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 | From Hardware-hacking to Hyper-instruments | ||
Code | MUSI318 | ||
Coordinator |
Dr JM Crossley Music Jonathan.Crossley@liverpool.ac.uk |
||
Year | CATS Level | Semester | CATS Value |
Session 2024-25 | Level 6 FHEQ | First Semester | 15 |
Aims |
|
To introduce students from classical, popular and technology backgrounds to the fields of hardware hacking and hyper-instruments To foster ideas of organology, luthiery, instrumental augmentation and extension through technologies including (but not exclusively) hardware hacking, bespoke electronics and instrumental extension and modification. |
Learning Outcomes |
|
(LO1) Conceive of an instrument or system extending or outside conventional practice |
|
(LO2) Integrate technologies in an immersive way into a performance and system conception |
|
(LO3) Create a composition or improvisation, presented live, that is intrinsically linked to these innovations |
|
(LO4) Conceive of ways to extend and build on existing skills through technological expansion |
|
(S1) Critical thinking and self-reflection |
|
(S2) Working in groups |
|
(S3) Time management |
|
(S4) Performance improvement through feedback |
Syllabus |
|
- Exploring the field of hardware hacking to discover and develop bespoke sonic tools |
Teaching and Learning Strategies |
|
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) | |||||||
Private Study | 114 | ||||||
TOTAL HOURS | 150 |
Assessment |
||||||
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 |
Live performance and final composition (notation / system / technology / instrument) Length: Minimum 4 minutes, maximum 7 minutes. This is not an anonymous assessment. | 7 | 60 | ||||
Essay | 0 | 40 | ||||
Presentation in class of system, instrument, and compositional work in progress Length: Minimum 5, maximum 6 minutes. | 6 | 0 |
Recommended Texts |
|
Reading lists are managed at readinglists.liverpool.ac.uk. Click here to access the reading lists for this module. |