The Field Recorder and the Plein Air Musician

MCO4398.01
Course System Home Terms Fall 2024 The Field Recorder and the Plein Air Musician

Course Description

Summary

A field recorder is a novel invention that suggests a relationship towards travel, motion and the capturing of fleeting events or ideas outside of the traditional studio and in the “field”. What do we call this plein air musician, who might they be? If the Impressionist painter chased the light outdoors, what does the plein air musician chase? This class explores how we can incorporate field recorders as a provocation for new composition and use the history of Impressionism in painting as a guide towards novel approaches in recording and composing outdoors. There will also be an emphasis on production techniques, recording, site specific, and multichannel composition, as well as looking at the histories of sound artists who have experimented in similar veins.

Prerequisites

A paragraph (email: ogoodarzi@bennington.edu) explaining your interest and need in this course, in relation to your plan, by 9/1; response will be given by 9/2.

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Instructor

Day and Time

Academic Term

Fall 2024

Area of Study

Credits

2

Course Level

4000

Maximum Enrollment

12