Music Technology
Rationale
Technology is integral in all aspects of music production today. The Information Technology with a second discipline of Music Technology provides the necessary skills for support positions in music industry and business. The degree is particularly useful for those interested in music, but without the performance skills to pursue a full music degree. Possible employment avenues include recording, music publishing, web design and multicasting, and sound reinforcement.For more information contact Dr. John Thompson in the Department of Music at jthompson@georgiasouthern.edu.
Course Descriptions
| Course Number | Course Title | Course Description |
|---|---|---|
| Area F | ||
| MUSC 1331 | Music Theory I (3 hrs) |
Development of a command of the fundamental elements in music notation and structure, paralleling the work in MUSC 1513. Emphasizes notation, scales, tonality, intervals, harmony, cadences, nonharmonic tones, texture, and melodic organization. Corequisite: MUSC 1513. |
| Required Courses | ||
| MUSC 1332 | Music Theory II (3 hrs) |
Continuation of the manipulation of elements in music notation and structure, paralleling the work in MUSC 1514. Emphasizes voiceleading in two and four voices, harmonic progression and rhythm,the dominant seventh chord, leading-tone seventh chords, and nondominant seventh chords. Prerequisites: MUSC 1331, MUSC 1513. Corequisite: MUSC 1514. |
| MUSC 1513 | Sight-Singing/Ear Training I (1 hr) |
Development in aural perception and sight-singing skills to parallel the work in MUSC 1331. Emphasizes melodic and harmonic dictation and sight-singing. Lab work will utilize the Music CAI Lab. Corequisite: MUSC 1331. |
| MUSC 1514 | Sight-Singing/Ear Training II (1 hr) | Development in aural perception and sight-singing skills to parallel the work in MUSC 1332. Emphasizes melodic and harmonic dictation and sight-singing. Lab work will utilize the Music CAI Lab. Prerequisites: MUSC 1331 and MUSC 1513. |
| MUSC 1515 | Technology in Music (1 hr) |
Introduction to the uses of technology in music, including acoustics, hardware/software, digital keyboards and MIDI sequence recording and editing. Supervised lab work with digital synthesizers and computers. |
| MUSC 5530 | Digital Audio Montage (3 hrs) |
Explores digital audio theory and practice, sound recording techniques, sound and music representation, sound transformation, and compositional methods of morphological montage through the creation and performance of musical works in the electronic medium. Prerequisites: MUSC 1515 and Junior status |
| MUSC 5531 | Advanced MIDI Sequencing (3 hrs) |
Explores the core concepts of acoustics and psychoacoustics, the MIDI protocol, music composition and performance using MIDI, hardware-based sound synthesis, hardware-based effects, and audio sampling through the creation and performance of musical works in the electronic medium. Prerequisites: MUSC 1515 and Junior status |
| MUSC 5630 | Music, Technology and Contemporary Culture (3 hrs) |
Examines the development of sound technology, the impact of music technology on listeners, performers, and composers, the diversification and globalization of musical styles, and the changing sociological roles of music in contemporary culture from both historical and ethnographic points of view. Students will also explore specific topics of their own interest in a seminar setting. Graduate students will be given an extra assignment determined by the instructor that undergraduates will not be required to do. |