{"id":8816,"date":"2015-01-18T12:50:08","date_gmt":"2015-01-18T16:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wayneandwax.com\/?p=8816"},"modified":"2015-01-18T12:50:32","modified_gmt":"2015-01-18T16:50:32","slug":"technomusicology-spring-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wayneandwax.com\/?p=8816","title":{"rendered":"Technomusicology Spring 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I’m offering another semester of technomusicology<\/a> this spring via the Harvard Extension School<\/a> (Harvard’s open-enrollment option), beginning January 29. The class meets Thursday evenings from 5:30-7:30pm, but the course will also be available online for anyone who cares to join us from a distance (including realtime participation in classes, if you can make it). <\/p>\n

A project-oriented approach to studying the relationship between technologies, audio cultures, and media regimes, technomusicology remains my favorite class to teach. I’m looking forward to another go-round with a new set of students who’ll bring their own interests and talents to the class and to their work. Check out some projects from the Classes of ’12<\/a> and ’14<\/a> to see & hear a wide range of examples.<\/p>\n

Building on previous iterations, I’ve tuned up the syllabus<\/a>, revising the readings and assignments; most notably, I’ve selected a new final etude: a short, sound-designed, documentary video, building on the audio production skills we’ve learned, offering a window into local sound or music culture (ideally with a focus on an individual and his or her sonic world).<\/p>\n

I’ve also been collecting some great new examples that do wonderful technomusicological work. Here’s one that I hope will inspire a few students when we turn to mashups as critical\/pedagogical vehicles<\/a>: <\/p>\n