HOMEWORK:
– Begin work on the final project.
– Download and install Granulator II for Ableton
– Watch the new tutorial I added on installing and working with Granulator II.
– Have a happy, safe and healthy Thanksgiving Break
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– Robert Henke speaking about his Granulator synth for Ableton Live.
Week Eight
HOMEWORK:
– Continue to work on Project 3. Due in two weeks.
– Read: Licht – Chapter 1 – What is Sound Art? from the Sound Art textbook.
– Come to class next week ready to share what you’ve been working on for a short pre-critique.
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– Below are a couple videos showcasing some recent works by Trimpin, the sound artist we talked about in class today.
• Below are two new, upcoming documentaries looking at women pioneers in electronic music and sound design. Looking forward to these!
Week Five
HOMEWORK:
–PROJECT 2 – DUE NEXT WEEK. Please be sure to upload both your graphic score and audio to your SoundCloud before the start of class next week.
-New Ableton tutorial videos have been added to the tutorials area.
-Please check your email for instructions from Ableton on extending your Live trial through January ’21.
-Check out the Fluxus Workbook of performance scores.
-View Maciunas’s Expanded Arts Diagram
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John Cage: Fontana Mix (1958) – Aleatoric Music
Anis Haron – Audio Palimpsest, Aleatoric Sound Installation/Sculpture – 2010
Week Four
Continue to work on Project Two. Now due 10/6.
HOMEWORK:
-If you’re new to Ableton please watch the new tutorial videos on getting started with Ableton Live. If you need to install Ableton Live get it here.
-Check out this Pinterest board for Graphic Scores
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HIGH ZERO FESTIVAL – THIS WEEKEND
The High Zero Festival brings together 22 core musicians, but also involves a much larger subculture of musicians in Baltimore and on the East Coast. Unlike many related festivals, High Zero is not narrow in terms of sensibility or subculture, but rather widely inclusive of all the different types of experimental music-making in the moment. The fact that half of the festival’s core participants are from Baltimore speaks to the depth of Baltimore’s experimental music subculture, which in recent years has grown to be one of the richest cities in the country for experimental art. –
– Stream Live on TWITCH
– Festival Schedule
– High Zero Website
Week Three
HOMEWORK:
• Watch new tutorial video for Adobe Audition covering the basics and the wave editor.
• Listen: Lou Reed – Metal Machine Music
• Continue to work on Project 2. – Due in 2 weeks.
-John Cage and Merce Cunningham in conversation about Chance Operations as a creative process. (Below)
-Curd Duca – Touch (Example from the reading)
Week Two:
Homework:
– Read “The Aesthetics of Noise” available under the Downloads tab.
– Install AVR X on your mobile device. iOS | Android
– Install Adobe Audition & Ableton Live on your Mac or PC.
– Watch the AVR X tutorial video available under the Tutorials tab.
– Start field recording and begin to build a library of audio for use in Project 2.