Undergraduate Program
Selected Course Offerings:
Music Technology
A number of electives in Music Technology are offered on a regular basis. They include:
Music 295: Introduction to Electronic Music.
Professor Juraj Kojs.
A survey of basic techniques in synthesis, sampling, MIDI sequencing and digital mixing. Focus on popular genres of electronic music including trance, hip-hop, ambient, house, techno and trip-hop. Compositional exercises in creating electronic music. Prerequisite: Familiarity with music notation. Enrollment limited to 30 students.
Music 325: Fundamentals Of Music, Multimedia Art & Technology.
Professor Michael Klingbeil.
A study of fundamental principles of electroacoustic music and multimedia technology. Investigation of acoustics, psychoacoustics, sound recording and reproduction, digital audio, image processing, and computer graphics. Exercises in synthesis and signal processing, MIDI, animation, and digital video. Prerequisite: MUSI 210a or b. Enrollment limited to 20 students.
Music 395: Compositional Applications in Music, Multimedia Art, & Technology.
Professor Kathryn Alexander.
An applied study of practical software and hardware applications in music and multimedia art. Advanced topics include: digital synthesis and sampling, patch design, digital audio effects, digital recording and mixing, digital audio workstations, MIDI controllers, image editing, animation, video production, media encoding, and content delivery. Prerequisite: MUSI 325a. Enrollment limited to 20 students.
Music 466: Music and Multimedia Art.
Professor Michael Klingbeil.
A study of the creative interaction among music, multimedia, and technology, and the research, performance, and pedagogical impact of that focus. Examination of hardware and software and their integration. Topics include: authoring languages and hypertext and hypermedia issues in software design, development, and use.
