The Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business

Belmont University – AET 4560.01 – Advanced Sound Reinforcement Techniques

Syllabus – Spring 2006

Course: AET 4560.01

Instructor:  Joel Parks

Email:  parksj@mail.belmont.edu

Office Phone: # 460-6144

Cell Phone:  # 500-5988

Credit: 3 hours

Class Location: B25 – Massey Business Center

Meeting Time: Section 01 TR 12:30 PM – 1:45 PM

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 environment. 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)

Course Objective:

The objective of this course will be to enhance the technical communication and understanding of sound-related topics and environment. 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. A great deal of emphasis will be placed on the student’s leadership abilities and working together as a team on the sound reinforcement crew.   

Goals of the Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business:

The following objectives will be applied toward course completion:

· To provide a personalized, career-oriented and practical education that emphasizes leadership, innovation, private enterprise, and entrepreneurship.

· To equip students with the tools to think critically, communicate effectively, accept responsibility, make successful decisions, and prosper in diverse work environments.

· To emphasize quality classroom instruction within the parameters of ethical Christian principles.

Belmont University Honor Code:

As members of the Belmont community, students, faculty, staff, and administrators are all responsible for ensuring that their experiences will be free of behaviors, which compromise value.  In order to uphold academic integrity, the University has adopted an Honor System.  Students and faculty will work together to establish the optimal conditions for honorable academic work.  Following is the Student Honor Pledge that guides academic behavior:

“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.”

Class Attendance:

The attendance policies will be the same as in the current catalog. (Policy for a course meeting twice a week, >8 absences = F.)

Lab Participation/Required Events:

The Music Business Showcases are required labs for this course as listed below.  Your grade is dependent upon your presence and participation at showcases. In addition, other events scheduled by the Coordinator of Sound Reinforcement throughout the semester will be considered required events. 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.

Text:

Davis & Jones; Sound Reinforcement Handbook

ISBN: 0881889008

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.

Testing:

There will be 5 quizzes given during the semester, a practical exam, one mid-term and one final exam.  Absolutely NO “MAKE-UP” TESTS ARE ALLOWED.  The final exam will be comprehensive.

Basis of Grade Evaluation:

A+ = 97-100 B = 83-86 C- = 70-72 F = 50-0

A  =  93-96 B- = 80-82 D+ = 67-69

A- = 90-92 C+ = 77-79 D   = 63-66

B+ = 87-89 C   = 73-76 D-  = 60-62

Item:                                                                 Percentage of Grade

1. Class Attendance:                                                       10%

2. Event Attendance: 15%

3. Event Evaluations: 15%

4. Practical Exam 10%

5. Quizzes:                                                                          10%

6. Mid-Term Exam:                                                       20%

7. Final Exam:                                                               20%

Practical Exam:

TBA

Mid-Term Exam:

3/2/2005 – During Class

Final Exam: 

5/5/2006 – 11:00 AM