Loop: Repetition and Variation in Music

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Beginner

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 English, Spanish; Castilian, Chinese, German, Portuguese

 Topics
Repetition, Ableton, Sampling, Analysis, Compositional Form

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COURSE DESCRIPTION
A course examining the art of moving while standing still, and traveling far without
moving. This will be approached through a study of form and variation techniques
used in music. Students will be asked to make more from less while maintaining
musical interest in their compositions.

Compositional techniques and styles studied include minimalism, ambient,

alternative, musique concréte, popular, independent, experimental and sample
based music. Assessment will consist of short composition assignments (1-2
min) rooted in class discussion and readings. These will be turned in as audio
les. A single composition of 5-10 minutes will act as the nal project.

By the end of this course students will be able to:

· Compose an engaging piece of music using a minimum amount of musical

material.

· Critically engage with a piece of music through aural analysis.

· Analyze or break down music compositions to determine structural form and

construction.

· Adapt compositional principles to their own music.

· Discover new approaches to music composition.

SCHEDULE
This course is in adaptive mode and is open for enrollment.
Learn more about adaptive courses here.

Session 1: Critical Listening, Analysis And Repetition (June 17,

2020)
In this session we will learn how to critically listen to a piece of music, break it
down and analyze how it was made. We will also learn why we are so attracted to
repetition in music.
9 lessons

Session 2: Building Blocks Of Music Composition, Strategies For

Architecture I: Building A Form Brick By Brick (June 24, 2020)
This session is all about getting the most out of your musical idea. You will learn
how to transform and extend that small musical phrase bouncing around in your
head into a magnitude of related musical materials.
4 lessons

Session 3: Strategies For Architecture II: Losing Yourself In Time

(July 1, 2020)
Ever lose your sense of time while listening to a piece of music? In this session we
will look at ambient music and other longer forms to discover how they play with
our sense of time.
4 lessons

Session 4: Repetitive Structures, Sources And Inspiration:

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INSTRUCTORS & GUESTS

 Jeffrey Weeter
Instructor

Jeffrey Weeter composes music, VJs, designs real-time multimedia instruments, plays the drums and
performs musically with technology. He is co-director of CAVE, the Cork Audio Visual Ensemble, which
performed at the 2014 International Computer Music/Sound and Music Computing Conference in
Athens, Greece, amongst other new music festivals. His work was also recently performed at the !f
Istanbul AFM International Independent Film Festival and the Cork Film Festival. During 2011 and
again in 2012, collaborations with electronic musician Kate Simko toured the world, touching six
continents. He completed his Doctorate in Music Composition from Northwestern University and
served ve years as an audio engineer for the Emmy award winning “Oprah Winfrey Show”, Harpo
Studios, Chicago. Jeffrey is currently a Lecturer in Music Composition at University College Cork,
Ireland where he is course coordinator of the innovative online MA in Digital Music and Media
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Composition more info at http://www music ucc ie/digitalmusic/

WHAT YOU NEED TO TAKE THIS COURSE

Equipment: Computer, high quality headphones or Monitors
Digital Audio Workstation (Reaper, ProTools, Logic, etc.)
Recommended Software:
Sonic Visualiser
Ableton Live (discounts available for premium members)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Please note: Taking part in a Kadenze course as a Premium Member, does not
a rm that the student has been enrolled or accepted for enrollment by University
College Cork. 

Peer Assessment Code of Conduct: Part of what makes Kadenze a great place to

learn is our community of students. While you are completing your Peer
Assessments, we ask that you help us maintain the quality of our community.
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