Woonsocket High School Music Department
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MUSIC TECHNOLOGY

Note Name Exercise

Rhythmic Dictation
Digital Music Technology class will take its students through many avenues of music creation through computer-assisted software. It is a goal of this course to enable students to produce original music by learni
ng techniques in sequencing, looping, midi input, mixing and recording. Students will be experiencing basics in audio production and composition. They will use piano keyboards and music software to input original sounds and song structure. Final projects could include but would not be limited to; original song production to CD, pod-casting, soundtrack production, rap and hip-hop production, syncing music to video and commercial applications.

  Content

Introduction to computer basics and software basics

Drum Programming

How to make a beat

Tempo & styles: dance, urban and beyond

How to use quantize, velocity and note length

Creating your own sound

Music Theory: Chords & MIDI Plug-ins

The basics: notes, rhythm

What's a scale? Scale construction

What's a chord? Chord construction & inversion

Using MIDI

Synthesizers & Sound Modules

Editing: waveforms, oscillators, filter & envelope

Modulation: give expression to your sounds

Audio Recording

Recording vocals and "live instruments" in Logic

Microphones: positioning and techniques

Recording levels and monitoring


Sampling

How to edit drum loops and other material

Importing samples into your sampler

Changing tempo and pitch.

Mixing

Arrangement Techniques

Structuring your track

Arrangement styles from pop to club bangers

Intros, breakdowns, drops, fills, riffs and hooks

Final Mixdown

Mix down your track and burn to CD

Submit your completed piece of music



       
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