MPAME-UE.1405.1.001 Course SyllabusPage 1

Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions

MPAME-UE.1405.1.001

Music Technology for Music Education

Course Syllabus

(Last updated: November 8, 2011)

CATALOG DESCRIPTION

This course is a friendly introduction to digital music, digital audio, recording & mastering, notation, multimedia processing, and internet technology for the undergraduates who are looking for a practicum course in this area. It offers a great opportunity for students to develop their digital world in music and the arts, and to realize their creativities for various electronic and internet platforms. This course is also to prepare those students who are new to NYU for getting familiar with the technology resources offered and around NYU campus, and help them to develop their electronic portfolio from the beginning of their studies. Prior experience of background in technology is not required. Students will have a comprehensive exposure to multimedia programs and apps, including (but not limited to) digital imaging, audio, video, and internet applications, web authoring, HTML, NYU Files 2.0, podcasting, music notation and recording programs, as well as digital video and movie making.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

  • Students will be able to create and continue to develop their electronic portfolios.
  • Students will be able to create a website and apply current technology to the presentation of educational materials on the website.
  • Students will be able to use technology to collect, prepare, convert, and modify specific digital media for music education materials, such as texts, images, audio, video, scrolls, apps, programs, archives(recordings), etc.
  • Students will be able to use music notation programs to assist their music teaching and composition, as well as music publishing and online presentations.
  • Students will be able to setup recording environment for live music, as well as operate live audio mixing and amplification.
  • Students will be able to plan and develop lesson plans with computers and technology.
  • Students will be able to identify programs to create a presentation of an interactive music learning experience.

REQUIRED TEXT OR SOURCE MATERIALS

There is no required book for this course. Readings and assignments will be provided to students via internet on Blackboard. Students will also be expected to source – and share with their classmates – much of their own reading material and findings from periodicals and internet resources.

COURSE CONTENTS

Week 1

  • Course Introduction
  • NYU Home & Blackboard
  • NYU Files 2.0 Server and initial activation
  • Website Establishment (NYU Files 2.0)
  • Web Hosting Servers (NYU ITS)
  • Software and Applications (WWW Authoring and Music Teaching/Technology tools)
  • Internet, WWW, and Computers for Music Education
  • Technology Facilities and Resources on NYU Campus

Week 2

  • Understanding Files and Folders, and Web Hosting Server Database Structure
  • Accessing Web Hosting Server: File Transfer Protocol
  • Accessing Web Content through Browsers: Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol
  • HTML and Simple Text Editors
  • HTML I
  • Basic HTML Syntax
  • Tags and Attributes I
  • Making Links as Anchor
  • Internal Links
  • External Links
  • Email Links
  • Basic Page Formatting
  • Posting Images and Embedding Audios

Week 3

  • HTML II
  • Tags and Attributes II
  • Building up Websites (Multiple Pages)
  • Web Colors and Hexadecimal System
  • Create Pages and Internal Links

Week 4

  • Digital Imaging I
  • Understanding Digital Imaging and Formats
  • Digital Imaging Editing Programs
  • Pixels, Resolutions, and Resizing
  • Colors, Color Table, Color Mode, Levels, Basic Adjustments
  • Filters
  • Online Web-based Image Editing Sites and Resources

Week 5

  • Digital Audio I
  • Understanding Popular Digital Audio File Formats (AIFF, WAV, AU, MP3, M4A, AAC, etc.)
  • Understanding Sampling Frequency and Bit-Rate
  • Extracting Digital Audio Files from Music/Audio CD
  • Converting Digital Audio Files
  • Posting Digital Audio on Web Pages.
  • Introduction to Audacity
  • Control Toolbar
  • Mixer Toolbar
  • Meter Toolbar
  • Edit Toolbar
  • Basic Editing (Cut, Copy, Delete, Mute, Paste, etc.)
  • Basic Sound Effects (Fade-In/Out, Normalize, etc.)

