Music Technology Resources

This elective course is designed to help students learn music (no previous experience needed) through the use of synthesizers interfaced with computers. Students will learn terminology and equipment used in the field. Students will learn the fundamental elements of music including rhythms, musical form, musical styles and how to manipulate musical elements to influence style. Students will compose their own music based on the topics discussed. Topics covered will include music theory, basic keyboard skills and digital sequencing as used in traditional and contemporary music.

Brad Sharp
bradsharp2@gmail.com

Content Area Summaries

Electronic Musical Instruments

Operate electronic instruments
Understand their unique characteristics.
Use them in the classroom.
Connect instruments to computers and other instruments using MIDI
Create layered and split keyboard sounds for performances.
Choose and edit sounds from stored libraries
Create sounds using an electronic instrument.
Create simple to complex musical pieces.
Teach dexterity and technique.
Teach musical processes with electronic keyboards.
Integrate electronic instruments into existing ensembles
Create entirely new electronic ensembles.
Operate sound reinforcement equipment
Set up and connect a variety of electronic instruments for use in concerts in the school environment.

Music Production

Record and edit music using music production software and hardware
Understand the various processes and procedures used for recording and editing music including sequencing, looping, signal processing, and sound design
Understand the types of data involved in music production.
Store and convert digital audio data
Store and convert MIDI data
Understanding the different applications and capabilities of audio and MIDI data
Use software synthesizers to create digital audio under MIDI control
Actively apply technology tools in the music production process.
Enter notes in a MIDI sequence either one at time (step-time) or by performing (real-time).
Enter musical expressions by changing controller values to produce a more musical performance.
Integrate digital audio with MIDI data in the sequencer environment.
Demonstrate orchestration and arranging techniques allowing students to immediately hear the example.
Change tempos, transposition, timbre, and dynamics
Teach musical concepts using music production software and hardware
Teach performance on traditional acoustic instruments using the MIDI sequencer as accompaniment
How to access music data in loop form
How these loops are imported into the production process
How to guide students in the crafting of musical phrases using loops
How to put all of this into the larger context of music production processes.
Expose students to music of different cultures
Understand the building blocks of musical style and form through the use of looping tools.
Understand sound, and how various signal processing techniques can be used to enhance audio in the production process.
Add effects such as reverb, chorus, and echo.
Improve clarity of a mix using equalization.
Use music productions in live performance
Use music production techniques to and for improving the sound quality in recordings of student performances.

Music Notation Software

Create a score for any musical ensemble or instrument
Enter notes using various approaches including typing, point and click, step entry, and real-time entry.
Edited scores
Transpose songs
Cut, copy, and paste music
Add expression markings
Layout a complete musical score
Extract parts
Demonstrate relationships between symbol and sound.
Guide students in the use of notation software as a creative tool for composition.
Guide students in learning the basics of notation

Multimedia

Understand basic multimedia authoring strategies including slide show presentations, electronic portfolios, and/or internet web sites.
Create materials for use in their classes.
Guide their students in learning multimedia authoring
Guide students in collecting multimedia materials from Internet

Productivity Tools, Classroom and Lab Management

Create, edit, and store information or data in digital form.
Take data from one program to another converting file formats as needed.
Understand the basic functionality of the personal computer, the various input and output peripherals, and the variety of media used to store, transport, and retrieve information.

Current and future software offerings in the AHS Midi Lab:

Finale – Professional Music notation and Sequencing

SmartMusic – Cutting-edge multi-style Music Practice System

Pro Tools – Industry-standard Audio Recording, Editing and Mastering

Acid Pro – Looping, Recording, Audio Editing

Sound Forge – Audio Editing and Mastering

Steinberg Cubase LE – Looping, Recording, Audio Editing

Band In a Box — Create simple or complex Accompaniments

MIDI Jam – Visual fun w/ MIDI files

iTunes – Music to listen to, practice with, and analyze

NAXOS – Classical music from around the world

Reason (demo) – Hot synth sequencer

Jazz Play-a-longs

Music Theory and Ear Training

Source: https://sites.google.com/site/ahsjazz/apsmusictechnology

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