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Music – Electronic Music and Music Production

Degree

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IPCB has an Office for Access to Higher Education, where all the information about access to higher education is provided. Below you will find some important information, as well as the office’s contact details.

Opening hours: Monday to Thursday – 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. || Friday – 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (closed in the afternoon)

About the Course

The Bachelor's Degree in Music, Electronic Music and Music Production is structured over six semesters, spread across three academic years.
Its purpose is to train professionals in the field of electronic music creation, providing them with solid technical and creative knowledge, while also offering comprehensive personal and professional training in the field of music composition and production.

Training professionals to work in their respective fields: performance, music for television, music for CD-ROMs, music for computer games, sound design and multimedia installations, promoting artistic and musical development and the development of experimental music.
Thus contributing to the cultural development of the region and the interior of the country.

Objectives

• To offer high-level music education in the area of performance, in which a fundamental focus on instrumental practice is complemented by the training of critical thinking, reflective capacity and the development of skills for making musical judgements;
• To offer students with proven skills and the capacity for further development the opportunity to increase their skills, showcase their creative abilities and thus develop their musical talent (in terms of maturity and individuality);

• Promote training for musical performance that takes into account the demands of the profession
• Create musicians who are able to contribute to the development of the profession and capable of participating in its future configuration through their initiatives, knowledge and practical skills.

Career Opportunities

• Composition
• Music Production

• Sound Design
• Music Software Development

• Sound installations
• Interactive digital systems

Curriculum

1st Academic Year

1st Semester

Curricular Units Workload Credits
Total Contact
Acoustics and Organology I 0 3
Musical Analysis I 0 3
Composition I 81 5
History of Electronic Music and Digital Arts I 81 3
Introduction to MIDI and Digital Audio 81 TP: 22 3
Programming Languages I 81 TP: 30 4
Option I 81 TP: 30 3
Music Production I 81 TP: 30 5

2nd Semester

Curricular Units Workload Credits
Total Contact
Acoustics and Organology II 0 3
Musical Analysis II 81 3
Composition II 0 5
History of Electronic Music and Digital Arts II 0 3
Introduction to Sound Synthesis 81 3
Programming Languages II 81 4
Option II 81 TP: 22 3
Music Production II 81 TP: 30 5

Annual

Curricular Units Workload Credits
Total Contact
Seminar I 27 S: 20 1

2nd Academic Year

1st Semester

Curricular Units Workload Credits
Total Contact
Acoustics and Organology III 81 3
Composition III 0 5
Electronic Music Ensemble I 0 3
History of Electronic Music and Digital Arts III 81 3
Option III 81 3
Programming Languages III 81 T: 30 4
Music Production III 54 TP: 22 5
Music Programming I 54 TP: 30 4

2nd Semester

Curricular Units Workload Credits
Total Contact
Acoustics and Organology IV 81 3
Composition IV 0 5
Electronic Music Ensemble II 81 3
History and Aesthetics of Sound Design 0 3
Option IV 81 3
Music Production IV 54 TP: 22 5
Music Programming II 54 TP: 30 4
Advanced Sound Synthesis 81 T: 30 3

Annual

Curricular Units Workload Credits
Total Contact
Seminar II 27 S: 20 1

3rd Academic Year

1st Semester

Curricular Units Workload Credits
Total Contact
Areas of research in Music and Technology 0 7
Electronic Music Ensemble III 81 3
Audiovisual Graphics 0 3
Option V 81 3
Digital Signal Processing I 81 TP: 22 3
Interactive Digital Systems 81 TP: 30 4
Sound for Video and Multimedia 54 TP: 30 3
Mastering Techniques I 81 TP: 30 4

2nd Semester

Curricular Units Workload Credits
Total Contact
Electronic Music Ensemble IV 0 3
Option IV 0 3
Option V 81 5
Digital Signal Processing II 0 3
Individual Project 0 12
Psychoacoustics 81 TP: 22 3

Annual

Curricular Units Workload Credits
Total Contact
Seminar III 27 S: 20 1

Study plan

Teaching Staff

Invited Assistant, Master

Bruno Matias

Adjunct Professor, PhD

Rui Dias

Assistant Professor, PhD

Vicent Debut

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