Module Details |
The information contained in this module specification was correct at the time of publication but may be subject to change, either during the session because of unforeseen circumstances, or following review of the module at the end of the session. Queries about the module should be directed to the member of staff with responsibility for the module. |
Title | Live Improvisation with Ableton | ||
Code | MUSI217 | ||
Coordinator |
Dr JM Crossley Music Jonathan.Crossley@liverpool.ac.uk |
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Year | CATS Level | Semester | CATS Value |
Session 2022-23 | Level 5 FHEQ | First Semester | 15 |
Aims |
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To introduce students from classical, popular and technology to free improvisational practices within a technological framework. |
Learning Outcomes |
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(LO1) Understand and apply non-idiomatic improvisation |
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(LO2) Use Ableton Live in collective practice |
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(LO3) Create a composition or improvisation, presented live, that is intrinsically linked to these innovations |
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(LO4) Conceive of ways to extend and build on existing skills through technological expansion |
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(S1) Creative collaboration in groups |
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(S2) Organisation and Planning |
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(S3) Critical Thinking |
Syllabus |
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- Designing a live responsive and tempo-based audio environment in Ableton |
Teaching and Learning Strategies |
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Students will receive a 60-minute lecture per week and a 2-hour practical session in either a laboratory (circuit bending) or in an open performance space. The majority of teaching will be delivered face-to-face on campus. Online delivery will be used to complement the on-campus delivery and where technology affords a better learning experience. |
Teaching Schedule |
Lectures | Seminars | Tutorials | Lab Practicals | Fieldwork Placement | Other | TOTAL | |
Study Hours |
12 |
24 |
36 | ||||
Timetable (if known) |
60 mins X 1 totaling 12
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120 mins X 1 totaling 24
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Private Study | 114 | ||||||
TOTAL HOURS | 150 |
Assessment |
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EXAM | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
Notes |
CONTINUOUS | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
Notes |
VLOG that demonstrates the system approach and Ableton design Composition in progress (notation / system / technology). This is not an anonymous assessment. | 10 | 30 | ||||
Live performance and final composition (notation / system / technology) Length: Minimum of 4 minutes, maximum of 7 minutes. This is not an anonymous assessment. | 7 | 70 | ||||
Composition in progress (notation / system / technology) Length: Maximum 5 minutes, minimum 3 minutes. This assessment is not anonymously marked. | 5 | 0 |
Recommended Texts |
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Reading lists are managed at readinglists.liverpool.ac.uk. Click here to access the reading lists for this module. |