Any non-Recorded Music student interested in taking a Recorded Music course listed below must first email the appropriate instructor indicating your interest. Upon instructor approval, you will then be asked to send an email to brianne.powell@nyu.edu, and provide your full name, NYU ID number, and course you are interested in taking.
At that time, your name will be added to an ongoing waitlist. Once all Recorded Music majors have registered for their courses, and depending on availability, you will be enrolled in the desired course.
H85.1015.001 HARDWIRED:CREATING ELECTRONICA
Call #71368
W 3:30pm-6:10pm, 2 credits
Guillermo Brown, gb73@nyu.edu
Note: Open to non-majors with permission of instructor only
Course meets on the following dates: 9/15, 9/29, 10/6, 10/20, 11/17, 11/24, 11/26
This course will give students a framework to practice and create music that has come to be known as electronica. An expansive, constantly morphing genre, electronica now includes styles as diverse as: house, trance, techno, glitch, freestyle, breakbeat, jungle, dub, grime, industrial, drum 'n bass, chillout, new age, experimental hip hop, hardcore, broken beat, downtempo and ambient. This course will investigate some of the defining musical systems, sounds, figures and concepts in electronica, culling examples from the beginnings of recorded sound to the present. Through weekly-recorded assignments, text, listening and viewing assignments, students will consider some of the most intriguing figures/styles in electronic music as signposts for their own work.
H85.1100.001 INTERMEDIATE SONGWRITING FOR PRODUCERS
Call #71377
M 12:30pm-3:15pm, 4 credits
Henry Gaffney, hg29@nyu.edu
Note: Open to non-majors with permission of instructor only
Building on the concepts and techniques introduced in Songwriting for Producers, participants will intensify their song/lyric writing skills through a series of individually assigned writing projects. This course will follow a lecture / workshop format in which students are expected to participate in both class discussions and critiques. Projects will be assigned both globally and individually. All students will complete a portfolio of three fully realized songs/productions. The subjective nature of judging songwriting mandates grading based on effort not outcome, except where outcome is indicative of effort. Students should expect to devote a minimum of 10 hours/week to this class. Students will be expected to maintain a journal of their writing/observations and produce it at anytime. There are no required textbooks.
H85.1120.001 TOPICS: STUDIO ACOUSTICS, CONSTRUCTION, & DESIGN
Call#75567
M 9:30am-12:15pm, 2 credits
Sam Berkow
Note: Open to non-majors with permission of instructor only
Course meets on the following dates: 9/8, 9/22, 10/27, 11/3, 11/10, 12/1, 12/8
This course will review; studio design, layout, acoustics and construction techniques. The focus will be on gaining an understanding of how studio architecture impacts the way that facilities function and support: tracking, mixing, editing, and mastering. The acoustics of studios will be discussed with basic theories of: acoustic isolation, ambient noise conditions, basics of acoustic measurement and internal room acoustics reviewed. Construction techniques to address both acoustic isolation and internal room acoustics will be reviewed. Also reviewed will be the role of both sound absorbing and diffusing materials in successful studio design. Some critical listening exercises will be required!
H85.1300.001 ARRANGING FOR THE RECORDING STUDIO
Call #75389
R 9:30am-12:15pm, 4 credits
Bob Power, rp77@nyu.edu
Note: Open to non-majors with permission of instructor only
On the most fundamental level, arranging can be referred to as who plays what, and when they do it. The introduction of the modern recording process necessitates changes in the way we approach musical arrangement or orchestration. Often, what works well for a live performance doesn’t necessarily translate into a good recording, and vice versa. This course will address the development of arranging styles through classic studio recordings, and different approaches the studio arranger can utilize. Our studies will differ from a “traditional” arranging or orchestration class in that fluency in reading and writing music, although helpful, will not be required, nor emphasized, as the elements of weight, density, range timbre, layers of focus/interest, rhythmic and melodic activity, and dynamics remain the same.
H85.1272 ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY
Call #71389
M 6:45 PM – 9:25 PM, 4 credits
Staff
Note: Open to non-majors with permission of instructor only
This course is designed for students who are interested in future careers as innovative music executives and industry leaders. Topics include: different revenue sources; company operations and management, identification of new opportunities, effective market research techniques and strategies for successful implementation, and new venture formation. Strategies for successful leadership will be discussed as students focus on the career paths and the circumstances behind the success of key music industry leaders and innovators (through reading assignments, in-class presentations and guest lecturers). Effective communication techniques will be learned in a series of collaborative class exercises involving public speaking, business letter writing and deal negotiations.
H85.1205 MUSIC BUSINESS SEMINAR: MARKETING & DISTRIBUTION
Call #71386
W 6:45 PM – 9:25 PM, 4 credits
Leota Blacknor / Brad Davidson, lb114@nyu.edu / bd32@nyu.edu
Note: Open to non-majors with permission of instructor only
How does a completed recording get into the hands of millions of listeners? This course will provide aspiring record producers with how-to information on the variety of marketing and promotional activities that need to occur once the recording of an album is completed. Course topics may include consumer research and demographic analysis; retail sales; budgetary and financial planning; tie-ins and corporate sponsorship; promotions and licensing for radio, film, TV, concerts, Internet and other new media; touring; global business ventures. Students will be assigned a series of rigorous projects and examinations designed to test their knowledge of marketing strategy and protocol.
