Course Description

This course is an advanced exploration of live sound techniques, including room acoustics, digital sound equipment, software analysis, and system engineering. Group 2 course.

Credit Hours

2

Contact Hours

2

Lecture Hours

2

Required Prerequisites

AUD 131 with a grade of 2.0 or higher.

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge:

• Demonstrate Front Of House mixing.
• Demonstrate Monitor mixing.
• Demonstrate mixing by remote.
• Identify the basics of show logistics.
• Identify the basics of stage management.
• Identify the basics of show documents - riders, backline, liability.

Application:

• Compare and Contrast various mixes in a Front Of House and monitor position.
• Integrate knowledge of mixing into a live performance.

Integration:

• Mix a performance from the Front Of House position.
• Mix a performance from the "monitor world" position.
• Manage a load-in, set-up and strike for a live performance.

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.