MUS 321 Music Technology

Courses  William Wieland

Classtime: By arrangement. Please provide your schedule to Dr. Wieland as soon as possible.

Instructor: Dr. William Wieland     Office: Spafford Hall Room 304     Phone: 626-2499

E-mail: wielandb@northern.edu     Web Site: www.northern.edu/wieland

Office Hours: 11:00 or by appointment. Typically, the best time and place to meet is immediately after class in the classroom. You may also leave messages via e-mail, in my box or with Tracy Jurgens at 626-2497. Please see me if you have any questions or problems.

Classrooms: We will always begin in the Music Technology Classroom, Spafford 313, but we will sometimes move to the Music Computer Lab, Spafford 309, or work with the Digital Recording Cart, JFAC 107A.

Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor.

Materials: Please bring a pencil, paper and staff paper to every class and work session. You will also receive handouts. Free staff paper can be printed from my web site. Go to Theory Things and look under STAFF PAPER.

Useful Text Available in the Library: Williams & Webster. Experiencing Music Technology. 3rd ed. 2006.

Equipment: NOTHING MAY LEAVE THE ROOMS. We must share everything.

Description: Creative hands-on experience with technology useful for musicians. Topics will include MIDI, electronic composition, computer engraving, multimedia development, computer assisted music instruction and digital audio.

Objectives: To introduce all of the topics listed in the description. To become acquainted with technology you did not know at the beginning of the semester. To complete one or more projects.

Activities: Hands-on computer work through weekly assignments, a presentation and a final project. Class time will include lecture, discussion, and listening.

Grades: Your presentation grade and final project grade will be averaged. This grade will be adjusted for assignments and attendance. Weekly assignments will be graded as follows: Satisfactory (S) Unsatisfactory (U) — includes late work Zero (0) — includes uncompleted assignments Your semester grade will be lowered ¼ letter for every assignment which receives an unsatisfactory. Your semester grade will be lowered ½ letter for every assignment which receives a zero.

Attendance: I take roll every class period. If you have two or more unexcused absences, your semester grade will be lowered one letter. 5 minutes late is considered tardy and being tardy twice is equal to one absence. Students are responsible for information missed as a result of being absent or tardy. Ask Woody.

Academic Honesty: Please refer to the Student Disciplinary Code of the NSU Student Handbook.

Disabilities Statement: Northern State University recognizes its responsibility for creating an institutional climate in which students with disabilities can thrive. If you have any type of disability for which you require special accommodations to promote your learning in this class, please contact the NSU Office of Disability Services (626-2371, Student Center 217) as soon as possible to discuss your needs. You must discuss with me accomodations you need prior to assignment due dates.

Freedom in Learning Statement: Under Board of Regents and University policy student academic performance may be evaluated solely on an academic basis, not on opinions or conduct in matters unrelated to academic standards. Students should be free to take reasoned exception to the data or views offered in any course of study and to reserve judgment about matters of opinion, but they are responsible for learning the content of any course of study for which they are enrolled. Students who believe that an academic evaluation reflects prejudiced or capricious consideration of student opinions or conduct unrelated to academic standards should contact the Dean of Fine Arts to initiate a review of the evaluation.

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Caveat: This syllabus is subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances.