MUSC-2403-01 - Live Sound II
Lamar State College - Port Arthur
House Bill 2504
Spring 2016 Course Syllabus
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Semester | Spring 2016 | ||||||||||||
Instructor | Freyermuth, John Edward | ||||||||||||
Phone | (409) 984-6520 | ||||||||||||
freyermuthje@lamarpa.edu | |||||||||||||
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Course Number | 11243 | ||||||||||||
Course Description | Overview of stage monitor systems. Includes monitor systems set-up and operation and stage management. Also covers interactivity between sound management, performance quality, and audience experience. | ||||||||||||
Course Prerequisites | MUSC-1405-01 - Live Sound I | ||||||||||||
Required Textbooks |
The Sound Reinforcement Handbook By: Gary Davis and Ralph Jones ISBN-10: 0881889008 |
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Attendance Policy | You get one "free" absence before your late/absences start to count against your grade in the attendance category. After that, each absence deducts 7.5% of your attendance grade for a Tuesday and Thursday class. If you are late for class or leave class early 3 times you will receive an additional absence for every time this occurs. | ||||||||||||
Course Grading Scale | 90 - 100=A 80 - 89=B 70 - 79=C 60 - 69=D Below 59 = F | ||||||||||||
Determination of Final Grade |
Attendance - 10% Class participation - 10% Quizzes - 15% (Weekly Quizzes) Homework - 5% Projects - 10% (Working LSCPA On Campus Concerts and TBD Projects) Tests (x6)- 50% |
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Final Exam Date | May 9, 2016 - 5:30 PM Through May 9, 2016 - 8:00 PM | ||||||||||||
Major Assignments |
Week 1: Syllabus and assignments overview; Pretest; What is Live Sound; Duties and responsibilities of a Live Sound Engineer; Why you should care about a live sound extended take; Careers in live sound; Listen to PA; Review Live Sound I Week 2: Review Live Sound I Continued; Examine Acoustics of Music Hall; Tune Music Hall: Review Room Tuning: The Importance of Sound Check; Loudspeaker Placement; Balancing And Calibrating A System With White Noise, Pink Noise And program Material; Using Signal Processors To Tune A Room; Week 3: Stage Layout; Re-Introduction To Allen and Heath Week 4: Allen Heath Continued; Re-Introduction to Soundcraft Console; Week 5: Mixing Console Comparison, Analog Verse Digital Week 6: Front of House and Monitor Mixes; Monitor Mix Console Designs Week 7: Approaches and theories on Front of House Mixing; Front of House mixing; Signal routing; Midterm review; Week 8: Midterm Exam; More Front of House Mixing Week 9: Approaches and theories on Monitor mixing; Creating Monitor mixes for different musicians; System setup; What a Monitor mix aims to accomplish; Importance of a good Monitor Mix; Listen to various Monitor mixes; Week 10: Comparing Analog To Digital Mixing, Gain Staging, Signal Flow, Timbre AKA Not So Basic Stuff Week 11: Live Sound Professional Practices; The Importance of Communication; Week 12: Loudspeakers and Loudspeaker Design; Loudspeaker Explosion? Week 13: Amplifiers and Amplifier Design; Amplifier Explosion? Week 14: Putting Amps and Speakers Together, Finding The Perfect Match Week 15: Final Project Due Review for Final; Live Sound Challenge Part Duex! The Unchallenging! May 9 2016 5:00 PM Final Exam |
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Calendar of Lecture Topics and Major Assignment Due Dates |
Weekly Quizzes Tests TBA Homework TBA Projects TBA |
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General Education/Core Curriculum Student Learning Outcomes |
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Program Student Learning Outcomes |
SOUND ENGINEER 1. Applies commercial music sound technology to professional practice. 2. Applies commercial music performance skill to support sound engineering practice. 3. Applies basic music industry principles to professional practice. 4. Demonstrates professional behavior as characterized by a commitment to the profession. |
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Course Student Learning Outcomes |
1. Describe signal flow in sound reinforcement setup. (PLSO 2,3)(PLSO 1,2,3) 2. Explain the function, characteristics, and specifications of the components of a sound reinforcement system. (PLSO 2,3) (PLSO 1,2,3) 3. Identifies all main ideas, supporting details, and vocabulary in reading material; demonstrates a full understanding of the reading (PSLO- Alpha) |
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Academic Honesty | Academic honesty is expected from all students, and dishonesty in any form will not be tolerated. Please consult the LSC-PA policies (Section IX, subsection A, in the Faculty Handbook) for consequences of academic dishonesty. | ||||||||||||
Facility Policies |
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Additional Information |
No late work will be accepted in this class unless the student presents proof of extenuating circumstances. All of your grades will be available for you in the “my grades” section of our Blackboard Page. |
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Important Information | |||||||||||||
ADA Considerations | The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please contact the Special Populations Coordinator, Room 231, in the Madison Monroe Building. The phone number is (409) 984-6241. | ||||||||||||
Copyright Violations |
Some material in this course may be copyrighted. They may be used only for instructional purposes this semester,
by students enrolled in this course. These materials are being used fairly and legally.
