Welcome to RTD 362i Sound Art and Practice!
From acoustic ecology to the sonic arts to their musical influences - ambient, electronic, industrial, punk, experimental and contemporary, this course gives a sampling of it all. This course is not new to our curriculum - we are merely developing an online course based on our positive experiences with earlier courses - Virtual Words, Virtual Filmmaking and Virtual Communities.
In Sound Art and Practice (a university core course that serves an elective in our RTD major as well) - we move from Thoreau's Walden ("Sound" and "Solitude" chapters) to the Ragtime King Scott Joplin to Luigi Russolo's "Art as Noise" manifesto to Frank Zappa's admiration for half mad scientist/electronic music composer Edgard Varese to John Cage's appreciation of sound as electronic and organic, to the others who have been influenced by them - Steve Reich, Yoko Ono, Brian Eno, Black Sabbath, Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, and the rise of Riot Grrls, Latino and Afro Punk. We begin in an era of Futurism, rediscovering the early 20th century theorists/composers of noise and sound art, and conclude by looking at the work of Paul Miller (DJ Spooky) and others still at it. We also look specifically at women noise makers and some fantastic acoustic ecologists, soundscape composers and electronic music leaders, from Hildegard Westerkamp, to Pauline Oliveros. So whether you like the Ronettes (only female band to open for Beatles), the Silver Apples, or Ratatat, there's something for everyone to appreciate, as we look back and forward to reclaim our sonic world.
Experience the world of sound within Second Life, on several regions designed to introduce and immerse you into the field of sound studies. This blog will detail our experiences.
Contact phylisj@yahoo.com for more info.
pjw
From acoustic ecology to the sonic arts to their musical influences - ambient, electronic, industrial, punk, experimental and contemporary, this course gives a sampling of it all. This course is not new to our curriculum - we are merely developing an online course based on our positive experiences with earlier courses - Virtual Words, Virtual Filmmaking and Virtual Communities.
In Sound Art and Practice (a university core course that serves an elective in our RTD major as well) - we move from Thoreau's Walden ("Sound" and "Solitude" chapters) to the Ragtime King Scott Joplin to Luigi Russolo's "Art as Noise" manifesto to Frank Zappa's admiration for half mad scientist/electronic music composer Edgard Varese to John Cage's appreciation of sound as electronic and organic, to the others who have been influenced by them - Steve Reich, Yoko Ono, Brian Eno, Black Sabbath, Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, and the rise of Riot Grrls, Latino and Afro Punk. We begin in an era of Futurism, rediscovering the early 20th century theorists/composers of noise and sound art, and conclude by looking at the work of Paul Miller (DJ Spooky) and others still at it. We also look specifically at women noise makers and some fantastic acoustic ecologists, soundscape composers and electronic music leaders, from Hildegard Westerkamp, to Pauline Oliveros. So whether you like the Ronettes (only female band to open for Beatles), the Silver Apples, or Ratatat, there's something for everyone to appreciate, as we look back and forward to reclaim our sonic world.
Experience the world of sound within Second Life, on several regions designed to introduce and immerse you into the field of sound studies. This blog will detail our experiences.
Contact phylisj@yahoo.com for more info.
pjw
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