Electronic Music
Semester course ~ 2.5 Credits
Jennifer Moss, Instructor
Email: jmoss@abschools.org
Web site: mossmusicnews.org
Course Description
This course is designed as a beginning course in Electronic Music for students who may, or may not already have a working knowledge with this genre. Using the Apple's premiere digital audio workstation (DAW) software, Logic ProX, this course covers standard electronic music objectives, as well as concepts designed to encourage the development of well-rounded musicians. By the end of the course, you will be able to:
Work extensively with Logic ProX
Record and edit both MIDI and Audio Data
Use and understand the various software instruments in Logic ProX
Use and understand how to manipulate musical pitch & sound
Score a Quicktime Movie
Produce 9-10 substantial Electronic Music Projects
How this class works
Skills & Concepts are learned through projects using Logic ProX.
Lessons are presented in a blended learning format - class presentations, videos, screenshots, feedback, critiques.
There is a lot of freedom in this class as you develop your music, but if you are not working productively on a task, you risk losing that freedom.
Grading
In Electronic Music, grades reflect INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT. You will not be graded against your classmates’ academic and/or skill ability, but rather against your own POTENTIAL. Grades are comprised of the following criteria:
• Logic Projects (80%)
• Individual and Group Critiques (20%)
Download 'Electronic Music Syllabus'
Expectations
In this course, you are expected and encouraged to explore, take risks, experiment, fail, and try, try again.
RESPECT for yourself, peers and each other.
RESPONSIBILITY for completing work, staying focused on tasks, using the classroom equipment appropriately & following directions.
RESILIENCY for learning how to give and receive artistic critique, and incorporating that critique.
Private Lessons
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Max is an ABRHS Grad (class of 2014) with a BA Music degree from NYU's Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music.
