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CMPN1220: Foundations of Digital Music and Media
2025 unit information
Foundations of Digital Music will provide students with a broad understanding of the theoretical concepts of digital music. The unit includes a historical overview in the development of sound-based composition and creativity from its initial beginnings with the advent of sound recording through to the emergence of computer-based applications to create and organise sounds in time and space. The unit will focus on the approaches taken over the last century to record, transform and organise sound in a variety of creative contexts, ranging from early electroacoustic music experiments, through to contemporary electronic music production. Repertoire from the vast field of sonic arts will be covered to offer a new perspective on audio and sound production in today's contemporary music scene.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Sydney Conservatorium of Music
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Composition and Music Technology |
| Credit points | 6 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. recognise repertoire from various periods in the development of electronic and digital music
- LO2. demonstrate analytical skills and methodologies to describe sounds and non-traditional musical outputs
- LO3. demonstrate a clear understanding of the techniques used to create music in the digital domain
- LO4. demonstrate cultural competence to access available resources to explore new avenues in digital music production.
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Semester 1 2025
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Normal day | Sydney |
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