Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Spring 2025 - CA 146 D100

Creative Sound Studio II (3)

Class Number: 6425

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Tue, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
    GOLDCORP

  • Prerequisites:

    CA 145. Corequisite: CA 144.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

The continuation of CA 145. Students will be required to attend a weekly area-wide seminar where the practice of composition will be discussed.

COURSE DETAILS:

Creative Sound Studio II is a project-based, hands-on sound/music-making workshop. It will include:

  • Making music for diverse contexts: composer as solo performer, composer as part of an ensemble, composer as producer/artistic director.
  • Introduce creative sound practices incorporating hands-on experience with digital audio workstations (DAW), basic amplification (the mixer as a paradigm for sound manipulation).
  • Composing for performance contexts featuring objects and DIY instruments.
  • Creative resourcefulness (musicians have a long tradition of this!).
  • Orchestration and performance deployment
  • Approaches to music annotation/scoring/scripting.
  • Listening: exposure to new work and artists via in-depth analysis and discussion.

Grading

  • Projects 60%
  • Listening Journals 20%
  • Class participation 10%
  • Questions for presenters 10%

NOTES:

GRADING OF CREATIVE PROJECTS

  • Growth over the term.
  • Originality and creativity.
  • Dimensionality (attention to multiple facets of a work that could include time, form, concept, colour, orchestration, density, pacing, pitch, rhythm or other aspects unique to the work).
  • Attention to detail (creative and practical).
  • Scoring where applicable (Functionality of score and parts to achieve desired outcomes).

CLASS PARTICIPATION

  • Bring prepared to share new material every week.
  • Engage actively with others' work and processes in weekly discussions and presentations.

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.