Alejandro Olarte
- Lecturer, electroacoustic music, Music technology, Sibelius Academy
- +358503471453
- alejandro.olarte@uniarts.fi
Job description
Lecturer of Electroacoustic Music
Center for Music & Technology
Introduction
Alejandro OLARTE, I am interested in electroacoustic music performance improvisation and composition, contemporary music and art, electronic lutherie, and pedagogy.
I have a doctorate in music and I work for the Center for Music and Technology of Sibelius Academy as a lecturer in Electroacoustic Music.
Teaching
S-MT94 Live Electronics Atelier (6–8 ECTS)
Learning electroacoustic music tools, electronic instruments, theories, and concepts in a practical and experimental way.
S-MT95 Electroacoustic Improvisation (6 ECTS)
This course is a laboratory to experiment and investigate the musical potential of digital instruments in the context of electroacoustic music improvisation.
Opetus tapahtuu englanniksi.
S-MT53 Performing with electronic Instruments (6 ECTS)
Individual projects or small ensembles dedicated to performing pieces including electronics.
S-MT96 Supercollider (8 ECTS)
Coding for musicians with SuperCollider language
S-MT22 Preparatory course in electroacoustic music (6 ECTS)
Students are introduced to the electroacoustic music genre and learn to use the basic tools needed for composing an electroacoustic music piece for fixed media
Secondary studies on Electroacoustic Music Performance (22-30 op)
Secondary studies on Electroacoustic Music Composition (22-30 op)
https://www.uniarts.fi/sites/default/files/Sivuainekokonaisuudet_1.pdf
https://opinto-opas.uniarts.fi/fi/opintojakso/S-MT27/1836
https://opinto-opas.uniarts.fi/fi/opintojakso/S-MT28/1837
Artistic activities
Sueno de Guirlandas Electroacoustic composition for TRAÇSONOLOGY Liquen records https://open.spotify.com/track/0xF1FNmubw5ZD9OYDtZ3n7
Three Dusks to Dark with Jasmiina Sipilä and Outi Korhonen. https://vimeo.com/185284217
Aquatrio plays Aquarmonio with Marianne Decoster-Taivalkoski and Alejandro Montes de Oca. https://vimeo.com/184912956
More and Most with Sirkka Kosonen and Malin Skinnar. https://youtu.be/JozAIkBsbcg
Manialog with Andrew Bentley and Alejandro Montes de Oca https://soundcloud.com/tenuria/2017-03-30-manialog
Sound Cloud
https://soundcloud.com/tenuria/sets/feedback-studies
Code Repository
Research and publications
Elements of electroacoustic music improvisation and performance
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe2019050314138
Alejandro Olarte has developed a pedagogical package or toolkit for studying and teaching electroacoustic music performance and improvisation.
In his thesis Olarte discusses Electroacoustic Music, Improvisation, and Performance; the three areas are studied and explored in a combined and holistic manner. The text includes discussions on sonic improvisation and listening modes, the contributions of the electroacoustic genre to modern musicianship, an exploration of a collection of electronic instruments as tools for musical performance and a set of pedagogical activities designed to systematically address the essential questions (the elements) for becoming a sound performer integrating technological means with musical expression.
This research is a response to the modern challenges of designing pedagogical content towards the development of performance skills with electronic instruments and audio technology.
Expertise
- Electroacoustic Music
- Sound Art
- Software Development
- Electroacoustic Instruments Development
- Hardware Development
- Improvisation
- Sound design