VID312

This upper division studio course will explore sound as a medium in its own right. Advanced audio expertise will be developed through recording, composing, mixing, scoring and improvisation. Experiential exercises in sonic ethnography will ground our discussions in everyday life and demonstrate acoustic principles, while improvisation workshops will develop sonic perception and communication. Studio projects will focus on principles of form and signification while strengthening fundamental engineering techniques, through practical interactions with microphones, mixers, hardware and software. Examples will be drawn from a wide range of sources, including historical and contemporary sound art, popular and avant-garde music and interdisciplinary contemporary arts. Students will learn to connect artistic intentions to compositional structures and gain methods for integrating expanded sonic resources into their broader practice.Prerequisites: VID212.

Pacific Northwest College of Art

Portland