Music Direction 10

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Code	Completion	Credits	Range	Language Instruction	Semester
171HR0	Z	14	2T	Czech	summer

Subject guarantor

Jaroslav RYBÁŘ, Sylva STEJSKALOVÁ

Name of lecturer(s)

Jaroslav RYBÁŘ, Sylva STEJSKALOVÁ

Learning outcomes of the course unit

To create a comprehensive idea of the tasks of the music director in the recording process, editing and final completion of a music recording.
Development of artist performance analysis skills.
Devleopment of music recording sound quality analysis skills.
Expanding knowledge of music literature with particular consideration of the historical style and composition technique of contemporary music.
On-going acquaintance with the development and basic technical principles of sound recording.

Mode of study

Presentation of music director issues in the studio. The widest spectrum of this activity (ex: the genre of the recorded music, historical music, modern music, etc, also the psychological aspect of the job of the music director, etc.)

Listening to recordings, music performance and sound treatment analysis. Comparing various performances and discussions about them.

Student performance analysis in the Studio Practice course.

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.

Course contents

Lecture section (review of all issues regarding the subject)

Brief history of the technical development of sound recording
Execution of a sound recording from a historical development perspective
The history of the development of sound recording as an aesthetic phenomenon
Various types of of sound recording from the perspective of the manner of execution and use
The aesthetics of modern music recording
The acoustic space and its importance in executing a music recording
The historical development of the music director profession
The role and status of the music director in a modern professional recording team
Psychological aspects of music director work
Technical aspects of recording
The microphone - its potential and limits
Monophonics, Stereophonics and multi-channel technology
Recording preparations
Tasks of the music director during the generation of a recording
Differences in working procedures in relation to the type of music recorded
Editing a music recording - work procedures
Development of editing technology
Aesthetic aspects of music recording editing assembly
Final recording work - mastering
Supplementary adjustments to the original acoustic recording space - artificial reverb
Arranging the composition, respectively, its parts into the recording final version
Specific issues of recording and developing live recordings
Adjustment and development of historic recordings using modern technology
Documentation for a music recording
Issues of a music recording's dramaturgy on modern media

Class section

Interpretation analyss of important recordings. Analysis of their sound concept (character of the acoustic space, measure of reverb, manner of recording, attendance or absence). Discussion.
Discussions over thesis topics
Analysis and discussions on student performance in recording in the Work in the Studio course.
Discussions on the thesis topics

Assessment methods and criteria

Credit is awarded based on these criteria:

Overall activity in class discussions
Completion of the state test on the course lectures.

Note

none

Schedule for winter semester 2018/2019:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2018/2019: