Study Guide

Objective

The student can manage music production as a whole and can plan and carry out a professional record production. The student understands the various stages of making a recording and the special characteristics of different projects. The student is capable of acting as an artistic producer of a recording and can execute it with high technical standards. The student is capable of modifying their own actions according to the needs of the client.

Content

Project-based studio work. Lectures, guest lectures. Artist development, the producer’s career development and operating in commercial environments.

Location and time

Riku Mattila's lectures for everybody fridays 8.9., 13.10. and 8.12. in Control Room A.
Small group tutoring for different projects on mondays at 13–17 on separately announced dates.
Project work on fridays 9-12.15 in the studios.

Teaching methods

Lectures
Project work
Small group work

Student workload

Riku Mattila's lectures for everybody fridays 8.9., 13.10. and 8.12. in Control Room A.
Small group tutoring for different projects on mondays at 13–17 on separately announced dates.
Project work on fridays 9-12.15 in the studios.

Content scheduling

Riku Mattila's lectures for everybody fridays 8.9., 13.10. and 8.12. in Control Room A.
Small group tutoring for different projects on mondays at 13–17 on separately announced dates.
Project work on fridays 9-12.15 in the studios.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

- The student is able to follow agreed schedules and submit their assignments on time.
- The student can work as an active member of the group and give constructive feedback on the contributions of the other group members.
- The student presents and argues their own contribution to the group as agreed and is able to receive feedback and reflect on their own performance.

Assessment methods and criteria

Continuous assessment
Learning diary
Completion of project

Prerequisites

The student can define the role of the producer in different music productions. The student can outline the various tasks of a producer and the responsibilities and requirements that are associated with them. The student identifies the technical and artistic characteristics of music productions in different eras, understands the historical development of music technology and production, and is able to contextualize these in relation to modern practices. The student can implement a basic music production. The student can record, edit and process vocal tracks with a digital audio workstation. The student knows the basics of the physiology of singing. The student can communicate constructively and positively with singers and instrumentalists in a recording situation. The student gains competences in directing, managing and producing vocal recording sessions and familiarity with signal processing in vocal track productions.