Introduction to Music Technology

Catalog description

Course Content and Expectations: Introduction to Music Technology is a coursed designed for freshman or first-year students in the BA Music Technology, BFA Sound Design, or BM Music Composition degree programs at Penn State. This course will provide an introduction and overview to the use of technology in creative music making, live sound, and recording engineering. At the completion of this course, students will have a working fundamental knowledge of audio recording hardware and software, concepts in live sound reinforcement, MIDI sequencing, and an understanding of the various ways technology is used in creative music making. These skills will provide students with a foundation for success in future music technology courses. Course Goals and Objectives: Students will complete 13 weekly assignments and one final project. Weekly assignments are sequential and design to gradual build upon the students' knowledge and experience in the field of music technology. These include live sound, recording, mixing, editing, and MIDI sequencing. The final project will demonstrate the students' ability to combine these skills to create a short original composition/recording.