Alejandro Olarte

Alejandro OLARTE, I am interested in electroacoustic music performance and improvisation, 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.

 

Lecturer of Electroacoustic Music

Center for Music & Technology
 

S-MT27 Live Electronics Atelier (6–8 ECTS)

Ateljeessa opiskelija tutustuu elektroakustisiin instrumentteihin käsitteiden, ideoiden, teorioiden ja käytäntöjen kautta. Opetus tapahtuu englanniksi.

Learning electroacoustic music tools and concepts in a practical way.

S-MT28 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-MT29 Supercollider (8 ECTS)

Coding for musicians with SuperCollider language

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

https://opinto-opas.uniarts.fi/fi/opintojakso/S-MT29/1838

https://opinto-opas.uniarts.fi/fi/opintojakso/S-MT53/1865

 

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

https://github.com/Hyppasus

Elements of electroacoustic music improvisation and performance

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.