Advanced Audio Music Technology

Singapore University of Social Sciences

Advanced Audio Music Technology (MTD309)

Applications Open: 01 May 2024

Applications Close: 15 June 2024

Next Available Intake: July 2024

Course Types: Modular Undergraduate Course

Language: English

Duration: 6 months

Fees: $1529.14 View More Details on Fees

Area of Interest: Digital Media

Schemes: Alumni Continuing Education (ACE)

Funding: To be confirmed

School/Department: School of Science and Technology

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Synopsis

In MTD309, students would explore the state of the art in audio music technologies. They would acquire and then subsequently combine their knowledge of basic music theory and computer software technologies to generate a computer-generated singing voice to sing an originally composed song, and then create music to complement that computer-generated singing voice.

Level: 3
Credit Units: 5
Presentation Pattern: EVERY JULY

Topics

Fundamentals of audio music technology
Music notations
Musical terms
Time and key signature
Clefts
Connecting the digital keyboard to digital audio workstation
Intervals and inverting intervals
Transposing music
Describing chords
Tonic and dominant triads
Cadence
Digital audio music recording

Learning Outcome

Apply knowledge of basic music theory to write MIDI-enabled musical score sheets produced by software in the Digital Audio Workstation
Discuss fundamental technical concepts used in Audio Music Technology
Appraise the performance of MIDI-enabled (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) Digital Audio Workstation technology
Experiment with computer software to compose and accurately transcribe recorded music to generate MIDI-enabled musical score sheets
Create with computer software the sounds of musical instruments (e.g., string instruments, wind instruments, percussive instruments, singing human voice, etc.) to the notes of the MIDI-enabled musical score sheets
Compose computer music according to a set theme