Week 6

  • Movie Authoring I
  • Introduction to iMovie
  • Ken Burns Effect, Fitting, and Cropping
  • Movie Clips Sequencing and Editing
  • Video Effects and Transitions
  • Text, Title, End-Credits, and Themes
  • Adding Audio and Music to the Movie
  • Exporting (Sharing) Movies
  • Popular Movie File Formats and Web Posting

Week 7

  • Movie Authoring II
  • Introduction to Windows Movie Maker
  • Media Components Collection and Preparation for Movie Making
  • Movie Clips Sequencing and Editing
  • Video Effects and Transitions
  • Text, Title, End-Credits, and Themes
  • Adding Audio and Music to the Movie
  • Exporting (Sharing) Movies
  • Popular Movie File Formats and Web Posting
  • Internet Video Downloading and Video File Converting
  • PodCasting and Its Application for Music Education

Week 8

  • Digital Audio II
  • Detailed Audacity Operation
  • Track Pop-Down Menu
  • Split Stereo Tracks
  • Audio Spatial Arrangement
  • New Audio Tracks
  • Generate Tones and Silence
  • Advance Digital Sound Effects
  • Mixed Down to Stereo
  • Exporting Sound Files
  • Desktop Recording Techniques
  • Desktop Recording Programs
  • Audacity Recording from Stereo Out/Mix
  • Audacity Recording from Line-In
  • Screen Shot (Desktop Visual Recording Techniques)
  • Music Concrete Project
  • Music Concrete Background and History
  • Collecting Source Audio
  • Modifying and Treating Audio
  • Multi-Track Audio/Music Composition

Week 9

  • Notation
  • Introduction to Music Notation Programs
  • Notation Program Setup and Inputting Notes
  • Music Score Editing
  • Music Score Printing and Exporting for Different Media and Resolutions
  • Music Notation Web Presentation for Music Education

Week 10

  • Recording Technology
  • Understanding Music Technology Terminology
  • Understanding Microphones, Cables, Mixing Boards, Recording Media and Devices, Digital Hard-Drive Recording, Audacity Recording, etc.
  • Basic Microphone Setup and Arrangement Techniques for Voices and Musical Instruments
  • Digital Recording Mastering and Sharing

Week 11

  • GIF Animation
  • Introduction to GIF Animation Programs
  • Indexing Color and Color Table
  • Animation and Transparency
  • Inter-Frame Delay and Looping for Timing Control
  • Transitions
  • Adobe Photoshop for GIF Animation and Beyond
  • Adobe Photoshop for Creating GIF Animation
  • Color Modes
  • Layers
  • Output for Web and Devices
  • Online GIF Animators and Resources

Week 12

  • Basic Web Design Concept and Philosophy
  • Tables and Layers
  • CSS and PHP
  • Themes, Colors, Styles, and Their Implications
  • Website Navigation
  • Music and Multimedia Presentation on the Web
  • Introduction to Important Web Authoring Tools and Applications
  • Adobe Dreamweaver
  • Adobe Flash

Week 13

  • Introduction to MIDI Sequencing Programs
  • Introduction to Virtual Digital Recording Studios
  • Introduction to Multimedia Live Performance & Controlling Programs
  • Introduction to Mobile Technology and Applications
  • iPhone (SmartPhone) and Apps in Learning Technology
  • iPad (Tablet) and Apps in Learning Technology
  • Distributing Computing Technology and Environment and Its Impacts on Music Education
  • Introduction to Network Learning Technology and Its Applications to Music Education

Week 14

  • Electronic Portfolio
  • Discussion and Review
  • Proposal of the Final Projects
  • Comments and Suggestions
  • Debugging
  • Q&As
  • Open Discussion

Week 15

  • Final Project Presentation
  • All Course Works and Assignment Due

ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT

  • Each week will assign task-specific exercises based on the contents distributed in the class.
  • A final project and presentation
  • Q&A in the form of email to expect students to research and answer
  • Students will be evaluated on:
  • weekly assignments: 40%
  • attendance, class participation in questions and discussions: 40%
  • final project and presentation (including e-mail questions and replies): 20%
  • All assignments must be posted on the website and/or NYU Blackboard.

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