MUSIC, SOUND, IMAGE - 2023/4
Module code: CMT2008
Module Overview
This module introduces the history and practice of creating music and sound design for the moving image in a variety of contexts. Skills in this area are introduced alongside key concepts in visual literacy for 'reading' a film and other examples of the moving image. Contexts examined will include an overview of the principles of musical design for commercial work, as well as those for more experimental moving image repertoire and techniques. Appropriate theories and critical responses to music and sound design for the moving image will also be a core part of this module.
Module provider
Music & Media
Module Leader
THOMPSON Bill (Music & Med)
Number of Credits: 15
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Framework: FHEQ Level 5
Module cap (Maximum number of students): N/A
Overall student workload
Independent Learning Hours: 128
Seminar Hours: 14
Captured Content: 8
Module Availability
Semester 1
Prerequisites / Co-requisites
CMT1004 (Sound Design) is a pre-requisite for this module
Module content
Indicative content includes:
Analysis of existing moving image repertoire and techniques;
Overview of and how music and sound design relates to genre;
Aspects of different theories of music and meaning in both commercial and experimental contexts;
Critical arts practice in relation to sound, image, music;
Mapping of aspects of theories onto compositional techniques;
Case studies of moving image repertoire.
Assessment pattern
Assessment type | Unit of assessment | Weighting |
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Project (Group/Individual/Dissertation) | COMPOSITION 2 WITH COMMENTARY (ADDRESSES LO 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) | 100 |
Alternative Assessment
None
Assessment Strategy
The assessment strategy is designed to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate technical and practical compositional skills in relation to music and sound design for the moving image.
The summative assessments for this module consists of:
Coursework: Composition Portfolio (addresses LO 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) 100%
Formative assessment and feedback
Students work on regular compositional and technical tasks, elements of which may be used as part of their summative assessment. These may be presented in class as works in progress and will receive formative feedback as appropriate. Tutorials (individual and group) will be offered both for general guidance and for coursework assessments.
Module aims
- Develop key skills in recognising and 'reading' different types of moving image content
- Demonstrate awareness of a variety of possible sonic responses (music, sound design) to given moving image content
- Create effective music and sound design as appropriate for given examples of moving image content
- Be able to articulate an analysis of moving image content and sonic responses in the context of both aesthetic and technical theories of music and the moving image
- Demonstrate knowledge around a variety arts-related practices to music, sound and image
Learning outcomes
Attributes Developed | ||
001 | Analyse a brief and plan an appropriate response based on knowledge of the type of moving image involved | KCPT |
002 | Plan a composition according to key building blocks of musical composition and integrate appropriate sound design to a moving image project | KCP |
003 | Write commentaries that demonstrates critical and technical awareness of the sonic response to a task brief | KCT |
004 | Create varied and contrasting sonic responses to different kinds of moving image projects | KP |
005 | Distinguish the requirements for both sound design / Foley and musical composition in an example of moving image project, and coordinate a sonic blend or balance between these elements as appropriate | KCP |
Attributes Developed
C - Cognitive/analytical
K - Subject knowledge
T - Transferable skills
P - Professional/Practical skills
Methods of Teaching / Learning
The learning and teaching strategy is designed to facilitate learning through a series of lectures and workshops covering technical, aesthetic and practical skills in relation to music for the moving image. Students are expected to engage with existing repertoire related to sound and music for the moving image as directed by the module tutor.
The learning and teaching methods include:
Lectures
Seminars
Workshops
Guided reading
Group discussions and peer feedback
Use of supporting materials on SurreyLearn and elsewhere as appropriate
Indicated Lecture Hours (which may also include seminars, tutorials, workshops and other contact time) are approximate and may include in-class tests where one or more of these are an assessment on the module. In-class tests are scheduled/organised separately to taught content and will be published on to student personal timetables, where they apply to taken modules, as soon as they are finalised by central administration. This will usually be after the initial publication of the teaching timetable for the relevant semester.
Reading list
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Programmes this module appears in
Programme | Semester | Classification | Qualifying conditions |
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Creative Music Technology BMus (Hons) | 1 | Optional | A weighted aggregate mark of 40% is required to pass the module |
Please note that the information detailed within this record is accurate at the time of publishing and may be subject to change. This record contains information for the most up to date version of the programme / module for the 2023/4 academic year.