MUSIC PRODUCTION II

The course is part of the Master's Degree Program in Economics and Management of Arts and Cultural Activities that offers research methodologies and professional approaches to the management of the arts. It aims to provide specialized knowledge in the field of music production, understood in this case as music conveyed by a technical medium and by the production system (music industry) that ultimately make it possible.

Students will be able to understand the principles of the technical processes of recorded music, their historical evolution and the aesthetic principles implicit in the technological mediation of sound and music.
They will be able to understand and critically frame the processes and results of musical creation within the system of the arts and cultural heritage in general.
During the course they will learn how to decode a musical work through the examination of its concrete making, starting from its creative genesis up to its practical realization, with examples taken from different genres music of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Students will be able to consciously use the appropriate specialized vocabulary.

No prerequisites or adavanced knowledge in music are required to attend the course.

The course will provide an in-depth understanding of the musical phenomenon as it is subordinate to technical reproduction and its system of circulation. Students will engage with the history of sound technologies and the history of musical languages considered in mutual dependence, from which elements of a social history of listening will emerge. Various musical languages and repertoires will be examined, including popular music, African-American music, and written music of the Western canon, with individual case studies being explored.

The recommended reference texts constitute a set of materials that complement the lectures and can be adapted and personalized by each student.

For students who are unable to attend, the study program remains the same; however, it is strongly recommended to have a meeting with the teacher no later than one month before the exam to discuss and personalize the bibliography and agree on the methods of assessing learning outcomes.

The Cambridge Companion to Recorded Music : Edited by Nicholas Cook, Eric Clarke, Daniel Leech-Wilkinson and John Rink : Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2009.
§§ 1 (pp. 16-29), 2 (pp. 36-53), 5 (pp. 102-115), 6 (pp. 120-139), 7 (pp. 149-176), 8 (pp. 186-209).

The Bloomsbury Handbook of Music Production : Edited by Andrew Bourbon and Simon Zagorski-Thomas : New York – London, Bloomsbury Academic, 2020.
Part I – Part II (§§ 4,5) – Part III (§§ 7,8) – Part IV (§§ 9) – Part V (§§ 13, 15) – Part VIII (§24)

The Art of Record Production : An Introductory Reader for a New Academic Field : Edited by Simon Frith and Simon Zagorski-Thomas. Farnham-Burlington, Ashgate, 2012.
Part I (§§ 2, 3, 4, 6) – Part II (§§ 8, 11) – Part III (§ one at free choice)

Greg Milner : Perfecting Sound Forever: The Story of Recorded Music : New York, faber & faber, 2010.
§§ 1, 2, 4, 5, 7

A selection of essays and videos will be uploaded on the Moodle platform during the course.

N.B. The bibliography may undergo changes before the start of the course. Please revisit this page shortly before the course begins.

The final exam is the same for both attendants and non-attendants, and consists in an oral presentation of a personal elaboration of the proposed contents, i.e. the lessons and texts indicated in the bibliography. During the exam it is not possible to consult notes, texts or digital devices.
For non-attending students, it is mandatory to agree in advance (at least twenty days) on a personalized program with the teacher.

The lectures will present several practical examples by means of listening, pictures and video projections, theoretical insights, and classroom discussions.
A second part of the course might be in the form of a seminar, with exhibitions of material proposed by one or more students to the rest of the group and collective discussion. These exercises will be taken into account in the final evaluations.
There will be testimonies from artists and professionals.
The course is linked to a dedicated e-learning platform (moodle.unive.it) where students can find information about the texts and videos presented in class.

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Ca' Foscari applies the Italian Law (Law 17/1999; Law 170/2010) for support and accommodation services available to students with disabilities or with specific learning disorders. If you have a motor, visual, hearing or other disability (Law 17/1999) or a specific learning disorder (Law 170/2010) and require support (classroom assistance, technological aids for the performance of exams or individualized exams, material in accessible format, note recovery, specialist tutoring to support the study, interpreters or other) contact the Disability Office and DSA disabilita@unive.it.

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This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "Poverty and inequalities" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development