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2021-2022 Archived Catalog 
    
2021-2022 Archived Catalog

MUS.-105 Introduction to Music Technology

Credits 3 / 3 Contact Hours
Pre-requisite: Placement into ACRD-090, ACRD-091 or ACRD-092, completion of ELAP-110 with a minimum grade of 2.0, or successful completion of ACRD-080. Note: Basic computer knowledge highly recommended.
An introduction to utilizing computers to record and produce music. Students will learn the fundamental concepts of MIDI and digital audio recording and editing mixing and producing work suitable for diverse media applications.

Course Outcomes
1. Demonstrate, through completed projects, a familiarity with industry-standard sequencing and recording software 2. Manipulate software instruments as well as rhythmic and vocal loops 3. Record music in a small studio environment 4. Identify and utilize musical components: melody, rhythm, and timbre 5. Create short pieces of original music 6. Demonstrate proficiency in utilizing selected audio clips 7. Produce an original samples instrument utilizing the Logic software 8. Produce original music to accompany a video 9. Export original music from software to burn to a CD and convert to mp3.