MUS 608A - Interactivity with Sound & Music I

Units: 3
Rudiments of hardware and software connectivity between different devices and programs for sound and music. Topics include the use of MIDI, Open Sound Control, and non-musically focused technology to create new sounds and musical experiences.

Prerequisites: M.A. Music major.
Equivalent Quarter Course: MUS 6085.
Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
Grading: A-F grading only.
Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Demonstrate data protocol knowledge, their particulars, and the potential for their use in creating interactive content using the main protocols used are MIDI andOSC.
Build a knowledge of existing interactive repertoire that is music or sound focused.
Create meaningful, expressive, and simple programming using control structures and conditional statements and understand their abstract function in programming and art.
Build a vocabulary of terms associated with music, sound design, audio production, rudimentary programming and data networking.
Articulate expectations to classmates about work expectations and responsibilities when working in groups.