Sonic Arts, Minor
Sonic Arts Minor
Kelly Delaney, Advisor
kellydel@andrew.cmu.edu
https://ideate.cmu.edu
Overview
Sonic artists craft transformative experiences through sound as a primary medium. Just as visual artists create landscapes, portraits, and narratives through light, color, and form, sonic artists craft transformative experiences through sound, noise, and music.
Students in the Sonic Arts minor explore the processes and products of digital sound design and music production. Combining specialized training with courses that bring together experts from many disciplines, they create experimental music and explore emerging applications and markets for sound design, music creation, and performance.
Receive training in key component areas:
- Principles of computer and electronic music
- Sound synthesis
- Spatial audio
- Core practices in sound design
The Sonic Arts minor is offered through a collaboration between IDeATe and the School of Music, bringing together expertise from across the university.
Curriculum
Sonic Arts MinorMinimum of 45 Units
One Computing Course - Minimum of 9 Units
| Units | ||
| 15-104 | Introduction to Computing for Creative Practice | 10 |
| 15-110 | Principles of Computing | 10 |
| 15-112 | Fundamentals of Programming and Computer Science | 12 |
| 60-212 | Intermediate Studio: Creative Coding | 12 |
One IDeATe Portal Course - Minimum of 9 Units
| 57-345 | Twisted Signals: Multimedia Processing for the Arts offered only in the Spring | 10 |
IDeATe Sonic Arts Courses - Minimum of 27 Units
| 15-322 | Introduction to Computer Music | 9 |
| 33-114 | Physics of Musical Sound | 9 |
| 54-166 | Introduction to Sound Design for Theatre | 6 |
| 54-267 | Conceptual Sound Design | 9 |
| 57-337 | Sound Recording | 6 |
| 57-344/60-407 | Experimental Sound Synthesis | 9 |
| 57-347 | Electronic and Computer Music | 6 |
| 57-358 | Understanding Electronic Music portfolio required for registration | 9 |
| 57-359 | Audiovisual Composition | 9 |
| 57-421 | Exploded Ensemble | 6 |
| 57-458 | Business of Music | 6 |
| Additional course options as available. Please refer to the IDeATe website for courses for the current and upcoming semester. | ||
Double-Counting
Students may double-count up to two of their Sonic Arts minor courses for other requirements.