Music 24 Syllabus
Professor Jon Appleton

September 26:
Lecture: Introduction
Reading: Peak Manual  (http://music.dartmouth.edu/masters/courses/Music24/software.html) and http://eamusic.dartmouth.edu/~book/MATCpages/chap.1/1.1.what_is.html
Listening:       
                        Charles Amirkhanian, Just¸ and Heavy Aspirations [PCD]
                        Clark Coolidge, Preface [PCD]
                        Charles Dodge, Speech Songs  [M1473/D63/S74/1972]

September 28:
Lecture: Text-Sound Compositions and Using Peak
Reading: Chadabe, pp. 63-80 and http://eamusic.dartmouth.edu/~book/MATCpages/chap.1/1.2.amp.html
Listening:
                        Lars-Gunnar Bodin, Wonder-Void [PCD]
                        Kristina Hagström, Untitled  [PCD]
                        Paul Lansky, Things She Carried [M1625/L36/T45/1997] 

October 1:
Lecture: Recording Techniques
Reading: Chadabe, pp. 21-62 and http://eamusic.dartmouth.edu/~book/MATCpages/chap.1/1.3.freq_pitch_ints.html
Listening:       
                        Jeannie Lee, Breaking Silence with more than words [PCD]
                        Tae Hong Park, Omoni, Electro-Acoustic Music at Dartmouth CD-ROM
                        Christopher Penrose, American Jingo, Illegal Art

October 3:
Lecture: Acoustics
Reading: Chadabe, pp. 241-267 and http://eamusic.dartmouth.edu/~book/MATCpages/chap.1/1.4.timbre.html
Listening:          Works by Paul Koonce, "Walkabout and Back"

October 5:
Lecture: Aesthetics
Reading: Pro Tools Introduction and http://eamusic.dartmouth.edu/~book/MATCpages/chap.2/2.1.Dig_Rep.html
Listening:          Miniatures Concrètes, IMED 9837 [M/1473/M56/1998]

October 8:
Lecture:  Musique Concrète
Reading: Chadabe, pp. 21-62 and http://eamusic.dartmouth.edu/~book/MATCpages/chap.2/2.2.analog_vs_dig.html
Listening:          Jon Appleton, Contes de la mémoire, IMED 9635  [M/1473/A66/C67/1996]

October 10:
Lecture: Tape Music
Reading: Chadabe, pp. 81-107
Listening:       
                        Ryoji Ikeda, headphonics (1995-1996) [PCD]
                        Steve Reich, Four Organs, Come Out  [M/45/1997]

October 12:
Lecture: Timbre
Reading: “Aesthetics of Live Electronic Music,” articles by Theremin, Chusid, Appleton and Eaton, Contemporary Music Review, 1999, Vol. 18.
Listening:          “Aesthetics of Live Electronic Music” CD, Nos. 1-5.

October 15:
Lecture: Modifying Timbre
Reading: “Aesthetics of Live Electronic Music,” articles by Chadabe, Risset, Stroppa, and
Harvey, Contemporary Music Review, 1999, Vol. 18.
Listening:          “Aesthetics of Live Electronic Music” CD, Nos. 6-22.

October 17:
Lecture: Final Text-Sound Compositions Due
Reading: “Aesthetics of Live Electronic Music,” articles by Rowe, Chafe, Lewis, Subotnick and Waisvisz, Contemporary Music Review, 1999, Vol. 18.
Listening:          “Aesthetics of Live Electronic Music” CD, Nos. 23-31.

October 19:
Lecture:            MUSIC SOFTWARE SYMPOSIUM

October 22:
Guest Lecturer: Belinda Reynolds
Reading: Chadabe, 140-164.
Listening: TBA

October 24:
Guest Lecturer Matthew B. Smith, Live Electronic Music
Reading: Chadabe, 164-185.
Listening:          Michel Redolfi, Detours [PCD]

October 26:
Guest Lecturer: Larry Polansky, Algorithmic Composition
Listening:          TBA

October 29:
Lecture: Final Rhythm Compositions Due
Reading: Chadabe, pp. 108-139.
Listening:
                        Jean-Claude Risset, Mutations [M/1473/R57/S83/1987]
                        John Chowning, Turenas [M/1473/C558/T87/1988]

October 31:
Lecture: Guest lecture Kimo Johnson, Music Software
Reading: Chadabe, pp. 213-240.
Listening:
                        Francis Dhomont, Signé Dionysos (1986-91), IMED 9107/8 [M/1473/D46/M68/1998]
                        Beatriz Ferreyra, Siesta Blanca, Canto de Loco, Souffle d’un petit Dieu [PCD]
                        Jean-Claude Risset, Sud [M/1473/R57/S82/1985]
                        Kui Dong, Flying Apples [M/1473/C667/1997]

November 2:
Visiting Lecturer: Helen Thorington
Listening:          Works by Dodge, Dong, Guillette, Lee, and Orife on Electro-Acoustic Music at Dartmouth CD-ROM

November 5:
Lecture: Guest composer Kui Dong
Listening/Viewing TBA

November 7:
Lecture: Film Scoring

November 9:
Lecture: Final Timbre Compositions Due
Listening: TBA

November 12:
Lecture: Guest composer Valery Beluntsov
Listening: Aki Onda, Un Petit Tout

November 14:
Guest Lecturer: Aki Onda, Electro-Acoustic Music in Popular Music
Listening: TBA

November 15:
Lecture: Guest lecturer Matthew Smith, “Underground Pop Music”

November 16-18: IVY LEAGUE ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC MUSIC FESTIVAL AT PRINCETON UNIVERISTY

November 19: Individual Sessions

November 21:
Lecture: Final Film Score Project Due

November 23:
POSSIBLE CONCERT OF STUDENT WORKS