Contact: kaiserj@mail.belmont.edu or jimkaiser@comcast.net
Credit/Class location: 3 Hours/Center for Music Business, Massey B25
Class/Lab time(s): MWF 8AM / MWF 9AM
Class Webpage: http://campus.belmont.edu/mb/AET1380/
Educational Objectives of the Mike Curb College of Entertainment & Music: 1) To provide a personalized career-oriented and practical educational program in Music Business administration emphasizing the four themes of leadership, innovation, private enterprise, and entrepreneurship. 2) To equip students with the ability to communicate effectively, think critically, and make enlightened judgments about their environment. 3) To emphasize quality classroom instruction within the parameters of caring, Christian principles.
Course Description: A study of the major areas of recording technology as related to the music industry. The student receives an overview of analog and digital technology with attention to its innovations, history, and effect on the music industry.
Learning Outcomes: The student will demonstrate:
· an appropriate mastery of the knowledge, techniques, skills, and modern tools of the discipline of audio engineering
· an ability to apply current knowledge and adapt to emerging applications of mathematics, science, engineering, and technology
· an ability to conduct, analyze and interpret experiments, and apply experimental results to improve processes
· an ability to apply creativity in the design of systems, components, or processes appropriate to program objectives
· an ability to function effectively on teams
· an ability to identify, analyze and solve technical problems
· an ability to communicate effectively
· a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in lifelong learning
· an ability to understand professional, ethical and social responsibilities
· a respect for diversity and a knowledge of contemporary professional, societal and global issues
· a commitment to quality, timeliness, and continuous improvement
· an appreciation for the arts, humanities, religion, social sciences, and natural sciences
· an awareness of the complex nature of the world around them and become engaged with that larger whole
Performance Criteria: Students will:
· identify major historical events throughout audio history and explain their significance
· describe how developments in recording technology have influenced trends in business
· define, interpret, and apply a technical language for use within the music business industry
· observe recording sessions and apply course concepts by composing written reports
· assess the quality of audio, and recording techniques developed using critical listening skills
· demonstrate basic signal flow through creating a final mix from a pre-recorded multi-track project
· synthesize outcomes by creating: a) a final recording project, or b) a class presentation of a new idea, product, or concept demonstrating how recording technology is in a constant state of change
Course Requirements:
Text(s) & Materials: Audio In Media 7th Ed. by Stanley R. Alten.
America on Record: A History of Recorded Sound 2nd Edition, by Andre Millard
Several blank CD-R’s will be needed for class projects.
Attendance: As per current Undergraduate Bulletin at: http://www.belmont.edu/catalog/undergrad2006jun/apolicy/index.html
Participation: All students are expected to contribute to class discussions. Specific class activities, topics, and readings are posted on the class website. Additional handouts will be made available in class.
Required Assignments: Reading and study of textbook chapter assignments as noted in the daily class schedule. Additional material given via handouts, WebCT and class lectures on Powerpoint will require an organized class notebook/binder, as well as internet access. Observation of four recording sessions at designated intervals with detailed reports will be necessary. Additionally, students will complete Part 1 of the class lab tutorial and prepare a collaborative presentation or participate in a final recording project.
Testing: All test dates are noted in the class schedule. No makeup tests will be given without prior approval. Final exam will be comprehensive. Test dates may be subject to change except final exam. No electronic devices of any kind may be used during exams.
Evaluation: (4) Tests, 100 Points Each = 400 Points 40%
(4) Studio Observations, 35 Points Each = 140 Points 14%
Lab Tutorial, Part I = 100 Points 10%
Final Project or Presentation = 160 Points 16%
Final Exam = 200 Points 20%
GRAND TOTAL = 1,000 Points 100%
Grading Scale:
Grading scale as per the current Undergraduate Bulletin located at: http://www.belmont.edu/catalog/undergrad2006jun/ap_as.htm.
A = 970-1000 B+ = 870-928 C+ = 770-799 D+ = 670-699 F = BELOW 600
A = 930-969 B = 830-869 C = 730-769 D = 630-669
A- = 900-929 B- = 800-829 C- = 700-729 D- = 600-629
Extra Credit: An opportunity to earn extra credit in the total amount of 4% added to your cumulative average is given during the semester.
Accommodation of Disabilities: In compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act, Belmont University will provide reasonable accommodation of all medically documented disabilities. If you have a disability and would like the university to provide reasonable accommodations of the disability during this course, please notify Tammye Tanksley, Director of Counseling & Developmental Support in the Office of the Dean of Students (460-6407) as soon as possible.