NYU Steinhardt Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions (MPAP) Music Technology Program seeks qualified candidates to teach in the following fields:

Electronic Music Synthesis: Fundamental Technology (Graduate and Undergraduate Level - combined)

This course focuses on electronic music synthesizer techniques. Concepts in the synthesis of music, including generation of sound, voltage control, and treatment of sound and tape techniques. Included is a short synopsis of the history and literature of analog electronic music. Students complete laboratory tasks and compositions on vintage synthesizer modules and create one or more final projects that demonstrate(s) the application of these concepts.

Issues and Strategies in Creating/Performing Electronic Music (Graduate Level)

The course will offer a historic & practical foundation for understanding & identifying the issues surrounding the creation of music with new technology. The lectures will present a series of alternative strategies in composing & performing with digitally assisted analog equipment. The ongoing class assignments will support both technical & cognitive understanding & usage of the hybrid approach. The resources will be: The Buchla 200e synth, Ableton Live, ProTools & Korg Nano MIDI Controllers. This course is open to all students in the MPAP music community.

3 D Audio (Graduate Level)

An interdisciplinary course about the theory, techniques and applications of 3D and spatial audio including the following topics:

• Acoustics and psychoacoustics

• Physical acoustic of directional hearing

• Psychoacoustics of directional hearing

• Reverberation and environmental sound

• Recording and Engineering

• Binaural and extended headphone reproduction

• Binaural over loudspeakers

• Surround sound height

• Sound field recording

• Wave field synthesis

• 3D audio applications

• Signal processing

• VR implementation

Fundamentals of Digital Signal Theory Lab (Graduate Level)

Hands-on lab accompanying Fundamentals of Digital Signal Theory Lecture course (which forms theoretical and practical foundations for digital signal processing). Lab sessions will contain programming exercises to reinforce topics including signal representation, Fourier transform, spectrum analysis, transfer functions, convolution, and filtering.

Midi for Non-Majors (Undergraduate Level)

An introduction to MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) with an emphasis on sequencing, production and arranging techniques. Open to students without previous experience in music technology.

Global Electronic Music I (Undergraduate Level)

This studio course examines a mixtape selection of electronic music from NYC to Cape Town to Tokyo using music theory and composition. Global electronic music necessitates diverse methodologies in critical discussion of the research of this music in a post/neo-colonial setting. The class will engage in critical discussion of the studio and the digital audio workstation as compositional tools on the continuum of improvisation, and the music itself as innovation, communication and historiography in global communities of the Information age.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s degree in music or music technology or equivalent combination of education and professional experience

• Previous teaching experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 5 years experience and significant achievement in the field

• Teaching at the Graduate level in the field

• For Electronic Music Synthesis: Fundamental Technology: Expertise and in-depth knowledge in electronic music synthesis and electronic music synthesizer techniques. The candidate should have good working/performing experiences backed with history and engineering knowledge with analog synthesizer modules besides teaching the course.

• For Issues and Strategies in Creating/Performing Electronic Music: In-depth knowledge of history of music technology (both analog and digital) & expertise in the creation of music with analog and digital technology either academically, professionally or both

• For 3D Audio: Expertise in 3D Audio applications, Acoustics/Psychoacoustics and Recording/Engineering either academically, professionally or both

• For Fundamentals of Digital Signal Theory Lab: Expertise in Fundamentals of Digital Signal Theory that includes experience working with audio in Python, either academically, professionally or both. Hands-on DST lab teaching experience is especially preferred.

• For Midi for Non-Majors: Expertise in MIDI and “in the box” music production either academically, professionally or both. Prior experience in teaching it to Non-Majors is especially preferred.

• For Global Electronic Music I: Expertise in Global Electronic Music I with in-depth knowledge of the global music history and theory either academically, professionally or both.

• Cover Letter including Teaching Philosophy and Statement on Diversity and Inclusion

• Resume/CV

• Name & Contact Info of 2 references

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