Students will learn step-time and real time note entry, music editing, patch programming, tempo and dynamic control, transposition, and other features of a standard MIDI sequencing program. The course includes discussion and demonstrations of the compositional process, and covers the use and understanding of the Musical Instrument Digital Interface protocol.
Students develop their own compositions at the level of their own ability and music knowledge.
Compositions will be presented in a concert at the website. Three class hours per week. Video demonstrations of the tutorials will be provided. Teacher discussion and assistance are provided in the Class Chat Room and by individual e-mail correspondence. Assistance will include one to one teacher guidance in using your software on your computer through the program NetMeeting in the Net Meeting Learning Lab.