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Riverside Community College District
Integrated Course Outline of Record

Music 8B


COURSE DESCRIPTION
8B Sequencing and Orchestration with Digital Audio and MIDI Units: 3.00
 
Prerequisite(s): MUS 8A: Introduction to Midi and Digital Audio
Practical experience using Digital Audio, the Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) and its applications with an emphasis on song writing, graphic notation, sampling, editing, and orchestrating. Total of 36 hours lecture and 54 hours laboratory. This course may be taken a total of three times.
 
SHORT DESCRIPTION FOR CLASS SCHEDULE
Practical experience using Digital Audio, the Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) and its applications with an emphasis on song writing, graphic notation, sampling, editing, and orchestrating. Total of 36 hours lecture and 54 hours laboratory. This course may be taken a total of three times.
 
ADVISORY ENTRY SKILLS
Before entering the course, students will be able to:
  1. Build a Digital Audio studio.

  2. Record music using digital sequencing and sampling software applications.

  3. Produce publish-ready sheet music using music notation software applications.

  4. Compose simple pieces of music.
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
 Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:
  1. Record and perform intermediate-level sequences.
  2. Write an intermediate-level popular song.
  3. Analyze simple techniques used in formal composition of art music.
  4. Orchestrate intermediate levels of music with Digital Audio/MIDI.
  5. Record and edit digital audio (Samples).
 
COURSE CONTENT
  TOPICS
 
  1.  Review MIDI basics and Digital audio
  2.  Principles of sound
  3.  Song writing techniques
  4.  American song forms
  5.  Writing and mixing orchestral music
  6.  Pop music styles and drum techniques
  7.  Music in film
  8.  SMPTE code
  9.  Cue sheets
  10.  Calculating tempos and meters for film and video

 
 
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION
 Methods of instruction used to achieve student learning outcomes may include, but are not limited to:

  • Present class lectures/discussions/demonstrations in order to introduce material to students so that they may gain better knowledge in the subject area of recording and performing intermediate-level sequences and popular songs.
  • Create and assign pair and small group activities such as orchestrating intermediate levels of music with Digital Audio/MIDI.
  • Develop and assign class exercises such as analyzing simple techniques used in formal composition of art music.
  • Create and have students participate in cooperative learning tasks, such as recording and editing digital audio.
 
METHODS OF EVALUATION
 Students will be evaluated for progress in and/or mastery of learning outcomes by methods of evaluation which may include, but are not limited to:

  • Presentations/demonstrations designed to evaluate students’ abilities to record and edit digital audio, analyze simple techniques used in formal composition of art music, and orchestrate intermediate levels of music with Digital Audio/MIDI.
  • Written reports/presentations designed to evaluate students’ abilities to record, edit and perform music using digital audio recording, MIDI sequencing and sampling software applications.
  • Quizzes/examinations designed to analyze student progress and knowledge to record and perform intermediate-level sequences and record and edit digital audio
ASSIGNMENTS

Required Reading Assignments


Required Writing Assignments


Other Outside-of-Class Assignments
 
COURSE MATERIALS
 All materials used in this course will be periodically reviewed to ensure that they are appropriate for college level instruction. Possible texts include:

  • Wills, David. Understanding Samplers and Sampling. VHS Tape. Mind over MIDI Productions, 0.
  • Huber, David. The MIDI Manual. 2nd ed. Alfred Publishing, 1998.
  • Gilreath, Paul. The Guide to MIDI Orchestration. Alfred Publishing, 1997.
  • Middleton, Chris. The Complete Guide to Digital Audio. Muska and Lipman Publishing, 2003.
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