Ichiigai
Seminar
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- Language of instruction
- English
- Semester offered
- SS 2001–SS 2026
- Schedule
Weekly
- Date(s) & Time
- Tue, 12:00 – 14:00
- Contact hours per semester
- 30
- Location
- Room 349
- Instructor(s)
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Lorenz
Schwarz
Dr. Paul Modler - Co-instructor(s)
- Senior Lecturer Theo Herbst
"Ichiigai" is a collaborative seminar focused on music-making, improvisation, and networked performance. Participants explore live jamming and experimental music concepts, integrating acoustic and electronic instruments in a collaborative environment. The course develops musical and artistic concepts for an audiovisual label, emphasizing performance and concert-oriented events.
As the university's independent and experimental music label, Ichiigai fosters collective and democratic production processes, rejecting the isolation of individual genius. Participants contribute to the label's artistic mission through sound art exhibitions, concert events, and interactive audiovisual productions.
The course addresses the challenges and opportunities of network music, including technical aspects such as latency, bandwidth, and hardware setup. Students develop, jam, and perform at regular intervals throughout the semester, experimenting with their instruments and collaboration techniques.
Prerequisites
- No prior knowledge required; open to students from all departments
- Participants are encouraged to bring their own instruments (acoustic or electronic)
Learning Objectives
- Develop collaborative music-making and improvisational skills
- Understand the technical and artistic challenges of network music
- Create and contribute to experimental music and audiovisual label concepts
- Gain experience in performance and concert-oriented events
Credits
- Leistungsnachweis Medienkunst (graded Course Credit)
Methods
- Weekly jamming and live improvisation sessions
- Group discussions on artistic and musical collaboration
- Hands-on experimentation with acoustic and electronic instruments
- Development of concert performances and label-oriented concepts
Assessment tasks
- Participate in a live performance showcasing the semester's collaborative efforts
Recommended literature
- Barrett, Margaret S., editor. Collaborative Creative Thought and Practice in Music. Routledge, 2016.
- Ogborn, David. “Network Music and the Algorithmic Ensemble.” The Oxford Handbook of Algorithmic Music, edited by Roger T. Dean and Alex McLean, Oxford University Press, 2018, pp. 345–361.
- Timmers, Renée, et al., editors. Together in Music: Coordination, Expression, Participation. Oxford University Press, 2022.