Module Code - Title:
MD6172
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PERFORMANCE AND MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES FOR SONGWRITERS
Year Last Offered:
2025/6
Hours Per Week:
Grading Type:
N
Prerequisite Modules:
MD6031
Rationale and Purpose of the Module:
Building on practices developed in MD6031, student will develop skills relate to generating audio and video materials specific to their arts practice. Audio and video recording, editing and production practices will be developed with guidance from practitioners who work in fields relevant to the student songwriter. Contextually appropriate aesthetic practices and value systems will be engaged critically by students in mentored and collaborative situations. Students will as engage performance technologies related to live performance practice (microphone technique, effects pedals etc.).
Syllabus:
In this module student will develop their recording and live performance technology practices. Students will creatively generate professional quality media objects out of their own performance practices, both audio and video. They will as develop skills with live effects, controlled by the artist on stage such as loop pedals, guitar and vocal effects, tracks and virtual instruments.
Learning Outcomes:
Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)
On completion of this module students will be able to:
- select appropriate live effects for the best possible presentation of their performance and compositional practices.
- select appropriate techniques for audio and video recording and presentations of their arts practice.
- Differentiate between different live effects processes.
- creatively apply effects process in an appropriate, replicable and responsible manner.
Affective (Attitudes and Values)
On completion of this module students will be able to:
- justify the use of technology in the presentation and representation of their arts practice.
- critically acknowledge the role of technical processes and presentation styles of their arts practices.
- question the appropriate use of technology in representing / creating their's and others arts practice.
Psychomotor (Physical Skills)
On completion of this module students will be able to:
- Manipulate performance technologies through foot controllers in particular and other embodied control devices.
How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:
This module will be delivered by faculty and professionals in the field of media production and technological aspects of performance in lecture, laboratory, tutorial and real-life performance contexts. Students will work in collaborative contexts to creatively support real life performance situations and directed to act in a responsible fashion in the support of artistic practices. Students will be encouraged to work proactively and develop articulate terminologies that will be essential to the application, development and mediation of their own arts practices in their professional lives.
Research Findings Incorporated in to the Syllabus (If Relevant):
Prime Texts:
Davies, Gary (2000)
Sound Reinforcement Handbook
, Hal Leonard Corporation
Nahmani, David (2015)
Apple Pro Training Series: Logic Pro X 10.1: Professional Music Production
, Peachpit Press Publications
Senior, Mikw (2014)
Mixing Secrets for the Small Studio
, Focal Press
Owsinski, Bobby (2013)
The Mixing Engineer's Handbook
, Cengage Learning
Salter, Chris (2010)
Entangled: Technology and the Transformation of Performance
, MIT Press
Other Relevant Texts:
White, Paul (2014)
The SOS Guide to Live Sound: Optimising Your Band's Live-Performance Audio
, Focal Press
Evans, Bill (2010)
Live Sound Fundamentals
, Alfred Publishing
White, Paul (2000)
Basic Live Sound
, Sanctuary Publishing
Young, Rick (2014)
The Focal Easy Guide to Final Cut Pro X
, Focal Press
Programme(s) in which this Module is Offered:
Semester(s) Module is Offered:
Spring
Module Leader:
stephen.tj.ryan@ul.ie