With a strong emphasis on research-led teaching, the Music Technology Major qualifies students with diverse theoretical and practical skill sets of professional-level music recording, as applied to recording studio practice, field recording and online music production. Drawing upon cutting-edge, 21st Century scholarship in digital music, as well as wider theoretical debates in the digital humanities, the Music Technology Major examines the impact of multimedia, interdisciplinary art forms and communications technologies on music that have arisen from the digital revolution. Students will have the opportunity to pursue studies in: music technology history and praxis; sound archiving; cyberculture; music business; the art and science of sound recording; examples of digital music performance, composition and production; critical theory of technology; and, music technology and its relationship to the wider digital humanities. Additionally, students may choose to customize their Music Technology Major by participating in the Australian National Internships Program and/ or developing their own focused music technology project.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- Summarise key historical, theoretical, cultural and praxial concepts pertaining to music technology.
- Complete professional recording and production sessions for multitrack recordings, field recordings and online media.
- Theorise the future theoretical and practical implications of digitisation on the performance, composition and recording of music.
- Create digital music files informed by a historical, theoretical, cultural and practical comprehension of the production, dissemination, economy and reception of music.
Relevant Degrees
Requirements
This major requires the completion of 48 units, which must consist of:
24 units from completion of the following course(s):
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| HUMN1001 | Digital Culture: Being Human in the Information Age | 6 |
| MUSI1110 | Introduction to Music Technology | 6 |
| MUSI2209 | Music Recording and Production Techniques | 6 |
| MUSI3309 | Music and Digital Media | 6 |
24 units from completion of the following course(s):
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ANIP3003 | Australian National Internships Program Internship A | 6 |
| ARTV 2018: Cyberculture | ||
| MUSI2205 | Music Project | 6 |
| MUSI2226 | Composition for Film and Video Games | 6 |
| MUSI3317 | Popular Music: In Culture and in Context | 6 |
| MUSI3318 | Sound Archiving | 6 |