Designing an Introduction to
Music Technology Course
David B. Williams
Illinois State University
Peter R. Webster
Northwestern University
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Overview
 Trends
 Goals and Philosophy
 Course Outline
 Hardware and Software Needs
 Sample Unit
 Variations on the Theme
 Closing Thoughts
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Music Technology Trends
 Its all going digital
 Hardware transformed as software
 Music software more
flexible & accessible
 Beyond stereo
 Internet connectivity
and sharing
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Philosophy of Design
 Constructionist teaching/learning
strategy
 Equal weight given to
 People (the applications)
 Data (music information being
transformed)
 Hardware (the hardware tools)
 Software (the software tools)
 IPOS model to understanding
computer operations
 Historical context
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Hard disk
Floppy, Zip, etc.
CD/DVD-R and -RW
Compact Flash
Smart Media, etc.
IPOS
MODEL
Process
Input
CPU
RAM and ROM
Clock
Keyboard
Mouse
Interfaces
USB & Firewire
Modems: POTS, DSL, Cable
10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet
Wireless
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Storage
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Output
Video Display
Course models
designed to meet
the skills needed for:
general music student population,
theory/composition students, or
music education students.
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Course Goals
Student should gain an
understanding of:
1. computer operating
systems, network, and
Internet concepts
2. basic concepts of
acoustics and music
synthesis
3. how a computer
processes music for
display versus music
for performance
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Course Goals, cont.
4. features and operational concepts of music
software for
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Audio editing and recording
Sequencing and mixing with digital audio and
MIDI
Notation
Instruction
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Course Goals, cont.
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file types and
translations for
exchanging music
data
practical, hands-on
experience with
music software in a
variety of situations
Historical context
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Questions
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Outline of Course
OS and Internet skills
Basic acoustics and music synthesis
Digital audio
Multichannels/tracks with surround-sound
and MPEG
 MIDI basics
 Digital audio & MIDI combined
 Notation
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Basic Hardware Needs
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More Advanced
Hardware Needs
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Software Needs
Low budget
Healthier budget
 Browser
 Browser
 SoundForge or Peak
 Audacity
 GarageBand or ACID  Cubase SE or Logic
Express
 Band-in-a-Box
 Sonar or Logic Pro
 NotePad
 Finale or Sibelius
 Reason
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Sample Unit
(Digital Audio)
 Concepts of acoustics
 Concepts of analog to digital to analog
 Basic hardware setups
 Music sharing and file types
 Editing digital audio
 Digital audio recording and editing
project
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Sample Unit
(Digital Audio)
 Concepts of acoustics
 Concepts of analog to digital to analog
 Basic hardware setups
iTunes
 Music sharing and file types
 Editing digital audio
 Digital audio recording and editing
project
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Sample Unit
(Digital Audio)
 Concepts of acoustics
 Concepts of analog to digital to analog
 Basic hardware setups
 Music sharing and file types
Audacity
 Editing digital audio
 Digital audio recording and editing
project
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Questions
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Variations:
Theory/Composition
OS and Internet skills
Notation
Basic acoustics and music synthesis
Digital audio
MIDI basics
Multichannels/tracks with surround-sound
and MPEG
 Advanced sound shaping and synthesis
 Composition project
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Composition Software
 Cubase SE
 Reason
 Sibelius or
Finale
 Max/MSP
 And more…
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Variations: Music Ed
OS and Internet skills
Basic acoustics and music synthesis
Digital audio
CAI instructional applications
MIDI basics
Multitrack with GarageBand and/or ACID
Notation
Onsite classroom technology unit
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CAI Software
 Auralia,
MiBAC,
Practica Musica
 BIAB
 Smart Music
 And
more…
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EMT Textbook
 Viewport I: Musicians and use
of technology
 Viewport II: OS and Internet skills
 Viewport III: Basic acoustics and music synthesis
 Viewport III: Digital audio
 Viewport IV: Multichannels/tracks with
surround-sound and MPEG
 Viewport V: MIDI basics
 Viewport VI: Digital audio & MIDI combined
 Viewport VII: Notation
 Viewport VIII: CAI Instructional Software
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DVD-ROM Tutorials
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Safari and IE
iTunes
ACID and GarageBand
Audacity and Audition
Cubase, Logic, Home Studio, Sonar
Finale and Sibelius
Band-in-a-Box
MiBAC, Auralia, Practica Musica
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Computing is not about computers
anymore. It is about living.
Nicholas Negroponte, Being Digital (1995)
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CMS Technology Institute
 www.cfa.ilstu.edu/cmscenter
 June 4-9
 Instructors: Henry Panion, Peter
Webster, and Dave Williams
 Illinois State University
 Sponsors Apple, MakeMusic!, MiBAC,
Sibelius, SoundTree, Thomson/Schirmer
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