Music 17: Course Schedule

 WEEK  TOPICS Suggested EMT Reading Due Dates

1

Lab Orientation, Course Website; MacOS, iMac, X5 T:1-24; R: 25-45  

2

Computer and Networking concepts;
Digital audio basics
46-73; 75-102  

3

Digital audio software and hardware 103-126; 127-143 Assignment 1 (iTunes) due Thursday 9/28

4

Effects, loops, multitracking;
MIDI basics
143-196; 197-212  

5

MIDI sequencing 213-249
(Fall Break: NO CLASS Thursday)

6

MIDI hardware concepts;
Digital audio workstation software
250-271; 272-310 Assignment 2 (GarageBand) due Thursday 10/19

7

Review for midterm 311-329 Midterm Exam Thursday 10/26

8

Music notation software concepts 331-356; 357-396  

9

Notation software (continued) 397-423; 424-443  

10

Digital video  

Assignment 3 (Finale) due Thursday 11/16

   
NO CLASSES

11

Work on Final project    

12

Final Project presentations   Final Project due Tuesday 12/5