MIKE CURB COLLEGE OF
ENTERTAINMENT AND MUSIC BUSINESS
COURSE SYLLABUS
Course # /
Title / Credit: AET
4560.01 / Advanced Sound Reinforcement Techniques / 3 hours
Instructor: Anthony Cottrill Contacts: 615-460-6144, cottrillt@mail.belmont.edu
Semester: Spring
2007; Class Location: Massey Building, Room B19
Meeting Time: Section 01 TR 12:30 PM – 1:45 PM
Final Exam:
TBA
Educational Objectives of the Mike Curb College of Entertainment & Music: 1) to provide a personalized, career-oriented and practical education that emphasizes leadership, innovation, private enterprise and entrepreneurship. 2) To equip students with the tools to think critically, communicate effectively, accept responsibility, make successful decisions, and prosper in diverse work environments. 3) To emphasize quality classroom instruction within the parameters of ethical Christian principles.
Course
Description: AET 4560
- Advanced Sound Reinforcement Techniques. Prerequisite: MBU 3560.
The objective of this course will be to enhance the technical communication and
understanding of sound-related topics and environments. Students will be
required to think critically and make enlightened judgments about their
acoustical environment. Students will have hands-on experience with different sound
systems, live mixing, monitor equalization, and areas related to management of
a live sound system in a professional concert situation. ($30.00 course fee)
Learning
Outcomes:
1- To introduce student to the advanced
principles of audio engineering for sound reinforcement.
2- Emphasis will be placed on the student’s
leadership abilities and working together as a team on the sound reinforcement
crew.
Performance Criteria:
1-
The student is required to attend and role-play in Belmont University Music Business
Showcases.
2-
During campus events where sound reinforcement is necessary, Students from 3560
and 4560 will work together at other relevant live sound and live recording
functions.
3-
Participate in the classroom/lab environment with the Instructor, gaining
“hands-on” experience with the equipment and tools necessary for effective
sound reinforcement.
4-
The Instructor will also attempt to provide off-campus sound reinforcement or
related activities and/or observations.
Honor Code:
It is the responsibility of each student to abide by the
Belmont University Honor Code. “In affirmation of the Belmont University
Statement of Values, I pledge that I will not give or receive aid during
examinations; I will not give or receive false or impermissible aid in course
work, in the preparation of reports, or in any other type of work that is to be
used by the instructor as the basis of my grade; I will not engage in any form
of academic fraud. Furthermore, I will uphold my responsibility to see to it
that others abide by the spirit and letter of this Honor Pledge.”
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 the Office of the Dean of Students located in Beaman Student Life Center (460-6407) as soon as possible.
Course Requirements:
1. Attendance:
Your participation in this class is of the
utmost importance. By missing even one lecture, you are missing a piece of a
very big puzzle. I do, however, recognize that there are certain circumstances
that may require you to miss a class. These include, but are not limited to:
·
Absence to attend an official campus activity (as designated by the
Dean’s Office)
·
Absences for personal or family emergencies (as verified by the Dean’s
Office)
·
Absences for medical reasons (as discussed with instructor)
If you miss a class, please see me about
missed lectures and/or assignments.
Please try to get any missed notes from a classmate.
Your participation and attendance in the
“Showcase” series of concerts is also important. You will be required to
attend/participate in three showcases.
The
attendance policies will be the same as in the current catalog. (Policy for a
course meeting twice a week, >8
absences = F.)
2.
Materials: Davis & Jones;
Sound Reinforcement Handbook ISBN: 0881889008.
3.
Assignments:
Events
hosted in Curb Cafe are required labs for this course; your grade is
dependent upon your presence and participation at these events.
In
addition, other labs scheduled by the Coordinator of Sound Reinforcement
throughout the semester will be considered required events/projects.
These
events will be posted on the Sound Reinforcement Event Calendar @ http://forum.belmont.edu/livesound. It is the student’s responsibility to stay
informed as to the nature and scheduling of required events.
4.
Testing:
There will be 4 tests given during the semester:
two quizzes, one mid-term, and one final exam. Absolutely NO “MAKE-UP”
TESTS ARE ALLOWED. The final exam will be comprehensive.
5.
Basis of grade evaluation: Grading scale as per the current
Undergraduate Bulletin.
For this class, I will use a basic letter
grade system. For testing purposes the points will convert into grades based on
the following:
A+ = 97-100 B+
= 87-89 C+ = 77-79 D+ = 67-69 F = 50-0
A = 93-96 B = 83-86 C
= 73-76 D =
63-66
A- = 90-92 B-
= 80-82 C- = 70-72 D- = 60-62
Your final grade will be based on an average
of the following:
1.
Class
Attendance:
10%
2.
Event Participation/Attendance:
20%
3.
Mixdown Project 10%
4.
Practical Exam 10%
5.
Quizzes:
10%
6.
Mid-Term Exam: 20%
7.
Final
Exam:
20%
6.
Class Schedule:
Although
my goal is to keep as close as possible to the schedule below, inevitably it
will change on occasion.
Week
Of Tuesday Thursday
1/8/07 Introduction
1/15/07 Signal
Flow Signal
Flow
1/22/07 Documentation
Low
Frequency Enclosures
1/29/07 Low
Frequency Enclosures Horns
2/05/07 Series/Parallel
review Showcase
Preparation
2/12/07 Digital
Crossovers Ohms
Law
2/19/07 Mixdown
Project Review Inverse
Square Law
2/26/07 Mid
Term Review Mid
Term Exam
3/05/07 Spring
Break Spring
Break
3/12/07 Operating
Levels Amplifiers
3/19/07 Digital
Signal Flow Flow
Chart Identification
3/26/07 SMAART Flow
Chart Identification
4/02/07 Line
Array Theory Line
Array Theory
4/09/07 Rigging Line Array
Calculators
4/16/07 Trouble
Shooting Wireless
Systems
4/23/07 System
Interface Power
/ Transformers/ 70volt
4/30/07 Practical Final Final Fri. May 4, 11am