Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions
Program in Music Education
The Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human
Development
New York University
MPAIA-GE.2029.1.001
Technology Resources for Performing Arts Educators
Course Syllabus
CATALOG DESCRIPTION
Applications of communication and digital technology as designed for performing
arts as resources for performing arts educators. Special emphasis is given to the use
of the World Wide Web (WWW) as a resource for researching and creating
performing arts materials and developing collaboration in the performing arts.
Strategies explored for applying technology and performing arts to the development
of literacy. Applications of the WWW as an archive for performing arts materials and
portfolios are also included.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
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Students will be able create a website and apply performing arts technology
to the presentation of educational materials on the website.
Students will be able to create performing arts education materials through
application of discipline-oriented software.
Students will be able to use digital technology to download specific
performing arts educational materials such as print materials, posters,
photographs, musical scores, music works, dance works, plays, films, videos,
etc.
Students will be able to use the printer to produce performing arts materials
suitable for classroom, theatre, and ensemble use.
Students will be able to use digitizing technology for text, images, sound,
notation, analysis, and video to create materials to enhance the experience of
teaching and learning the performing arts.
Students will develop strategies for using their performing arts discipline
and technology to enhance the development of literacy in the
teaching/learning environment.
Students will be able to use video, sequencing, and notational technology to
enhance the performing arts learning experience and for archiving materials,
works, performances, and classroom experiences.
Students will be able to utilize digital communications applications to foster
distance learning and collaboration in the performing arts.
REQUIRED TEXT OR SOURCE MATERIALS
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There is no required book for this course. Readings and assignments will be
provided to students via internet on Blackboard. Students will also be expected to
source – and share with their classmates – much of their own reading material and
findings from periodicals and internet resources.
COURSE CONTENTS
Week 1
 Course Introduction
 NYU Home & Blackboard
 NYU Files 2.0 Server and initial activation
 Website Establishment (NYU Files 2.0)
 Web Hosting Servers (NYU ITS)
 Software and Applications (WWW Authoring and Music
Teaching/Technology tools)
 Internet, WWW, and Computers for Music Education
 Technology Facilities and Resources on NYU Campus
Week 2
 Understanding Files and Folders, and Web Hosting Server Database
Structure
 Accessing Web Hosting Server: File Transfer Protocol
 Accessing Web Content through Browsers: Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol
 HTML and Simple Text Editors
 HTML I
o Basic HTML Syntax
o Tags and Attributes I
o Making Links as Anchor
 Internal Links
 External Links
 Email Links
o Basic Page Formatting
o Posting Images and Embedding Audios
Week 3
 HTML II
o Tags and Attributes II
o Building up Websites (Multiple Pages)
o Web Colors and Hexadecimal System
o Create Pages and Internal Links
Week 4
 Digital Imaging I
o Understanding Digital Imaging and Formats
o Digital Imaging Editing Programs
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Pixels, Resolutions, and Resizing
Colors, Color Table, Color Mode, Levels, Basic Adjustments
Filters
Online Web-based Image Editing Sites and Resources
Week 5
 Digital Audio I
o Understanding Popular Digital Audio File Formats (AIFF, WAV, AU,
MP3, M4A, AAC, etc.)
o Understanding Sampling Frequency and Bit-Rate
o Extracting Digital Audio Files from Music/Audio CD.
o Converting Digital Audio Files
o Posting Digital Audio on Web Pages.
o Introduction to Audacity
 Control Toolbar
 Mixer Toolbar
 Meter Toolbar
 Edit Toolbar
 Basic Editing (Cut, Copy, Delete, Mute, Paste, etc.)
 Basic Sound Effects (Fade-In/Out, Normalize, etc.)
