Music Direction 6

Subject guarantor:

Sylva STEJSKALOVÁ, Jaroslav RYBÁŘ

Name of lecturer(s):

Sylva STEJSKALOVÁ, Jaroslav RYBÁŘ

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

1. To create a comprehensive idea of a music director's tasks in the recording, editing and final process of a music recording.

2. Further develop skills in recognizing and judging artistic quality of music performance.

3. Further develop skills in recognizing sound and artisitic quality of a music recording.

4. To expand knowledge of music literature in releation to the characteristic markings of historical styles and styles of individual composers in relation to the role of the misic director in a recording studio.

5. Introduction to the development and basic technical principles of sound recording.

Mode of study:

Presentation regarding issues in sound recording and the work of the music director.

Listening to recordings, analysis of musical performance and recording sound treatment. Comparison of various interpretations and discussions about them.

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

Listening ability. Extensive knowledge of music theory (harmony, counterpoint, music form, instrument study). Ability to analyse a work of music. Presumed knowledge of the content from the previous year of study.

Recommended optional programme components:

Copious visits to concert productions, that is opera performances accompanied by critique and analytical perception. Listening to the greatest possible number of recordings in an effort to create one's analytical and critical approach. Visits to professional recording studios.

Course contents:

Lecture section

1) Final completion of a recording - mastering

2) Additional adjustments to the original acoustic space of the recording - artificial reverb

3) Arranging compositions, respectively their parts in the recording final version.

4) Special problems of recording and processing live recordings.

5) Adjustments and processing historical recordings using modern technology

6) Music recording dramaturgy issues on modern media

Class section

1) Performance analysis of significant recordings, analysis of their sound concept (space acoustical characteristics, measure of reverb, manner of recording, presence or absence, etc.) Discussion.

2) Comparison of various recordings of the same music, analysis of recording peformance and sound concept. Discussion

3) Discussions on thesis topics.

Recommended or required reading:

Music recordings (CD, DVD,LP, cassette).

1. Key recordings of Czech chamber, symphonic and opera music (ex. Smetana: Má vlast - Talich, Ančerl, Neumann, Smetáček, Bělohlávek, Kubelík, etc.)

2. Important recordings of world music (ex.. historically scholarly recordings of J.E. Gardiner - Mozart: Koncerty pro klavír, Beethoven: Symfonie etc.).

Accompanying notation material

Texts:

Jaroslav Rybář: Hudební režie

Instruction texts dealing with issues in recording classical music and music direction. (This text does not currently have the official textbook form for the Music Direction course)

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Publications:

Václav Syrový: Akustika

Václav Vlachý: Praxe zvukové techniky

Ladislav Šíp: Nahrávání a reprodukovaná hudba

Ladislav Šíp: Pěvci před mikrofonem

Václav Zamazal: Hudební nástroje před mikrofonem

Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

lecture, classes

Assessment methods and criteria:

Credit is awarded based on these criteria:

1. Overall activity in class discussions

2. Completion of the state test on the course lectures.

Course web page:

Note:

none

Schedule for winter semester 2013/2014:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2013/2014:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Obor Hudební režie (Bc) (compulsory subject of the main qualification)