Introduction to Music Technology. Technology is fast becoming and important tool in many musical disciplines. Orchestra, Band, and Choral directors use notation programs to create arrangements and perform quick transpositions. Composers, Songwriters, Film Composers, and Jingle Writers all use notation programs, sequencing programs, and digital audio editors to create and present their music. Recording engineers use digital audio recorders and sequencers.
Music theorists use technological tools for analysis and notation tools for example preparation.
Vocal and instrumental instructors use digital audio analysis programs to analyze the quality of tone production and interactive accompaniment systems for enhanced practicing. In addition, musicians of every type communicate and gather information through the internet. In short, basic literacy in a variety of music technologies is a must for anyone planning a career in a music field. This course will provide the basis for this necessary literacy and a foundation for further study for those who wish to pursue these or other music technologies in depth. This course consists of practical assignments using several different software programs, written homework assignments covering the basic concepts and terminology that underlie the technologies, and exposure to the ways that people have been making music with technology for the past one hundred years.