• To prepare and deliver the materials necessary for a professional recording session (e.g., click track[s], backing track[s], notated scores, etc.,)
• To improve skills in music notation, mixing, and project management
• To develop a research proposal grounded in relevant technologies, practices, and techniques.

(LO1) Prepare appropriate musical notation, click tracks, and backing tracks for a successful recording session.

(LO2) Mix music (recorded and programmed) and sound to picture in a compelling way.

(LO3) Successfully manage a recording session with hired musicians, engineers, etc.

(LO4) Prepare a detailed research proposal.

(S1) IT skills.

(S2) Music notation.

(S3) Organisational skills.

(S4) Research skills.

Topics covered in this module may include:

• Spotting a film
• Preparing notated scores and audio stems
• Coordinating a recording session
• Working with musicians and engineers
• Mixing music to picture, i.e., the dub.

Resources will be made available to students through Canvas, UoL’s Learning Management System. Students will be expected to source supplementary resources to develop their skills outside of contact hours. Students will be expected to produce practical work outside of the scheduled teaching hours.

Lectures will be held in the computer labs. Concepts and compositional strategies will be introduced with time allocated for hands-on practice. Workshops will be supervised practice time in the computer labs where staff help, and feedback will be available for the weekly exercises. There will also be time devoted to class presentation, discussion, and peer feedback of student work in progress. 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.