What a great class. I know several students who would love to take a class like this. They play around with these kinds of programs all the time. I had a student about 12 years ago who began fooling around with music, writing, producing, dancing and he is doing great now. this is the address for his production http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-P4QrHCDs0Q Young people are so lucky when they run into someone who helps them reach the next level in a course that they are really interested in. If you are really teaching this course I wish you a lot of luck. If you aren’t maybe you should think about it. Good luck and have a good summer.
It's amazing how music can be produced these days. My husband is in the music industry, and I am always seeing him mess around with all these different programs on the computer. Maybe he should take this course. The syllabus looks great! I thought it was a great idea to put upfront recommended equipment for the course. Students definitely need to have the essential equipment in order to really get a good grasp on the material that you will be teaching them. I remember back in the day when I was putting together music for my dance studio. It required the record playing, wherein I was pressing the record and pause button to splice the music on a tape (haha).
Nate, I'm not fond of the site you selected to publish your syllabus. I find the ads distracting, but after figuring out how to navigate Amal's site, I had an easier time with yours.
The content of your syllabus proper is comprehensive and clear. I'd love to attend sessiong 5 on drums and bass (may favorite part of a piece). It provides a good overview of the course.
I used to post my grades like you did, but I had students arguing that if an A is 90-100 and they got 89.5 I should round it up to 90. I don't know if that is your policy, but if it isn't you may want to post it as 80-89.99 is a B. Just a thought for what it's worth.
This is a document of which you can be proud. Are you going to impelment it in your course or is it hypothetical? It is very well done.
Thanks for sharing Kathy. I checked out the artist's link (your former student). He's very talented. He should do well in the industry because this type of music is what is selling right now. You're right, there's so much talent out there. It's all about networking with the right people to get exposure. I'm not actually teaching this class, but I wish I was. For now it's just a passion I have.
Hi Heidi. The industry isn't like it use to be. I remember doing things the hard way, as you mentioned in your dance studio. When I first started, I would have to record on DAT tapes.These were the first tapes that recorded in a digital format, so I would travel from studio to studio with a case full of tapes. Now days I can drop a whole album worth of unedited audio on an external hard drive that fits in my pocket or I can email songs back and forth for editing purposes.
Hi Donna. Thanks for the comment. I haven't had any issues with Scribd. What would you recommend as a comparable alternative? If there were an actual situation where a student had an 89.5, I would give them the benefit of the doubt. This course is just hypothetical though, so I won't have to worry about that any time soon.
What a great class. I know several students who would love to take a class like this. They play around with these kinds of programs all the time. I had a student about 12 years ago who began fooling around with music, writing, producing, dancing and he is doing great now. this is the address for his production http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-P4QrHCDs0Q
ReplyDeleteYoung people are so lucky when they run into someone who helps them reach the next level in a course that they are really interested in. If you are really teaching this course I wish you a lot of luck. If you aren’t maybe you should think about it. Good luck and have a good summer.
It's amazing how music can be produced these days. My husband is in the music industry, and I am always seeing him mess around with all these different programs on the computer. Maybe he should take this course. The syllabus looks great! I thought it was a great idea to put upfront recommended equipment for the course. Students definitely need to have the essential equipment in order to really get a good grasp on the material that you will be teaching them. I remember back in the day when I was putting together music for my dance studio. It required the record playing, wherein I was pressing the record and pause button to splice the music on a tape (haha).
ReplyDeleteNate, I'm not fond of the site you selected to publish your syllabus. I find the ads distracting, but after figuring out how to navigate Amal's site, I had an easier time with yours.
ReplyDeleteThe content of your syllabus proper is comprehensive and clear. I'd love to attend sessiong 5 on drums and bass (may favorite part of a piece). It provides a good overview of the course.
I used to post my grades like you did, but I had students arguing that if an A is 90-100 and they got 89.5 I should round it up to 90. I don't know if that is your policy, but if it isn't you may want to post it as 80-89.99 is a B. Just a thought for what it's worth.
This is a document of which you can be proud. Are you going to impelment it in your course or is it hypothetical? It is very well done.
Thanks for sharing Kathy. I checked out the artist's link (your former student). He's very talented. He should do well in the industry because this type of music is what is selling right now. You're right, there's so much talent out there. It's all about networking with the right people to get exposure. I'm not actually teaching this class, but I wish I was. For now it's just a passion I have.
ReplyDeleteHi Heidi. The industry isn't like it use to be. I remember doing things the hard way, as you mentioned in your dance studio. When I first started, I would have to record on DAT tapes.These were the first tapes that recorded in a digital format, so I would travel from studio to studio with a case full of tapes. Now days I can drop a whole album worth of unedited audio on an external hard drive that fits in my pocket or I can email songs back and forth for editing purposes.
ReplyDeleteHi Donna. Thanks for the comment. I haven't had any issues with Scribd. What would you recommend as a comparable alternative? If there were an actual situation where a student had an 89.5, I would give them the benefit of the doubt. This course is just hypothetical though, so I won't have to worry about that any time soon.
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