WELCOME TO FALL 362i

Professor: Dr. Phylis Johnson, 453-6901, phylisj@yahoo.com
Teaching Assistant and Lab Instructor: Josh Gumiela, gumiela@siu.edu
Course Times: Tues/Thurs 11am - 12:15pm, Comm.Bldg. RM 1016
Phylis' Office Hours: (Office Hrs in Comm. Bldg. RM 1016)
Mondays: 1-2pm
Tuesdays: 10-11am; 12:15 to 12:30pm, and by appointment
Phylis' office is located in NW Annex, B215 - office hrs held in Comm.Bldg. RM1016
Related Sites:
http://transonicmission.blogspot.com
http://sonicwalden.blogspot.com

RT 362i
Sound Art and Practice

Text: Audio Culture: Readings in Modern Culture
(ed., Christoph Cox & Daniel Warner, Continuum, 2004)

Recommended Reading:

A NATURAL HISTORY OF THE SENSES,
DIANE ACKERMAN,1990, Vintage Books

The idea that artists are capable of producing organized sound that is somehow distinct from that created by musicians and composers has existed ever since the publication of Italian Futurist Luigi Russolo's manifesto "The Art of Noises" in 1913…
(Doug Harvey, The Noise of Art)
http://www.laweekly.com/ink/02/12/features-harvey.php

Course Objective
to introduce students to the critical theory, art, and practice within the field of sound

Learning Outcomes:
*understand/apply sound theory
*develop critical listening/expression
*nurture creative expression through sound and related audio arts
*develop writing and storytelling skills through sound
*understand/apply specific terminology of sound
*participation in some aspect of audio production outside of class.