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MUS-1500 Introduction to Music Technology


Credits 3
This course is an introduction to the various technologies used in music performance, composition, notation, recording, distribution, and education. Students examine the impact of these technologies on music history, culture, and society. Students learn how basics of sound, acoustics, MIDI technology, and the Digital Audio Workstation can create music of all types and styles. This course also covers the trends of copyright laws and protections pertinent to the music industry.
Course Outcomes
  1. Describe current and historical music technologies used in performing, composing, notating, recording, distributing, learning and listening.
  2. Examine cultural and social changes related to emerging music technologies.
  3. Discuss the impact of music technologies on everyday life. 
  4. Explain how different technologies are used in recorded music.
  5. Describe mechanisms used in acquiring licenses to perform or record published music.




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