course-details-portlet

MUST1050

Basic Music Technology

Choose study year
Credits 7.5
Level Foundation courses, level I
Course start Autumn 2025
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction Norwegian
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement Home examination

About

About the course

Course content

The course contains the following main elements:

Introduction to basic acoustic theory and digital representation of music, techniques for digital recording and processing of sound and MIDI, arrangment, composition, mixing and performance with digital audio workstation software, signal processing and audio synthesis.

Learning outcome

Knowledge:

At the end of the course the candidate should have knowledge about:

  • basic principles of MIDI and sampling
  • how digital audio workstation software can be used for sound and music production
  • basic techniques of audio synthesis and signal processing

Skills:

At the end of the course, the candidate should be able to:

  • use digital audio workstation software to arrange/compose/produce/perform music
  • use graphical programming tools for signal processing and audio synthesis
  • write a report describing and justifying the aesthetic and technical choices made in a music production

Learning methods and activities

Lectures, group teaching and exercises. There will be up to 12 exercises.

Instruction is obligatory and demands minimum 80% attendance.

Compulsory assignments

  • Exercises
  • Satisfactory participation in mandatory teaching

Further on evaluation

More about the assessment:

Home examination where a music production of around 3-4 minutes, and a written report of 6-8 pages is handed in.

Required previous knowledge

Requires admission to the bachelor program in music technology. One to two places are reserved for students from the bachelor program in film and video production, music performance, or the engineering program of electronic system design in acoustics.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
MUST1052 7.5 sp Autumn 2015
This course has academic overlap with the course in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Music Technology

Contact information

Course coordinator

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Music

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: Home examination
Grade: Letter grades

Ordinary examination - Autumn 2025

Home examination
Weighting 100/100 Duration 1 weeks Exam system Inspera Assessment