Sound Art is an elective course that introduces students to skills, techniques and processes in internet art. Conceptual and thematic issues are addressed, and occupational health and safety instruction is included. The course is studio-based and students primarily develop individual projects in consultation with their lecturer.

1. Demonstrate creative control of techniques, technologies and equipment used in the discipline
2. Demonstrate the creative analysis and exploration of materials and processes
3. Show a critical awareness of historical and theoretical contexts relevant to the course
4. Exploit the characteristics of materials and processes in an individual and conceptually developed way
5. Demonstrate understanding of the importance of critical, analytical and self-reflective practice
6. Apply concepts and techniques to the development of resolved works of art
7. Identify and develop personal topics for individual research
8. Demonstrate adherence to OH & S requirements and procedures

Assessment includes periodic critique and review sessions that provide ongoing feedback on work in progress.

Portfolio of studio work (80%). 

Studio Theory report/Journal/Studio Documentation (20%) equivalent to a 1000 word essay

 4 hours per week lectures, tutorials, critiques and supervised studio practice and 4 hours per week independent studio practice.

No co-requisites or pre-requisites

Students must have a working knowledge of digital environments 

Cook, Perry. Real Sound Synthesis for Interactive Applications, MA.: AK Peters, 2002.
Roads, Curtis. The Computer Music Tutorial, Cambridge, MA.: MIT Press, 1996.
Pressing, Jeff. Synthesizer Performance and Real-time Techniques, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1980.
Cottle, David. Computer Music with Examples in SuperCollider 3, 2007 (Online)
More extensive reading list available from lecturer

Students will need an external hard drive. Classes take place in a macintosh laboratory.