MUSC 80Z: Laptop Music
University of California, Santa Cruz
Basic digital audio editing and mixing; related concepts in the physics of sound, psychoacoustics, and the digital representation and computer control of audio. Musical notation of musical pulse, meter, and rhythm, and sonic realization via MIDI (musical instrument digital interface). Using their own computers, students complete projects involving recording and spectral analysis, creative editing and mixing of existing recordings, composition of polyphonic drum rhythms, and constructing a collaborative sonic environment.
Average GPA: 3.71
Grade distribution records: 278 students across 5 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 15 | 5.4% |
| A | 130 | 46.8% |
| A- | 42 | 15.1% |
| B+ | 16 | 5.8% |
| B | 16 | 5.8% |
| B- | 4 | 1.4% |
| C | 2 | 0.7% |
| D+ | 1 | 0.4% |
| F | 4 | 1.4% |
| P | 36 | 12.9% |
| NP | 9 | 3.2% |
| W | 3 | 1.1% |
Based on 278 student grade records across 5 terms and 2 professors.
Instructors
- David Evan Jones 193 students, Average GPA 3.64
- Zachary Hejny 85 students, Average GPA 3.84