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Sample Curriculum for Music Production Module

Music Production

Students create a harmonized song by copying, pasting, and changing patch assignments and pitches.

This module focuses on desktop music production using the two main modern music production applications: MIDI (musical instrument digital interface) and digital audio. Students explore the history of electronic music, including MIDI. They are introduced to the main features of MIDI sequencing software and learn how to change tempos, musical styles, and musical keys. Students learn how to make a four-part harmonized song by copying, pasting, and changing patch assignments and pitches. Using the Jammer Professional software, students practice fine-tuning a pre-recorded song by choosing a style and adding drum fills and solos. Students sample their own voice and examine how it looks digitally. They then learn how to edit sampled audio data and insert it into a pre-recorded song file. In the last two activities, students learn how to import, edit, and mix clips in the Sonar application and how to record their dance groove to a CD. This curriculum will accommodate 7- or 10-day class rotations.

Student Objectives

Understand the history of electronic music, including MIDI
Use sequencing software to edit songs and change tempos, musical styles, and musical keys
Explain principles of sound and sound recording
Record voice to a computer using a microphone, sound card, and software
Make an audio advertisement using voice and music
Create a dance song using audio loops
Copy music to CD

Technology Content Standards
This module meets 13 of the 20 ITEEA Standards. Visit our Web site and click the Modules link to view a chart of all 20 ITEEA Standards and those that this module addresses.

Activity Listing

Activity 1: Basic MIDI Engineering
Activity 2: Copying and Pasting MIDI Information
Activity 3: Advanced MIDI Engineering
Activity 4: Using Jammer Professional to Make Songs
Activity 5: Going Further with Jammer Professional
Activity 6: Sampling Audio Information
Activity 7: Editing Sampled Audio Data
Activity 8: Making a Radio Spot
Activity 9: Composing with Groove Clips
Activity 10: Burning Your Own CD

Music Production
Module Components
10-Day Curriculum

Sonar Studio Version 8 Software
Jammer Professional Version 6 Software
External USB sound card
Microphone
Spindle of 100 CD-Rs with envelopes
Sample files/resource CD
Teacher’s Resource Manual and 2 Student Workstation Manuals

TEM3050NC

MUSIC PRODUCTION W/O COMPUTER • More Photos

In-Stock • $949.00

STU544

DESKTOP MUSIC PROD. STUDENT • More Photos

In-Stock • $99.00

*Extra copies of Workstation Manuals may only be purchased with a Module or Classroom Pack order. They cannot be purchased separately.

Minimum System Requirements
Microsoft® Windows 95, 98, Me, NT 4, 2000, XP or Vista; Pentium 200 Mhz or higher recommended; 32 MB RAM (256 MB recommended for XP); screen 800x600 256 colors, 1024x768 true color recommended; mouse or tablet; CD-R/RW drive.

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