Music 271: Introduction to Music Technology

This course is designed to offer students a broad introduction to and understanding of the technologies surrounding music and its production in today's environment.  Students will engage with topics including recording audio, MIDI, digital audio workstations, sampling, signal processing, non-linear editing, and music production in a project-based manner.  Through discussions, listening assignments, and written texts, students will explore the aesthetic and cultural implications of the ways that music and technology intersect in the rapidly changing music landscape.  Students will complete a supervised project in the area of their interest.  No previous experience is required.  May be taken for credit toward the Film & Media Studies major or minor.