Drawing on Kandinsky’s Point and Line to a Plane we will begin composing only with the most basic (but potent) of visual elements: dot, line and shape. You will create 2 compositions for three ...more

Record a sequence and quantize it [10p] • Minimum requirement C major scale: simplifying use basically the keyboard white keys and start with C (or E or G) and end with C (or E) [10p] • 20‐60 se...more

Working in Groups, research an contemporary artist who works with abstract expressionism You will be assigned to work in groups of two or three and explore the work of: 1) Kasmir Malevich 2) Pa...more

Use your voice recordings to create a piece Use loops available in your Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) to accompany voice, think of the mood, the tempo (slow/fast), the layering of different ...more

Due next Monday Nov. 17, 6pm Reading at Salon "Please Attend to" Section and in PDF at https://www.dropbox.com/s/zpes85702cpa8hj/2%20-%20Beginning%20and%20Forms%20-%20From%20A%20Belkin%20Practic...more

This is a two part Assignment. The first part will ask you to identify the work and explore the process of a professional photographer. You will describe their techniques, processes and methods in...more

The goal of this exercise is for you to practice: finding good subject matter; finding the best vantage point (perspective on your subject matter); and considering the composition You should ta...more

-Choose a poem or excerpt from literature -Record two minutes of a classmate speaking that text [25 p] -Recording must have at least two distance variations (microphone proximity), be careful to...more

Go to a Museum and spend time with at least one work of art. The Carnegie Museum of Art is free to CMU students and open every day except Tuesday: see http://www.cmoa.org/visit/ Pick one realist...more

Edit down your sound journal recordings to a piece with a point of view, using at least one basic composition concept (Belkin reading) Duration: 40-60 sec [10 p] Do not tolerate clicks and p...more

Individual ‐ Due Wednesday Nov. 5, 6pm Record the world around you: 1. Capture a minimum of ten minutes of raw field recordings using a portable device (Zoom H1) [25 points]. Remember to use...more

Individual - Due Monday Nov. 10, 6pm: Search one example of any of the items described at the first Composition reading from any music, sound creation or soundtrack, etc. you like different from...more

Go to a relatively quiet space (it should be a location off campus). Spend a minimum of 30 minutes experiencing the visual world around you. This practice will prepare you for seeing works of art l...more

Your goal is to create a visual composition that could be displayed as a work of art in the Hunt Library and which broaches the topic of ‘art and engineering’ The manner in which you approach th...more