Ecoacoustic Music (MUSI20237)

Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5On Campus (Southbank)

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This subject introduces fundamentals of electroacoustic composition, focusing on the ecological roles of sound in contemporary and historical perspectives, and exploring how the sonic can distinguish and highlight biodiverse and ecological relationships to place and sustainability.

Through practical applications and deep listening exercises, alongside an introduction to basic electronic studio techniques (including studio and field recording, and editing and manipulation in the digital audio workstation (DAW)), students develop a critical awareness of how digital and analogue sound sources may be combined, treated and sculpted in creative ways.

Delivery

This subject is co-delivered with MUSI40113 Ecoacoustic Music.

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this subject, students should be able to:

  • critically analyse sounds of ecology and place;
  • situate ecoacoustic practices within the broader history of sound studies and electro-acoustic music;
  • record in studio and field contexts, then edit and manipulate sound within a digital audio workstation;
  • create an original sonic work from field recordings.

Generic skills

On completion of this subject, students should be able to:

  • situate their creative practice within historical and aesthetic contexts;
  • draw from a range of diverse influences to create original work;
  • apply fluent and flexible craft and techniques;
  • apply personal reflection, imagination, and originality to creative contexts;
  • deploy planning and problem-solving to sustain the production of new work;
  • engage in critical discourse and debate;
  • apply intellectual and ethical rigour to their practice.

Last updated: 4 March 2025