Course detail
Introduction to Music Directing
FEKT-BPC-UHRAcad. year: 2018/2019
Different forms of notation of musical pieces of various musical styles and genres, team work, getting familiar with the work of a music director, sound master and artist, the exact definition of problems in terms of mutual communication. Psychological aspects of the work of a music director, ways to communicate with the artist and the estimation of maximum performance. The recording of musical works in a broadcasting studio and in situ, the recording of concerts with the broadcast vehicle. Methods of registration of takes, process of mastering and compiling the final product - master tape - and document - mastering order.
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Learning outcomes of the course unit
- work in a team,
- describe the psychological aspects of a music director’s work.- create a record of a musical work in a broadcasting studio or in other spaces,
- create a record of a musical work in a broadcasting studio or in other spaces,
- create a recording of a concert with the broadcast vehicle and transmission equipment,
- describe the sound recording mediums and methods of registration of takes,
- create a final sound recording - master tape - and its documentation.
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Course curriculum
3-4. Psychological aspects of music direction, ways to communicate with the artist, estimation of maximum performance.
5.–6. The recording of musical works in the broadcasting studio.
7.–8. The recording of musical works outside the studio.
9.–10. The recording of concerts with the broadcast vehicle.
11. Recording mediums, documentation.
12. The process of mastering, the preparation of the final product - master tape.
13. Assembly of the final document - mastering order, birth certificate.
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Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
Syrový, V. Hudební zvuk. Nakladatelství Akademie múzických umění v Praze, Praha, 1. vydání, 2009, ISBN 978-80-7331-161-2. (CS)
Špelda, A.: Hudební akustika, SPN, Praha 1978. (CS)
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