MIDI, the acronym for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, is one of the newest and most exciting areas of the modern recording industry. MIDI is the electronic marriage of music and computer technology and is a revolutionary event in the history of music composition, recording and arranging. An examination of the use of computer technology in electronic music synthesis and manipulation. Students will learn techniques and applications of software programs dealing with music recording, notation, sound editors and sound libraries. Students are auditioned at the beginning of Applied Music I. During the seventh week of each semester students will be juried and at the end of each semester students will perform in a recital.
Students are responsible for payment to the studio instructor.
This choir program is designed to give students the opportunity to sing the great choral music of various eras. Appropriate style, phrasing, vocal production, and musicianship are taught. Performances are required. Open to all students, no audition required. This course is open to all students who read music and can play a guitar, bass, keyboard, or drums.