Ends and Means: Issues in Composition

MUS 534, Fall 2004/5
Technology and the Expressive Voice

                             

                              Professor: Perry R. Cook

                              History, culture, and compositional implications of the influence of technology
                              on singing and other vocal expression. Voice's influence on technology.

                              Reading: Chapters from new book in progress, + other papers and book chapters.

                              Writing, Assignments: 2 individual reports/projects on topics of interest. Lots of listening, too.

                              Time/Classroom: 4:30 - 7:00 Mondays, Woolworth Graduate Seminar Room

Schedule:

Week # DateTopic(s)ReadingListeningNotes
Week 1 9/13 Voice Acoustics, Physiology, and Neurology Cook Chapters 1-3 David Evan Jones, Scritto Discuss
Week 2 9/20 Visual Voice, Singing Voice Cook Chapters 4-5 Listen Up!! Discuss
Week 3 9/27 Speaking Machines, Singing Synthesis, Real Robots Cook Chapter 22-23 Listen Up!! Discuss
Week 4 10/4 Voice and Medicine, Pathology, Noise, Castrati Cook Chapters 6-7 Listen Up!! Discuss
Week 5 10/11 The Law and the Voice, Copyrights etc. Cook Chapter 16 Listen Up!! Paper/Project I Due
Week 6 10/18 Catch-up, Listening, Holy Voice Cook Chapter 14 FOF: Chreode I, Jean-Baptiste Barierre, (1983)
FOF: Still Life Dancing, David Evan Jones
FOF: Still Life in Wood and Metal
LPC: He Destroyed Her Image, Charles Dodge, (1972)
LPC: Digital Tantra I, Tracey L. Petersen (1976??)
LPC: Maria, Joseph Olive (Bell Labs), (197??)
LPC: Any Resemblance.., Charles Dodge, (1980-ish)
Discuss
Week 6 10/18 Architecture, Space, Delay Cook Chapters 8 Listen Up!! Discuss
BREAK 10/25 BREAK WEEK BREAK WEEK BREAK WEEKBREAK WEEKBREAK WEEK Work on Paper/Project I
Week 7 11/1 Discussions of Projects I . . Discuss
Week 8 11/8 Microphones, Amplifiers, Broadcast, Recording Cook Chapters 9-12 Listen Up!! Discuss
Week 9 11/15 Voice and Silence, Anonymity, Voice and Religion Cook Chapters 13-15 Listen Up!! Discuss
Week 10 11/22 Vocal Description, Notation, Voice and Gender Cook Chapters 17-19 Listen Up!! Discuss
Week 11 11/29 Voice as Instrument, Accompaniment Cook Chapters 20-21 Listen Up!! Discuss
Week 12 12/6 Electro-Acoustic Composition, Pop Music Cook Chapter 24-25 Listen Up!! Discuss
Week 13 1/?? Discussions of Projects II . . .