Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Fall 2024 - CA 440 D100

Soundbox II (3)

Class Number: 6606

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 4 – Oct 11, 2024: Tue, 1:30–3:20 p.m.
    GOLDCORP

    Oct 16 – Dec 3, 2024: Tue, 1:30–3:20 p.m.
    GOLDCORP

  • Prerequisites:

    CA 240 or permission of instructor.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

A collaborative creation-performance course in which students design and produce creative projects collectively in varied small/large group configurations. Forces involved can include any mix of instruments/objects/electronics designed toward collective live performance, sound sculpture/installation, or any other type of sound-based experience. May be co-taught across other SCA areas as an interdisciplinary model.

COURSE DETAILS:

A collaborative creation-performance course in which students design and produce creative projects collectively. Projects will be undertaken over the course of the term in varied group configurations. Sounding tools can include any personalised mix of instruments/objects/electronics/voices toward live performance or any other type of sound-based experience. Approaches to collaborative process will be actively explored according to the context of each project.
This course will be frequently co-taught across other areas as an interdisciplinary model and will vary accordingly with each new iteration.

COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:

  • Developing devised approaches to collective creation
  • Digging deep into creative process in collaborative settings
  • Engaging the opportunities available under such conditions to challenge and expand the scope of one’s creative practice and possibilities.

Grading

  • In-class engagement and participation (includes arriving well-prepared for all in-class sessions and contributing actively to all in-class processes/workshopping/rehearsals/etc.) 60%
  • Take-home exercoses + process journals 20%
  • Performance/production of collaborative creations 20%

NOTES:

Each student is encouraged:

  • to work with curiosity and care for themselves and others
  • to try new ways of working that may be different from how they normally work
  • to explore new creative pathways and nurture an interest in the unknown
  • to engage in deep listening to others while rising regularly to the challenge of exploring new modes of collaborative communication
  • to receive, question and process feedback into their work on their own terms
  • to reflect on and communicate their own strengths, limitations, and varied modes of engagement such that they, and those around them, are empowered to work fruitfully with all of those facets as part of the known mix
  • to flex the experience and knowledge they bring with their practice but not be limited by it --
  • to be willing to expand the scope of what that can be

Materials

REQUIRED READING NOTES:

Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

SFU’s Academic Integrity website http://www.sfu.ca/students/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating. Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.

Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the university community. Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the university. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the university. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION

Students with a faith background who may need accommodations during the term are encouraged to assess their needs as soon as possible and review the Multifaith religious accommodations website. The page outlines ways they begin working toward an accommodation and ensure solutions can be reached in a timely fashion.