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MUSIC
TECHNOLOGY COMPONENT
The
Music Technology Component is NOT a degree program. It is a
supplemental program offered by the Boyer College which may be added
to most undergraduate and graduate music degrees. The addition
of this component generally requires an additional year of study for
any degree program.
The
Music Technology Component at the Undergraduate Level
A Guide for Advisors and Students
Rationale:
Throughout history advancements in music printing and musical instrument
design have had a profound effect on the evolution of the art form.
Computers, MIDI synthesizers, CDROM, DVD, and the Internet are the
latest in a long line of technological innovations that affect the
way we make, learn, and teach music. The music technology component
provides a structured sequence of “tools” courses for
those students who desire to use new technologies to enhance their
skills as performers, composers, teachers, and scholars. To accommodate
this component as a supplement to existing undergraduate curricula,
we offer a fifth-year option for all departments that elect to offer
this component. Applicants to programs that include a technology component
will be subject to the same audition and matriculation standards as
all other students at our college.
This program is designed to provide our students with skills in music
technology. Students emerging with a Bachelor of Music degree face
a world in which technology is present in every aspect of the music
industry and every other industry. Students who lack skills in technology
are at a competitive disadvantage when seeking meaningful employment
in their disciplines. The Boyer College Teaching, Learning, and Technology
Committee created the music technology component because former students
informed us that these skills contributed to their success after graduation.
Description:
The component focuses on the creative and pedagogical aspects of music
technology. All departments within the College may integrate this
component into their existing curricula. The table below summarizes
the music technology component requirements. This advising guide is
designed to assist students and their advisors in curriculum planning.
| Content Area |
Requirements |
Credits |
| Core Curriculum Science Requirement |
Acoustics (Physics C067) and Computers in Musical Applications
(Mus ST C315) |
|
| Music Notation on the Microcomputer |
Technology for Education in Music (MUS ED 331) |
3 |
| Interactive Multimedia |
Interactive Multimedia I and II (MUS ED 332 and 333) |
6 |
| Audio Engineering |
Sound Recording (MUS ST 321) |
3 |
| Synthesis and Sequencing |
Computer Synthesis
(MUS ST 316)
Composing Music for
Film (MUS ST 335)
MIDI (MUS ST 346) |
9 |
| Electives |
Computer Music Studio
(MUS ST 347 - 3 credits)
Sound Editing (MUS
ST - 3 credits)
Audio Productiong
(BTMM/FMA 275 - 4 credits)
Calculus (Math C085
- 4 credits)
C programming (CIS
C081 or C071 - 4 credits) |
|
| Advanced Work |
Projects in Music Technology (Independent Study with faculty
depending on the nature of the project) |
|
| Total |
|
36 |
Course Rotation Listing - to aid in curriculum planning
| Requirements |
Semester(s) |
Credits |
| Acoustics (Physics C067) and Computers in Musical Applications
(Mus ST C315) |
Fall |
6 |
| C programming (CIS C081 or C071) |
Fall |
4 |
| Sound Recording (MUS ST 321) |
Fall |
3 |
| Interactive Multimedia I (MUS ED 332) |
Fall |
3 |
| Composing Music for Film (MUST ST 335) |
Fall |
3 |
| MIDI (MUS ST 346) |
Fall |
3 |
| Computer Music Studio (MUST ST 347) |
Fall |
3 |
High Level Languages
C and C++ (CIS C081) |
Spring |
4 |
Computer Synthesis
(MUS ST 316) |
Spring |
3 |
| Sound Editing (MUS ST 322) |
Spring |
3 |
| Interactive Multimedia II (MUS ED 333) |
Spring |
3 |
| Calculus (Math C085) |
Fall and Spring |
4 |
| Audio Production (BTMM/FMA 275) |
Fall and Spring |
3 |
| Computers in Musical Applications (MUS ST C315) |
Fall and Spring |
3 |
| Technology for Education in Music (MUS ED 331) |
Fall and Spring |
3 |
| Projects in Music Technology (Independent Study with Dr. Wright,
Dr. Greenbaum, Dr. Brinkman, or Dr. Laganella depending on the
nature of the project) |
Fall and Spring |
|
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Core Curriculum Science Requirements:
Acoustics (Physics C067 -3 Credits)
Elementary principles of wave motion and discussion and analysis of
musical sounds from a large variety of sources including live voices,
instruments, oscillators, synthesizers, and recording media of all
sorts. Factors that permit the performer and listener to understand
and more fully control musical sounds. Demonstrations and video to
relate the signals received by the ears to visual and technical analysis.
