This course enables students to develop their skills in live performance with audio or audiovisual technology through preparing and realising a performance as a group. The course encourages students to explore the many performance opportunities and venues within the city of Glasgow, a UNESCO City of Music, as well as on campus.

1 x 2h seminar

3 x 2h supervised labs (Supervised time in studio / Workshop)

3 x 2h online labs (Practical Classes and Workshops)

1 x 6h rehearsal and performance day (Practical Classes and Workshops)

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Project Output (15-20 minute live group performance) - 80%

Critical reflection, supported as appropriate with documentation evidencing the creative research process (such as sketches, photos, videos, performance materials, other evidence of experimentation) (1000 words) - 20%

This course aims to:

■ Foster students' skills for live performance with technology

■ Explore live performance with technology as an experimental practice

■ Engage with the implications of deploying live performance technology, examining issues of liveness, space and media

■ Confront the practical, technical and aesthetic challenges posed by live performance

■ Develop students' capacity for productive collaboration

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ devise and realise a performance centred on the use of audio or audiovisual technology

■ select or devise technological tools appropriate to their aesthetic goals

■ identify and address practical and aesthetic issues in live performance

■ contribute effectively to organising live performance, addressing challenges of space, venue, and sound reproduction

■ present clear documentation and critical reflection

■ collaborate effectively in realising common goals as part of a group

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.