Module manager: Ewan Stefani
Email: e.j.stefani@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2025/26
MUSS2620 Music Technology Skills and Techniques
This module is not approved as a discovery module
On this module you'll explore applied music technology, contextualising your practice and situating it within broader approaches to and principles of music technology. You'll engage with topics such as sound synthesis, sound recording, music production and music-creation technologies, developing your applied, critical and problem-solving skills through collaborative practical work.
This module aims to develop skills in the application of digital and analogue music technology. Specific topics in areas of applied music technology will be introduced and practiced within the course. You will also learn about the broader contexts of the topics that are introduced, including the history of their development and application within a musical context. You will be encouraged to make links between theory and practice as relevant, to fully understand how and why music technology has evolved.
At the end of this module, you will be able to:
LO1: Apply a range of appropriate methodologies to the study of specific topics in applied music technology.
LO2: Demonstrate an accomplished level of creativity and technical proficiency in music technology
Skills Learning Outcomes
At the end of this module, you will be able to:
SLO3: Work collaboratively to develop skills in the application of music technology and understanding of relevant principles.
SLO4: Analyse relevant concepts and approaches to specific areas of music technology using a range of sources including academic scholarship, existing case studies and your own practice-based research.
Lectures and practicals will cover a range of topics from theoretical, practical and historical perspectives over the module. As an indication, these topics may include (in no particular order):
- Ambisonics and spatial recording techniques
- Spatial audio in commercial contexts
- Spatial audio case studies
- Digital synthesis technologies
- Digital Audio Workstations
- Sampling and MIDI
- Remixing
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio Time | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Lecture | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Practical | 7 | 2 | 14 |
| Independent online learning hours | 22 | ||
| Private study hours | 148 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 30 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200 | ||
Students will receive guidance in developing their skills as reflective practitioners in group practicals and lectures throughout the module. Students will receive detailed feedback on the development of practical work, progress towards contextualising their practice, and documentation of their learning during group practicals allocated for this purpose. Practicals will otherwise be used to demonstrate specific areas of applied music technology.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | Portfolio | 100 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
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Last updated: 13/02/2025
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