The course is a pre-requisite to Computers in Musical Applications
MUS ST C315.
Computers in Musical Applications (MUS ST C315 - 3 Credits)
Introduces concepts of envelope, spectral evolution, onset transients,
psycho-acoustics of pitch, loudness and timbre. Digital representation
of sound versus analog representation; exhaustive explanation of sampling
theory. Examines technology of digital recording, editing and sound
synthesis. Acoustics PHYSICS C067 is a pre requisite for this course.
Other
Courses
If Calculus is taken to satisfy Temple’s core math requirement,
it can be used as an elective in the Music Technology Component. See
course description under Electives.
Music Notation on the Microcomputer:
Technology for Education in Music (MUS ED 331/631 - 3 Credits)
Introduction to use of the personal computer and MIDI synthesizer
to produce musical examples in notation and sequenced formats. Course
provides a basic understanding of computer operations using a graphical
user interface. Final project demonstrates student’s ability
to create a complete musical production. History and principles of
music notation are discussed and evaluation of final projects reflects
both technical and musical considerations. There is no pre-requisite
for this course.
Interactive Multimedia:
Interactive Multimedia I (MUS ED 332/632 - 3 Credits)
Upon satisfactory completion of this course, each student will be
able to create interactive multimedia applications using authoring
software, the world wide web, multimedia hardware, and multimedia
elements such as sound files, digital video, standard MIDI files,
and clip art. Each students will complete a final project demonstrating
his or her ability to effectively use the hardware and software in
creating a useful interactive multimedia application for education.
The history of multimedia and principles of human interface design
will be discussed. The application of multimedia to the world wide
web will be reviewed and experiences in HTML authoring of multimedia
web pages will be included. There is no pre-requisite for this course
but it is recommended that Technology for Education in Music MUS ED
331/631 precede this course in curriculum planning.
Interactive Multimedia II (MUS ED 333/633 - 3 Credits)
Upon satisfactory completion of this course, each student will be
able to create advanced interactive web sites including multimedia
objects in combination with Java, Javascript, and multimedia authoring
software plugins. Each student will complete a final project in designed
for the web. Interactive Multimedia I MUS ED 332/632 or instructor
permission is required to take this course.
Audio Engineering:
Sound Recording (MUS ST 321 - 3 Credits)
Microphone placement, room acoustics, and recording and mixing processes;
and Computers in Musical Applications: sampling theory and synthesis
fundamentals. Classes and labs are in Rock Hall’s concert hall,
computer lab, and recording studio. This course covers the engineering
of concert recordings of live music. There are 2 hours of lecture
and one hour of lab per week. Acoustics C067 and Computers in Musical
Applications MUS ST C315 are pre-requisites for this course.
Synthesis and Sequencing:
Computer Synthesis (MUS ST 316 - 3 credits)
Advanced course in software synthesis including an introduction to
UNIX. Script-based applications include NeXT’s Music Kit, and
Wright’s Frame programs; digital editing and mixing programs
are integrated as well. Csound and Cmix are available for advanced
students. Novice and advanced computer programmers work together on
NeXT workstations. Acoustics PHYSICS C067 and Computers in Musical
Applications MUS ST C315 are pre-requisites for this course.
Composing Music For Film (MUS ST 335 - 3 credits)
Advanced course in synthesis using modular MIDI instruments with SMPTE-synchronized
videotape. Specialized techniques for timing, spectral balance and
musical synchronization in the documentary film; critical study of
music in film; function of music in a soundtrack. Acoustics PHYSICS
C067 and Computers in Musical Applications MUS ST C315 are pre-requisites
for this course.
MIDI (MUS ST 346 - 3 credits)
Advanced course in synthesis using modular MIDI instruments focusing
on timbre design and sequencing using Macintosh hardware and the Performer
sequencing software. Commercial sequencing techniques (drum tracks,
layering of prerecorded sampled timbres, etc.) are avoided. Acoustics
PHYSICS C067 and Computers in Musical Applications MUS ST C315 are
pre-requisites for this course.
