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 and two projects, as well as class participation. Class meets on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM (1:00 to 2:30 PM in week 5) in Room 108 of Music Building. We will also make use of Studio 3. Grading as follows: 50 points for projects, 15 points for first test, 20 points for second test, and 15 points for class participation.

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

Monday - 6/30

File management. Inputting notes into Finale

Tuesday - 7/1

Editing, expressions, printing in Finale

Thursday - 7/3

Creating and printing documents in Finale

 

Week Two - ProTools

Reading for week two

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

Monday - 7/7

MIDI and ProTools Free

Tuesday - 7/8

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

Thursday - 7/10

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

 

Week Three - Band in a Box

Reading for week three

Chapters 5 and 6 from MIDI: Intro

Monday - 7/14

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

Tuesday - 7/15

Working with live sound. Creating computer accompaniment

Thursday - 7/17

A mini Concert.

 

Week Four Max/MSP

Reading for week 4

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

Monday - 7/21

Recording music and live audio

Tuesday - 7/22

Additional Aspects of MIDI - Max/MSP

Thursday - 7/24

Editing, mixing & mastering sound. Files.

 

Week Five - Classes meet from 1 - 2:30 pm

Monday - 7/28

More on Max/MSP

Tuesday - 7/29

Review and final projects

Thursday - 7/31

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