Basic Analysis Sections with MIDI

For this lab you will strive to better understand a piece of music by breaking it down into simple components.   Collect/download the piece of music you wish to analyze.    Please select a complete piece of music that is no longer than 5 minutes. Copy the piece into a new audio track in Ableton […]

basic analysis sections

For this lab you will strive to better understand a piece of music by breaking it down into simple components.   Collect/download the piece of music you wish to analyze.    Please select a complete piece of music that is no longer than 5 minutes. Copy the piece into a new audio track in Ableton […]

Analysis by deconstructing beats

In traditional musical analysis,  we leverage the tools of Common Music Notation to better understand the elements that bring a musical work to life.   In computer music, we use another set of tools to understand the elements of an existing piece of music. In the video linked below.  Pat Cupo uses the practice of […]

Getting Started (CMA)

For some of you, this will be your first time playing around in a DAW.   For others this may be the first time doing something focused and intentional in a DAW.  Digital Audio Workstations (DAW) are amazingly powerful tools that let you create music with simple step by step tasks.   While the simplicity […]

Present Music that Sings to you

One of the fastest ways to get to know someone is through understanding what they like about music. For this lab/presentation.  You will select two pieces of music that mean a lot to you,  inspire you to make music, or inspire you in life.  If the music has lyrics please consider if it is the […]