No one may distribute or share these copyrighted materials in any medium or format with anyone outside this class,
including publishing essays with copyrighted material, uploading copyrighted material to Facebook or YouTube, or
painting or performing copyrighted material for public display.
Copyright violation is not the same thing as plagiarism. Plagiarism is intellectual dishonesty. Offenses of plagiarism result in lower grades or failing scores, and professors and the college strictly enforce plagiarism rules. There is never any acceptable use of plagiarism. Copyright violation is a legal offense, punishable by large fines and penalties. Copyrighted material can be used if permission from the material’s creator is obtained, or if its use meets the standards of fair use in an educational setting. For example, a student can quote a line from Shakespeare’s Hamlet in a report without violating copyright but still be guilty of plagiarism if the quotation is not properly documented. If you are in doubt about what material can be freely used, ask your professor or contact the Dean of Library Services, at (409) 984-6216. |
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Assessment Statement |
Assessment is a process by which LSCPA can help you learn better and gauge the level of progress you have made to
attain knowledge, skills, beliefs, and values. It also helps your professors understand how to improve teaching
and testing methods in your classes, and it helps each department understand and improve degree and certificate
programs.
Periodically LSC-PA will collect assessment data for research and reporting purposes, including statistical data and sometimes copies of your work. Be assured that all material the college uses for assessment purposes will be kept confidential. To ensure anonymity, your name will be removed from any material we use for assessment purposes, including video-recorded performances, speeches, and projects. If you object to allowing LSC-PA to use your material for assessment purposes, submit a letter stating so to your professor by the 12th class day. You will still be required to participate in whatever assessments are being done; we just won’t use your data. What’s the difference between assessment and grades? The grades you get on papers, projects, speeches, and assignments are specific types of focused assessment. LSC-PA’s assessment efforts include class grades, surveys, standardized tests, and other tools. |
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Privacy Notice |
Federal privacy laws apply to college students. This means that college employees, including instructors, cannot
divulge information to third parties, including parents and legal guardians of students. Even if the students are
minors, information about their college work cannot be shared with anyone except in very limited circumstances.
Anyone requesting information about a student should be referred to the Registrar. Instructors will be notified in writing by that Office about what information may be released and to whom. Please remember that releasing private information about a student, however innocuous it may seem, can be a violation of federal law, with very serious consequences. Circumstances under which information may be released:
An adult student may submit, to the Registrar, a handwritten, signed note granting permission for release of
information. The note must specify what information may be divulged, and it must specify the name of the person
to whom the information may be given.
The Registrar’s office is located in the Student Center room 303B, and can be reached at (409) 984-6165. |
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College-Level Perspectives |
This course helps add to the students’ overall collegiate experience in the following ways:
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Degree Plan Evaluation |
A Degree Plan Evaluation will help you determine which classes you need to complete your program.
All of the classes that you have taken that apply to your declared major will be listed on the right. If you have a class that still needs to be completed, a “NO” will be listed on the right next to the required class. |
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HB 2504 | This syllabus is part of LSC-PA’s efforts to comply with Texas House Bill 2504. | ||||||||||||
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