Course Description

This course is an introduction to live sound techniques, including basic properties of sound, sound equipment, signal flow, and system engineering. Group 2 course.

Credit Hours

2

Contact Hours

2

Lecture Hours

2

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge:

• Identify amplitude, frequency, and the Decibel scale.
• Identify the basics of acoustics.
• Identify signal routing, and signal flow.
• Identify the basics of power distribution.
• Identify the basics of audio measurement.

Application:

• Test and record audio signal.
• Analyze acoustical measurements.
• Compare and Contrast amplitude and frequency of sound.

Integration:

• Configure a live sound setup.

Human Dimension:

• See themselves as artists.
• Collaborate with others in a creative environment.
• Recognize the personal and societal importance of self-expression and creativity.

Caring - Civic Learning:

• Express interest in music from other cultures and genres.
• Value differences in cultural expressions of creativity.
• Recognize the role music plays as an expression of social concerns.

Learning How to Learn:

• Read study effectively.
• Frame useful questions.
• Develop educational goals.
• Direct/regulate their own learning.
• Learn through collaboration.