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AIM has a vast selection of electives to choose from, offering more elective choices across a broad spectrum of areas, more than any other music or performing arts school in Australia.
Associated Studies are elective units that supplement your studies, allowing you to take units from other streams, allowing you to shape and create diversity in your education. Students elect two Associated Studies every semester from stage 3.
Here are some examples:
P2AR1
Arranging
introduces students to chart writing and arranging for contemporary ensembles.
Students will learn to arrange the rhythm section from lead sheets (melody and chords), producing a score and performance parts. Standard notation techniques and conventions for the rhythm section (piano, guitar, bass, drums) are placed in the context of performance practice and musical genres. Techniques for the creation of MIDI mock-ups are introduced. In the second half of the semester the lead sheet structure is extended by the creation of introductions and endings.
M1AL1
Arts Law: Introduction to Entertainment Law
This unit has been designed to provide a basis of understanding of the legal environment of the entertainment industry in Australia. The unit focuses on providing a broad overview of legal issues that arise in arts and entertainment This includes copyright and contractual issues, anti-competitive behaviour, trade practices legislation, defamation, censorship, contempt, employee rights protected by legislation and Occupational Health and Safety.
This unit is delivered by a 1 hour lecture and 1 hour tutorial. The lecture will present the unit content, and the tutorial provides an opportunity for interactive exercises, student discussion and student presentations.
A1AT1
Audio Technology
This unit introduces the student to the principles of sound, how it is created, and how sound is perceived by the ear. Fundamental audio terms are explained that are the foundation for all subsequent units in audio study. Students also perform simple calculations relating to sound pressure level, the decibel and operating levels.
M1AE1
Introduction to Arts and Entertainment Management
The unit provides arts management students with an introduction to arts management, including its history, and the idiosyncratic challenges of managing artistic activity. It provides fundamental entertainment industry related knowledge encompasses topics such as marketing, copyright law, sources of funding, event management, and setting up a small business.
P3DR1
Acting: Imagination and the Actor
This foundation unit is designed to focus on the actors instrument; body, voice, intellect and emotions. The theatre is a three-dimensional, dynamic, evolving art form requiring high levels of physical and vocal technique. The powers of expression, empathy and communication are achieved by freeing the voice, body and mind. Students will be introduced to warm-up regimens as an essential part of the actor’s preparation. The student’s ability to centre, focus and embody the moment will be developed. The unit explores individual strengths and group communication techniques in order to encourage confidence and ensemble trust and reliance.
A1DT
Digital Technology
The unit introduces students to the concept of digital audio workstations, and how they may be used as a versatile production tool. The equipment used in this is typical of what is found in a home studio environment, and programs such as Logic and Pro Tools LE are used. Once the student has gained an understanding of the general layout of the DAW, they learn the principles of mixing. Students are provided with pre-recorded material and learn how to manipulate each track using pan, volume and mute. The unit then introduces the concepts of effects and how they may be applied, before moving on to simple automation techniques. Students then learn how to create stereo files in different delivery formats.
P3MV1
Movement for Stage
This unit is offered as the first of 2 foundation units designed to develop skills which will enhance physical aesthetics, body awareness, physical flexibility, transformability and expression. The unit will be facilitated in a space with appropriate floor, ceiling height, mirrors and change space. The Movement class will be conducted in a physical space allowing for up to 15 students facilitated by a dance/movement specialist.
P1DJ1
Electronic Music – DJ
This course begins with a comprehensive history of the Disc Jockey through the 20th century. This is followed by comprehensive lecture/demonstrations of contemporary DJ techniques and discussion of opportunities for DJs in the contemporary music business. Areas covered are equipment knowledge (including set up/break down and trouble-shooting), music theory applied to Djing, beat and drop mixing on turntables/CD players, scratching, licensing/copyright, CD duplication law and venues for DJ’s.
A2ES1
Electronic Music - Synthesis
This associated study unit will provide an understanding for performers, composers and engineers of opportunities for creating musical sounds using the huge array of synthesis models available today. By first understanding the nature of sound itself, then examining how traditional instruments create and control sound, the unit explores how we can synthesise existing instrumental sounds and create brand new ones. An historical journey from the Telharmonium (1897) via the Theremin, Hammond Organ, Moog, Rhodes Piano, DX7, K250 to the digital softsynths of today is used as a primer to the basic elements of analogue to digital synthesis. All the main synthesis models available today are introduced and discussed.
P2FI1
Foundations of Improvisation
Foundations of Improvisation is aimed at developing the appreciation and application of Improvisation in a variety of musical contexts. A diversity of applications, styles and genres are investigated.
The structure of improvisation will comprise of:
a) 12 weekly 1 hour lectures/demonstrations
b) 12 weekly 1 hour tutorials
Face to face lectures and tutorials.
P2GT1
Guitar Skills
Guitar Skills I is an Associated Study (elective) which provides an opportunity for non-guitar players to develop foundation skills that will provide a support instrument for singer-songwriters and also aid general musicianship, composing and arranging. The student will begin by exploring correct posture and plectrum/finger technique, followed by incremental study of chords from basic major, minor and 7th shapes to other barre options and strumming/finger techniques (plectrum hand).
Major and minor scales and arpeggios, modes and related seventh chords and alternative voicing of chords and inversions. The student will then apply this knowledge and technique to the construction of a mode-based melody/solo line over chordal accompaniment for 12 bar blues and standard song forms.
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