ELECTIVES
Computer Music Studio (MUS ST 347 - 2 Credits)
Students who successfully complete a prerequisite synthesis course,
work on composition or programming projects in the appropriate studio
on an independent basis with faculty permission. One course (MUS ST
316, 335, or 346) from the Synthesis and Sequencing component is required
as a pre-requisite to this course.
Audio Production (BTMM/FMA 275 - 4 Credits)
A programmatic investigation of the sound sense, utilizing experimental
demonstrations of multiple track audio, its control, use, and effects.
Calculus (MATH C075 - 4 Credits)
An introduction to analytic geometry; functions; limits and continuity;
differentiation of algebraic and trigonometric functions; curve sketching;
applications; antiderivatives; the definite integral and the Fundamental
Theorem of Calculus. Fulfills the core math requirement.
Programming in C (CIS 071 - 4 Credits)
Introduces students to computer and computer programming using the
C programming language.
Other Courses
Other music technology electives may be offered by the Boyer College
of Music and other academic units of the university.
ADVANCED WORK
Projects
in Music Technology (Independent Study - 3 Credits)
Independent project. Area of concentration is determined by the student,
with the approval of a supervising teacher. Course number will vary
depending on the department in which the student is advised.
FACILITIES
Presser Learning Center Smart Classroom (PLC 104)
17 Mac Pro Power PC computers each with a flat panel cinema display monitor, Super Drive,
M-Audio 61-Key USB MIDI Keyboard, M-Box2 and MiniDV deck. The lab is equipped with a video
projector and audio system for teaching, 100Mb Ethernet LAN
connected to the Internet, Tabloid-Size Laser Printer. Software
includes ProTools 6, FinalCut Studio, Finale 2008, Sibelius 4, Peak Pro 5, CSound, Pd, MegaPOV, Adobe Web Premium Creative Suite 3, iLife06, and MS Office 2004.
Open Computer Lab/Smart Classroom in Rock Hall
14 Mac Pro (two
2.66GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon Processors) computers, each
with an Apple 20-inch flat panel cinema display monitor, Super Drive,
and 750 Gg of hard drive space, and a Korg
K61 61-Key USB Keyboard. The lab is equipped with a video
projector and audio system for teaching, 100Mb Ethernet LAN
connected to the Internet, Tabloid-Size Laser Printer and flatbed
scanner. Software
includes Finale 2008, Sibelius 4, Peak Pro 5, MOTU Digital Performer
5.1.2, CSound, Pd, Max/MSP Jitter, MegaPOV, Adobe Web Premium Creative Suite 3, iLife06,
Credo Interactive Dance Forms 1, and MS Office 2004.
Rock Hall MIDI Lab
Advanced hardware for sound synthesis, sampling, sequencing, and
film scoring. 3 Power Macintosh G5 computers and 1 Mac
Pro twin Dual-Core
Intel Xeon computer with an
Apple 23-inch flat panel cinema display monitor running
REAKTOR, MOTU Digital Performer and Final Cut Studio 2. Vintage and
modern keyboards for MIDI input and Synthesis.
Rock Hall Audio Lab
3 Mac Pro twin
Dual-Core Intel Xeon computers with Apple
23-inch flat panel cinema display monitors and Final Cut Studio
2 for digital editing and recording of sound and video. 5.1
Surround DVD player with projector and JBL EON G2 speakers.
TECH Center Music Lab
10 Power Macintosh G5 computers, located in a dedicated Music room within the TECH Center, with MBox 2's (2 with Digi002's) running proTools, Finale, Sibelius, Band-in-a-Box, Digital Performer, Garage Band with Orchestra Pack, CSound, pd, Max MSP Jitter, MegaPOV, Adobe Creative Suite, Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks, MS Office.
Rock Hall Sound Recording Booth
All-digital recording facility used in audio engineering courses.
Rock Hall Concert Stage
A 329-seat performance space, used for chamber music and recitals.
Library Facilities
All holdings cataloged electronically. Terminals for student searches
of Presser and Rock Hall recordings and scores.
FACULTY
The principal faculty members involved in the music technology component
are:
- Dr.
Alexander Brinkman (Associate Professor of Music Theory)
- Dr.
Matthew Greenbaum (Professor of Composition)
- Dr. Steven Kreinberg (Associate Professor of Music History)
- Dr. David Pasbrig (Adjunct Instructor)
- Dr.
Maurice Wright (Professor of Composition)
