Sonic Space and Form

Undergraduate

An exploration of mixing, shaping, and controlling sound and form in notated, produced, recorded, and live audio. Through weekly analysis and production exercises, students learn to read and manipulate mixes, filters, phase, convolution, and more advanced spectral techniques to apply these principles to musical structure, and write for combinations of sounds with attention to timbre, range, spatialization/imaging, and production idioms. Assignments include three ‘’orchestration” assignments, ranging from elementary to complex—the aim of which is to show how composers and producers shape sound, density, and timbre to create vibrant sonic forms.