> From: Jamin Hoffman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > The "Electronic Music" class should actually be called "Using Your Computer > to Make Your Own Music." The way it is set up now, the students use > Sibelius, Mastertracks Pro Sequencer (I think that's what the program is > called - I've never used it before), and Musica Practica to write and record > their own music on I-Mac computers (of course, I'm used to Finale on a PC). > It is recommended that all students who take the course have at least a > basic musical background, but some will be stronger than others. Have any > of you ever taught a course like this, and if so, could you recommend some > resources, texts, ideas of things I should MAKE SURE I cover (as opposed to > things I can skip), etc., to help me to put it together?
I do quite a lot of this kind of thing over here in Scotland. The idea of approaching it as something which has to be 'covered' sounds a bit didactic to me. Where's the fun? I would approach this in a pretty much student centred way; ok here's the toys, I've shown you what they can do, now what do *you* want to do? The theory being that they are then motivated to get to grips with the gear, learning what they need to learn to achieve their own goals; it doesn't always work that way, of course! -- J. Simon van der Walt ----- Composer <http://www.jsimonvanderwalt.com> <http://www.inventionensemble.com> _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
