Performance element
12 weeks x 2 hours per week, mix of lecture and practical sessions (groups of 20)

Instrument Technology element
11 weeks x 1 hour lecture
1 week on-line test
12 weeks x 0.5 hours per week surgery to cover the practical work

The module will cover,
1. Introduction to the design, construction and application of various Electro acoustic instruments and amplification.
2. Exploration of the physical properties of these instruments and analyse acoustic and vibrational aspects inherent in their construction, usage and sound production.
3. Analysis of various instrument technologies with examples from electro acoustic families.
4. The selection, practice and performance of a number of acoustic compositions within the live environment. These will be group performances and will involve communication with other members in terms of choice of material, defining the type of arrangement and allocation of individual tasks within a group environment.
5. Study of artist performance and audience response to performance.

Rehearsal room
Recording Studio
External musical resources may be required
FCET Music Technology laboratory

1. Assignment - weighting 70%, Plan, give a 5 minute presentation and hand in a logbook to document an Electro-acoustic performance. Assessing Learning Outcomes 3 and 4.
2. one hour on-line test - weighting 30%, assessing Learning Outcome 1 and 2.

Musical Acoustics 3rd Ed. Donald Hall. Brooks & Cole. 2002. ISBN 0-534-37728-9
The Science of Sound. 3rd Ed. Rossing, Moore & Wheeler. Addison Wesley, 2002. ISBN 0-8053-8565-7.
The Practice of Performance, (Studies in musical interpretation), edited by J Rink, 1995, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0521 453747.
Rehearse, Direct and Play (A students guide to group music making), William Lloyd, Paul Terry, 1993, Musonix Publ ISBN 0951721437
Acoustics and Electroacoustics M.Rossi, Artech House 1988, ISBN 0890062552

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