Course Schedule

• Each project will be accompanied by a two page paper explaining the project's content, processes, and problems. This is gives me insight into the specifics of your projects. You must include a discussion of your in-class mini-projects in this paper.
• The HDDR project is in two segments:
  1. Work through the various mini-projects as assigned in class.
  2. Create a 'personal project' CD. This can be a greatest hits (yours, or another's) or digitization of an LP or Cassette. Other tracks of this CD must present the in-class experimentation that features regions of normalization, panning, gain, and other ambient effects.
• The MIDI project will be a jury piece or similar work that you sequence, arrange, orchestrate (as appropriate/necessary), and perform for the class on the project due date.
• The WWW project is in three segment: (Peruse prior projects by your colleagues).
  1. The first page is your evaluation project. It is easy and should be done quickly. Only by evaluating other pages for content, download speed, navigability, and eye-candy will you understand the balances and compromises inherent in effective html design.
  2. One page will be for the music department (discuss with me). It will be posted and you will have an HTML credit for your resume.
  3. The second page will be your vita/resume or music business site - this page may include your MIDI file as a link and a HDDR track as either a .wav, .rm, .mov, .qt, .mp3, etc.
• The Notation project will focus on an in-class series of examples.
• Any remaining time will be spent looking at various other music technologies: theory software, ear-training, freeware, and possibly some programming.

Garageband Project:
Compose an original work using a combination of loops and midi or input a standard work for your instrument and record your part. If you choose the latter option you may augment the piece with loops or midi tracks. Try to limit the number of real instrument tracks to 5 or less or the CPU will have difficulty during playback.

MIDI Technology Project - Create one MIDI file 64 bars or longer containing 4 or more tracks. One track may be percussion. Use a jury or recital piece (and then use the sequence in performance), an original piece, or arrange another work. The final product must be expressive (tempi and dynamic changes) and must include controllers. The parameters are negotiable on this project. If you use it in performance you will receive extra credit (student recital, masterclass, concert, etc.).
MIDI Overview MIDI Tutorial Readings MIDI Assignments

Hard Disk Digital Recording:
Class Project - Observe the recording of two recitals with the music recital recording technician. Be sure to observe how the recording equipment is set up, mic placement, level checks and so forth. The point is learn how to set up and record a live performance.
Personal Project - Burn one Cd track (you can do more). This project can be dubbing your prior performances from cassette (your greatest hits ;- ), recording an original composition, remixing, etc...Must include normalization. Some students have multitracked an ensemble work as their project. Our projects will look at the demo versions of DP4, Reason, Garage Band, Deck, and Peak.
Please note that we have the DECK and PEAK manuals on-line in pdf format. Please refer to the manuals if you have problems outside of class. They extensive and searchable. I have copied several tutorials for you. Here are the direct links: Deck Recording Deck Mixing/Automation Deck Quicktime Movie Peak CD Burning Peak Noise Reduction and Peak LP Conversion