Catalogue 2006-07

• The Schools
• USC Thornton School of Music
  • Undergraduate Degrees
  • Minors in Music
  • Graduate Degrees
  • Courses of Instruction
    • Choral Music
    • Sacred Music
    • Composition
    • Conducting
    • Electroacoustic Media
    • Jazz Studies
    • Music Education
    • Music Ensemble
    • Music History and Literature
    • Music Industry
    • Performance (Early Music)
    • Performance (Guitar)
    • Performance (Keyboard Studies)
    • Performance (Strings)
    • Performance (Vocal Arts)
    • Performance (Wind and Percussion)
    • School of Music

PDF reflects print
version of the catalogue

Courses of Instruction

Electroacoustic Media (MUEA)

105 Electronic Studio Techniques (2) Electronic Music procedures in a multi-track studio. Computer applications. (Duplicates credit in former MUEA 101.)

174 Fundamentals of Music Technology (2) Introductory microphone technique, signal processing, and computer literacy for musical performers. (Duplicates credit in former MUPF 174.)

205ab Music with Computers (4-4) Computers in music composition, realization and performance. Representative hardware, software and languages. (Duplicates credit in former MUEA 201ab.) Recommended preparation: MUEA 105.

305ab Electroacoustic Media I (4-4) Composition, arranging, performance and/or fixed medium realization of electroacoustic music. Critical/analytic listening. History of the medium. (Duplicates credit in former MUEA 301ab.) Prerequisite: MUEA 205b.

390 Special Problems (1-4, Irregular) Supervised, individual studies. No more than one registration permitted. Enrollment by petition only. (Duplicates credit in former MUPF 390.)

405ab Electroacoustic Media II (4-4) Continuation of MUEA 305ab. (Duplicates credit in former MUEA 401ab.) Prerequisite: MUEA 305b.

474abx Electronic Synthesizer Techniques (2-4; 2-4, FaSp) a and b: Electronic music procedures in a multi-track studio. b: Computer applications.

476ab Advanced Electronic Studio Techniques (2-4; 2-4) a: Digital devices and specialized audio processing modules applied to electronic music. (Duplicates credit in former MUPF 476ab.) Prerequisite: MUEA 474b. b: Continuation of MUEA 476a. Emphasis on individual projects.

481 Programming the MIDI Interface (2, FaSp) Programming MIDI Interface Software using the C Programming Language. Developing original applications software for sequencing and real-time event processing. Prerequisite: prior experience in electronic music or computers.

490x Directed Research (2-8, max 8, FaSpSm) Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit. (Duplicates credit in former MUPF 490x.)

499 Special Topics (2-4, max 8) Selected topics of current interest. (Duplicates credit in former MUPF 499.)

590 Directed Research (1-12, FaSpSm) Research leading to the master’s degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC. (Duplicates credit in former MUPF 590.)

790 Research (1-12) Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.