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Campus | Haverford |
Semester | Fall 2023 |
Registration ID | ENGLH371A001 |
Course Title | Sound Studies: Modernity and Synthesis |
Credit | 1.00 |
Department | English |
Instructor | O'Hare,Matthew |
Times and Days | Th 01:30pm-03:55pm
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Room Location | VCAM202 |
Additional Course Info | Class Number: 2344 The 20th century marks a time of rapid transformation in Anglo-American ideas about sound, music, listening, and communication. Technologies that electronically store, transmit, and generate sonic information have caused a fundamental shift in how and why we listen. In this course we will immerse ourselves in the technologies and ideas that continue to shape our ongoing relationship with the auditory and each other. Students will compose new works for electronic hardware systems while investigating related topics in sound and critical listening. We will learn the basics of modular synthesis and gain inspiration from some of the foremost thinkers on the subject of the auditory. No prior experience with music-making is necessary, but students should be prepared to perform and show work on a regular basis.; Prerequisite(s): Two 200-level English courses or instructor consent; Enrollment Limit: 15 Div: III; Humanities, A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts) (; Hav: HU, A) |
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