Genre discussion - visual and/or audio presentation
                 Assignment # 2 due
Week 12: Oral presentation by students  (2 x 15 minutes)
                   Presentation by Group 1 of recording from Assignment #2 - peer analysis of production techniques
Week 13:Oral presentation by students  (2 x 15 minutes)
                   Presentation by Group 2 of recording from Assignment #2 - peer analysis of production techniques
Week 14: Instrumentation analysis - orchestral instruments
                   Presentation by Group 3 of recording from Assignment #2 - peer analysis of production techniques
Week 15 : Instrumentation analysis - world music instruments
                   Presentation by Group 4 of recording from Assignment #2- peer analysis of production techniques
Week 16: Introduction to rhythm and time signatures
                   Presentation by Group 5 of recording from Assignment #2- peer analysis of production techniques
Week 17: Live versus multi-tracking - production aesthetics.
                   Presentation by Group 6 of recording from Assignment #2- peer analysis of production techniques
Week 18: Demonstration by teacher of work requires for Assignment #3 - simulation of transformation of artist demo to final recorded product
                   Presentation by Group 7 of recording from Assignment #2- peer analysis of production techniques
Semester 2:

 Weeks 1 - 17: self directed activites in lab and/or studio to complete Assignment #3.


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References

Cogan, Jim and Clark, William – Temples of sound: Inside the Great Recording Studios. Chronicle books, San Fran. 2003  

081183394

Burgess, Richard James.The art of music production London :Omnibus,2002. 

1844494314

Massey, Howard –Behind the glass: top record producers tell how they craft the hits. Freeman Press, San Fran 2000 

0811833941

Other Resources

http://www.futureproducers.com/
http://www.vocalist.org.uk/music_producers.html


Overview of Assessment

Oral presentation  - Production analysis  - (classroom presentation) – 20%

Minor production project -  (studio based) 30%

Major production project – (studio/lab based) -  50%


Assessment Tasks

Semester 1:
Assessment #1 - Oral presentation (15 minutes)
 Sourcing a music track with a significant ’real- time’ audio recorded component, to analyse from a production perspective.  Findings will be presented to the  class .
Assessment #2 - Minor Production Project (12 hours)
Recording and mixing  of one track with an artist/band in studio, emphasis being placed on production ideas rather than engineering skills
Semester 2:
Assessment #3 - Major Production Project ( 28 hours)
Production of a final track from a demo (supplied by lecturer), with emphasis placed on analysis of demo, preproduction and production of final ’release-quality’ track.


Assessment Matrix

Not applicable

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