Manhattanville College - Department of Music - Spring 2005

Technology for Music Educators - Professor Geoffrey Kidde

We will learn  how to use the computer, and other music technology, for the purpose of teaching music, and generating teaching material. The course requirements are mid-term, and final exams and three projects, as well as class participation. Grading as follows: projects 55%, Midterm 15%, Final 20%, and Class Participation10%

Textbook: MIDI: A Comprehensive Introduction (MIDI Intro), 2^nd Edition.

by Joseph Rothstein. A-R Editions, Inc. (0-89579-309-1). Additional reading selections from software manuals for Finale, DP4, Max/MSP, MacCSound.

Email: kiddeg@kiddeg@mville.edu

Tel: (914) 798-2708

Office Hours: Tuesday and Friday 10:30-noon; Thursday 3:00 - 6:00 PM and by appointment.

Week

Date

Class/Assignment

1

Wednesday, January 19^th

Introduction - Coda Finale

2

Wednesday, January 26^th

MIDI - Chapter One - Inputing data

3

Wednesday, February 2^nd

Editing and Printing Music

4

Wednesday, February 9^th

MIDI Chapter Two and Three

Project One: Printed Music Materials

5

Wednesday, February 23^rd

Digital Performer - MIDI and Audio

6

Wednesday, March 2^nd

MIDI Chapter Four and Five, Band in a Box

7

Wednesday, March 16^th

MIDTERM EXAM

8

Wednesday, March 23^rd

MIDI Chapters Six and Seven

9

Wednesday, March 30

Max/MSP

10

Wednesday, April 6^th

Project Two: Audio Music Materials

MIDI Chapters Eight and Nine

11

Wednesday, April 13^th

MacCSound - computer languages

12

Wednesday, April 20^th

MIDI Chapters Ten and Eleven

13

Wednesday, April 27^th

Project Three: Something Interactive