Course GLP3AH

Heavy Metal: Music Production, Culture and Creative Conventions

7.5 Credits
First Cycle

Main field of study: Sound and Music Production

The course has no instances planned right now

Learning outcomes for the course

On completion of the course, students will be able to:

  • analyse and identify musical characteristics and conventions of various sub-genres of heavy metal
  • use basic terminology to discuss production strategies and the sound of various sub-genres
  • explain and reflect on various social, cultural, and historical asåects that are associated with various subcultures of heavy metal
  • describe and reflect on how social and cultural aspects of heavy metal affect and are affected by the production conventions of various sub-genres
  • apply musical conventions ande explore specific sounds and expressions in various sub-genres of heavy metal.