Week 6
 Backup Web Files
o File Transfer Protocol
o WebDAV Folder
o Creating Local and Portable Mirror Folder
 Introduction to Adobe Photoshop and Its Basic Operation
 Detailed Audacity Operation
o Track Pop-Down Menu
o Split Stereo Tracks
o Audio Spatial Arrangement
o New Audio Tracks
o Generate Tones and Silence
o Advance Digital Sound Effects
o Mixed Down to Stereo
o Exporting Sound Files
 Establishing Blog for Professional Journals and Critics
Week 7
 Movie Authoring I
o Introduction to iMovie
o Ken Burns Effect, Fitting, and Cropping
o Movie Clips Sequencing and Editing
o Video Effects and Transitions
o Text, Title, End-Credits, and Themes
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o Adding Audio and Music to the Movie
o Exporting (Sharing) Movies
o Popular Movie File Formats and Web Posting
Final Project Group Announcement and Discussion
Week 8
 Movie Authoring II
o Introduction to Windows Movie Maker
o Media Components Collection and Preparation for Movie Making
o Movie Clips Sequencing and Editing
o Video Effects and Transitions
o Text, Title, End-Credits, and Themes
o Adding Audio and Music to the Movie
o Exporting (Sharing) Movies
o Popular Movie File Formats and Web Posting
o Internet Video Downloading and Video File Converting
o PodCasting and Its Application for Music Education
 Final Project Group Discussion
Week 9
 Digital Audio II
o Desktop Recording Techniques
 Desktop Recording Programs
 Audacity Recording from Stereo Out/Mix
 Audacity Recording from Line-In
 Screen Shot (Desktop Visual Recording Techniques)
 Music Concrete Project
o Music Concrete Background and History
o Collecting Source Audio
o Desktop Recording
o Modifying and Treating Audio
o Multi-Track Audio/Music Composition
 Final Project Group Discussion
Week 10
 The (Performing) Arts and Language Literacy
o Language (English) Literacy & Performing Arts Education
o Curriculum and Activities in Enhancing Literacy Comprehension
o Internet Resources Compilation
o Annotated Links
o Collaborative Projects with Teachers from Different Disciplines
o Introduction to Professional Presentation Tools
 Final Project Group Discussion
Week 11
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GIF Animation
o Introduction to GIF Animation Programs
o Indexing Color and Color Table
o Animation and Transparency
o Inter-Frame Delay and Looping for Timing Control
o Transitions
Adobe Photoshop for GIF Animation and Beyond
o Adobe Photoshop for Creating GIF Animation
o Color Modes
o Layers
o Output for Web and Devices
Online GIF Animators and Resources
Final Project Group Discussion
Week 12
 Basic Web Design Concept and Philosophy
o Tables and Layers
o CSS and PHP
o Themes, Colors, Styles, and Their Implications
o Website Navigation
o Music and Multimedia Presentation on the Web
 Introduction to Important Web Authoring Tools and Applications
o Adobe Dreamweaver
o Adobe Flash
 Final Project Group Discussion
Week 13
 Introduction to MIDI Sequencing Programs
 Introduction to Virtual Digital Recording Studios
 Introduction to Multimedia Live Performance & Controlling Programs
 Introduction to Mobile Technology and Applications
o iPhone (Smart Phone) and Apps in Learning Technology
o iPad (Tablet) and Apps in Learning Technology
o Distributing Computing Technology and Environment and Its Impacts
on Music Education
o Introduction to Network Learning Technology and Its Applications to
Music Education
 Final Project Group Discussion
Week 14
 Electronic Portfolio
 Discussion and Review
o Current New Technologies
o Comments and Suggestions on the Final Proposals
o Debugging
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o Q&As
o Open Discussion
Final Project Group Discussion
Week 15
 Final Project Presentation
 All Course Works and Assignment Due
ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT
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Each week will assign task-specific exercises based on the contents
distributed in the class
A final project and presentation
Q&A in the form of email to expect students to research and answer
Students will be evaluated on:
o weekly assignments: 40%
o attendance, class participation in questions and discussions: 20%
o weekly writing on the blogs and final Q&As: 20%
o final project and presentation (including e-mail questions and
replies): 20%
o All assignments must be posted on the website and/or NYU
Blackboard.
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