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Art of the MOOC: Experiments with Sound
Duke University

Art of the MOOC: Experiments with Sound

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Pedro Lasch
Candice Hopkins
Jace Clayton

Instructors: Pedro Lasch

4.8

(68 reviews)

Beginner level
No prior experience required
10 hours to complete
3 weeks at 3 hours a week
Flexible schedule
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There are 8 modules in this course

This module introduces the four co-teachers of the course (Lasch, Clayton, Hinke, Hopkins), along with five analytical concepts that we will use throughout its sections and projects: Frequency, Perspective, Material Frame, Time Frame, and Concurrency. These concepts are designed to encompass a wide range of acoustic phenomena within spatial and social experience.

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2 videos2 readings1 quiz

This lesson expands on specific terms or ‘sound elements’ that include tuning, resonance, silence, improvisation, rhythm, synchronization, duration, and timbre. It also addresses traditional tools in sound production, from musical instruments to sampling, auto-tunes, and other more recent technologies. The module concludes by exploring the role of sound in specific non-musical social settings and practices, such as clapping, fan culture, sports, traffic jams, mass demonstrations, and more.

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10 videos1 quiz

The practical component of this section is optional, asking learners to choose a space with specific ‘sound rules’ and change or alter these rules through actual experimentation.

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1 video1 reading1 quiz

This lesson begins by focusing on the relationship between experimental practices and scores or notation systems. It also examines how sound has been used and understood by artists in specific urban contexts, such as ports, train stations, and airports, as well as rural settings, including forests, gardens, and the wider landscape. We conclude with an examination of how sound and music travel, be it through the populations who produce it, or the objects and digital files that are used to record and share it.

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8 videos1 quiz

The practical component is optional, inviting learners to ‘erase a sound in space’ through a range of possible strategies.

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1 video1 reading1 quiz

This lesson provides an overview of the methods and ideas from different schools of listening. It also presents a critical examination of the term ‘world music’ and how it has evolved in relation to economic and cultural globalization. With this global perspective in mind, the concluding portions of our lectures are dedicated to acoustic experience and musical experimentation on the net, the radio, cellular networks, and various social media, including all of the glitches, accidents, and failures we associate with these platforms.

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8 videos1 quiz

The practical component of this module is optional, asking learners to produce their own experiment with media and technical failure.

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1 video1 reading1 quiz

This module is optional and only for those who wish to put what they learned from the course into one final project that is more open and ambitious in scale. Two options are given for this, one being your most ambitious project, and the other based on the creation and use of your own musical instruments.

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1 video1 reading1 quiz

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4.9 (17 ratings)
Pedro Lasch
Duke University
5 Courses53,956 learners
Candice Hopkins
Duke University
1 Course7,655 learners
Jace Clayton
Duke University
1 Course7,655 learners

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