Intro to Digital Audio & Music Theory

This two-day course is designed to provide an introduction to digital audio and music theory concepts, and will serve as the basis for all subsequent Future Rhythm courses. Students will learn key concepts, terminology, and basic music fundamentals through a series of lectures, listening examples and exercises. This course is strongly suggested for anyone looking to build a strong foundation in modern recording and production, and serves as a great refresher course for anyone who just wants to fill in the gaps.

Topics Include:

• Music and Computers
• Components of the digital studio
• Computer Basics and System Requirements
• Sound Waves
• Analog vs. Digital Audio
• Hardware vs. Software
• Sound formats and standards
• Lossless vs. Lossy Compression
• DAW Software
• Editing Audio
• Digital Signal Processing
• Samples and Loops
• Analyzing Sound
• MIDI Basics
• Plug-ins and Virtual Instruments
• Burning CDs and DVDs
• Copyright Basics
• Musical Pulse and Meter
• Understanding the Keyboard
• Notes, Pitch and Rhythms
• Key Signatures
• Constructing Scales
• Chords and Intervals
• Music Notation
• Major vs. Minor

Class Length

2 days
(16 course hours)

Prerequisites

Basic Computer Skills.

Next Class Starts

July 7th, 2008

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Equipment

Each student will be provided with a  computer workstation (Mac or PC) for use during class that is equipped with various software programs, a MIDI controller, and headphones.