Music and Media @ OCHSA
Lecturer: Mr. Gene Wie

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School year: 2007-2008 | 2006-2007 | 2005-2006 | 2004-2005 | 2003-2004

 


Spring Semester 2008

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Unit Four - Electronic Music Creation Basics

Music Software (Free Open Source Software):

  • Audacity Audio Editing Software [All Operating Systems]
    This is our standard waveform editing software. You're welcome to use another if you have one that you prefer, but Audacity is free, cross-platform, and not very difficult to figure out.

  • Renoise 1.9 [Windows/Mac]
    Because of its relatively advanced features (compared to some of the other software out there) we'll be covering a lot of the basics in terms of tracking and sequencing using this program.

Homework:

  • Homework 2 - Using the built in samples in Renoise 1.9, write a single pattern of music based on any of the following folk songs:

    • Baa, Baa, Black Sheep

    • Row, Row, Row, Your Boat

    • Mary Had a Little Lamb

    • Old MacDonald Had a Farm

    If you are having difficulties with Renoise, please look at the tutorial. There is information on using the interface, loading/saving files, as well as basic editing concepts.
     

  • Final Project - Any samples from Renoise + royalty free outside sources of your choice (search Google for "samples"), please create an original composition of your choice, in any genre, minimum length 3 minutes. You may work with a partner, and submit a single song together.

    UPDATED: THIS PROJECT IS DUE ON
    MONDAY, MAY 19TH!!
    Please submit your project by email to ochsa@solscope.com if it is small enough; bring it on a CD and leave it in my school mailbox, OR put it on a USB key and bring it to class. Your choice!

Background Reading:

Links:

 


Fall Semester 2007

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Unit One - Copyright in the Digital Age

Reading materials for next week's in-class discussion:
Article #1: Broadway Electronic Music Controversy
Article #2: Musicians Fight Virtual Orchestras
Article #3: Theatre's Alive With the Sound of Laptops

Look at these sites and be prepared to discuss what they do, how they do it, and what benefits they offer (if any) to music and musicians. They may seem similar, but their overall goals are somewhat different in terms of their content.

The Werner Icking Music Archive
Internet Music Score Library Project
The Mutopia Project
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Unit Two - Music Engraving

Reading materials for next week's in-class discussion:
Article #1: Music Engraving
Article #2: Wikipedia: Music Engraving
Article #3: Read Section No. 4 "Considerations" at the very bottom.

Unit Three - Digital Audio Editing

  • Download: Audacity Audio Editing Software [All Operating Systems]

  • Link: Audacity FAQ, Tutorial, Documentation

  • Homework #1

    • Download and Install Audacity

    • Download and open up this sample song: aren't you lucky? [MP3].
      Right click and select "Save As" for most of you....

    • Create a new song out of the sample by cutting/pasting/rearranging, and/or using some of the "effects" included with the program.

    • Save your work by using the "export to OGG" command in the "File" menu, and email or bring the file somehow to class.

  • Homework #2

    MP3's of final projects will be compiled into a single CD recording and will be posted here shortly for your listening enjoyment.