Students investigate the ways in which music serves to enhance the overall goals of the product or project. Musical analysis demonstrates how each style is created.
Students produce their own musical compositions in each media context.
The course includes the uses of computer, the language of MIDI, sequencing, FM and other types of synthesis, and a survey of currently available music software packages. Students are strongly encouraged to engage in independent work based on their own compositional interests. No prior computer or synthesis experience is needed. Performance practices are related to the individual student's abilities, background, and experience. Coursework includes solo transcription and analysis, a comparison of improvisational methods, and a survey of educational resources.