Welcome to MUS 657T on the Web
Classwork and Assignments
- Notes, Agenda and Assignments
- Questionnaire
- Music Technology Competencies Self-Assessment
- Competencies Self-Assessment Results
- MIDI file for Wednesday's class
- Various Demonstrations (requires Flash)
- Quick Message
TI:ME (Technology Institute for Music Educators)
Music Technology Terminology +
Technology in Music Education
- Technology Strategies for Music Education (from TI:ME)
- Opportunity-to-Learn Standards for Music Technology (from MENC)
- National Standards for Music Education
- The School Music Program: A New Vision (a more detailed listing of the standards)
- Some Examples of Music Technology on the Web
Notation Software
- Finale and Sibelius (two popular music notation applications)
- Finale Main Screen Screenshot
- Music Notation Software (a long list of other notation programs)
- Finale NotePad (free version of Finale you can install on your computer)
- Notation Software: The Ultimate Tool for the Music Teacher
Electronic Keyboards and Synthesizers
- Electronic Keyboard Basics (from IAEKM)
- What is a Synthesizer
- Electronic Musical Instruments 1870 - 1990
- History of the Synthesizer (before 1900)
The Triton (first three links are PDF files. Require free Acrobat Reader)
MIDI and Desktop Music
- Desktop Music Handbook
- What is MIDI
- Making Music with MIDI
- Exploring MIDI (especially Connecting MIDI Studios in MIDI Connections)
- Cakewalk Track View Screenshot
- Recording in Cakewalk
- Nine Suggestions for Improving Sequences
- MIDI Sequencing and the National Standards
Free Software (to install on your computer)
- ACID XPress (free version of ACID. PC only)
- Finale NotePad (free version of Finale. PC and MAC)
- Logic Fun (free sequencer. PC and MAC)
Miscellaneous
- Info Guides, Reviews and Resources (from Kelly's Music & Computers)
- Music Education Technology Articles and Product Reviews (from Lentine's Music)
- Choosing a Composition Program (PDF file. Requires free Acrobat Reader)
- Sources for MIDI files
- Free Sheet Music
- ACIDPlanet (listen to what others are doing with the ACID)
- Use this search to find free Acid loops to download
Computer and Internet Terminology
- Glossary of Computing & Internet Terms
- Webopedia
- Glossary (at Columbus State University)
Support Material (companies and people who have provided materials for this course)
- Carry-a-Tune
- eMedia Music
- EQ and Keyboard Magazines
- Kelly's Music & Computers
- Lentine's Music
- Sibelius
- SoundTree
- StevenEstrella.com
Last update: July 30, 2004
Basic Skills in Music Technology: Electronic Keyboards, MIDI Sequencing, and Notation
MUS 657T, Summer 2004
Department of Music
School of Visual and Performing Arts
C.W. Post Campus/Long Island University
Brookville, NY USA
John Meschi, Instructor
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