Manhattanville College - Department of Music - Dr. Geoff Kidde
MUE 3055 - Technology for Music Education:

We will be learning how to use the computer, and other music technology, for the purpose of teaching music. The course requirements are: two tests (10 points and 20 points) and three projects (20 points), as well as class participation (10 points). Class meets on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 4:00 PM to 6:30 PM (4:00 to 5:30 PM in week 5) in Room 108 of Music Building. We will also make use of Studio 3.

Textbook: MIDI: A Comprehensive Introduction (MIDI Intro), 2nd Edition.
by Joseph Rothstein. A-R Editions, Inc. (0-89579-309-1)

 

Week One - Finale

Reading for week one

Chapters 1 and 2 from MIDI: Intro, selected items Final manual

Tuesday - 7/6

File management. Inputting notes into Finale. Editing, expressions, printing in Finale

Thursday - 7/8

Creating and printing documents in Finale

  

Week Two - ProTools - Digital Performer 4 (?)

Reading for week two

Chapters 3 and 4 from MIDI: Intro, selected items ProTools

Monday - 7/12

MIDI and ProTools Free

Tuesday - 7/14

Program changes, editing & working w/ SMF, & sequences

Thursday - 7/15

Creating Audio documents. (Ear Training tests with MP3 files)

 

Week Three - Band in a Box, Other Programs

Reading for week three

Chapters 5 and 6 from MIDI: Intro

Monday - 7/19

TEST: Chapters 1-4 from MIDI: Intro, also class material.

Tuesday - 7/21

Working with live sound. Creating computer accompaniment

Thursday - 7/22

A mini Concert.

 

Week Four Max/MSP

Reading for week 4

Chapters 7 & 8 - MIDI: Intro, select Max/MSP manual items

Monday - 7/26

Recording music and live audio

Tuesday - 7/28

Additional Aspects of MIDI - Max/MSP

Thursday - 7/29

Editing, mixing & mastering sound. Files.

 

Week Five - Review

Monday - 8/2

More on Max/MSP

Tuesday - 8/4

Review and final projects

Thursday - 8/5

FINAL EXAM.  Covers 1 - 8 in MIDI: Intro, as well as material covered in class.