Course Information
Description
Introduces the elements of a sound designer's work, such as music and sound effects which inform and make stage action plausible, to sound system design and placement and the use of microphones. Discusses how effective sound design enhances live performance by clarifying storytelling, heightening emotional experience, and making words and music legible to an audience. Provides students with the tools to continue practicing and appreciating the art regardless of their professional ambitions. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments.
Class Notes
See MIT Schedule for times and locations;
Faculty: Christian Frederickson;
Prereq: None;
Subject Level: Graduate
School
Non-Harvard
Units
12
Cross Reg
Available for Harvard Cross Registration
Department
Mass Institute of Technology
Course Component
Regular Course
Subject
MIT Theater Arts
Grading Basis
MIT Optional (LG/AUD)
