EMS III: Studio Composition in Electronic Music

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Prerequisite: EMS II: Recording, Mixing, and Mastering Electronic Music (MUSC 5181) or equivalent and permission of the instructor Students will work on individual projects involving aspects of music technology—including, but not limited to, works for electro-acoustic instruments (live and/or prerecorded), works involving interactive performance media, laptop ensembles, Disklavier, and improvised or through-composed works. Projects will be presented in class for discussion and critique. Performance Ensembles Available as part of Music Program/Third (MUSC 4499), Music Intensive Program/Two Thirds (4498), and Music Study (MUSC 4400). Acoustic Beatles MUSC 5381 William Anderson By Audition, Component—Fall For singers and/or guitarists, this ensemble will take on any Beatles song that works with the acoustic guitar. Singers and guitarists at any level are welcome, as are singers who play some guitar and guitarists who sing. The Blues/Rock Ensemble MUSC 5310 Glenn Alexander By Audition, Component—Year These performance ensembles are geared toward learning and performing various traditional, as well as hybrid, styles of blues and rock music. The blues, like jazz, is a purely American art form, and all styles of rock & roll originate out of the blues. The ensembles are open to investigating Delta blues, performing songs by artists such as Robert Johnson, Son House, Charlie Patton, Skip James, and others; Texas blues; and Chicago electric blues that might open the doors to Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, and Buddy Guy. The course is open for students to discover the likes of Albert King, B. B. King, and Freddie King, alongside modern blues artists such as Johnny Winter, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Joe Bonamassa, and pioneer rockers Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Peter Green, Jimi Hendrix, and Janis Joplin. It is always suggested that students discover and pick songs that have a…