Description
Featuring 56 lessons by 49 music technology experts from around the world, The Music Technology Cookbook is an all-in-one guide to the world of music technology, covering topics like: composition (with digital audio workstations such as Ableton, Soundtrap, GarageBand); production skills such as recording, editing, and equalization; creating multimedia (ringtones, soundscapes, audio books, sonic brands, jingles); beatmaking; DJing; programming (Minecraft, Scratch, Sonic Pi, P5.js); and, designing instruments (MaKey MaKey). Each lesson tailored for easy use and provides a short description of the activity, keywords, materials needed, teaching context of the contributing author, time required, detailed instructions, modifications for learners, learning outcomes, assessment considerations, and recommendations for further reading. Music educators will appreciate the book's organization into five sections--Beatmaking and Performance; Composition; Multimedia and Interdisciplinary; Production; Programming--which are further organized by levels beginner, intermediate, and advanced. Written for all educational contexts from community organizations and online platforms to universities and colleges, The Music Technology Cookbook offers a recipe for success at any level.
Table of Contents
List of ContributorsEditor's Introductionadam patrick bellPart 1: Beatmaking and Performance 1. Rap My Name (Beginner)Katie Wardrobe2. Beats in a Box (Beginner)Eva Josephine Egolf3. Drum Programming Minus 1 (Beginner)James Humberstone4. Complete the Beat (Intermediate)Ian Cummings5. Drop that Beat! Digital Sampling with Ableton Live (Intermediate)Jonathan Kladder6. Mixing a DJ Set (Intermediate)Mark E. Perry7. Maschine Jam: Set the Groove for Classroom Improvisation (Advanced)Clint Randles8. Music Production Clusters: Engage, Explore, Discover, Create, Collaborate(Advanced)Joe Pignato9. Performing with Drum Kit Technologies (Advanced)Bryden StilliePart 2: Composition 10. Creating Song on iPads is a Cinch! (Beginner)Daniel Beal11. Music, Loops, Coding, OH MY! (Beginner)Meredith Allen12. The Patented Humberstone 4-Finger Technique (Beginner)James Humberstone13. Analyzing Your Favorite Song to Create a New Song (Intermediate)John Churchville14. When the Past Meets the Present (Intermediate)Angela Lau15. Creating Melodies to Fit A Chord Progression (Intermediate)Matt McLean16. Musique Concrète Étude (Intermediate)Robert Willey17. Anthem Creation for a New Nation (Intermediate)Patrick K. Cooper18. Ableton Overture (Intermediate)Alison Armstrong19. The Room Tone Song (Intermediate)Marc Weidenbaum20. Getting into Place/Space (Advanced)Laurie Radford21. Shared Sample Projects (Advanced)Ethan Hein22. Seeded Composition (Advanced)Leila Adu-Gilmore23. Expanding Your DAW: From the DAW to the Outside World! (Advanced)Miles WarringtonPart 3: Multimedia and Interdisciplinary 24. Alphabet Soup (Beginner)Richard Marsella25. Sonic Signatures (Beginner)adam patrick bell & Benjamin Bolden26. Podcast Your Story with Music (Intermediate)Benjamin Bolden27. Impressionist Expressionist (Intermediate)Patrick K. Cooper28. Hybrid Acoustic and Electronic Band Collaboration with Visual Arts (Intermediate)Martin Emo29. Online Resources for Dance (Intermediate)Malachi Apudo-Achola and Emily Achieng' Akuno30. Rap-In-Time: An Examination and Presentation of Historical Events Through Rap(Intermediate)Adrian Barnes31. Analyzing a Song Through Lyric Annotation (Intermediate)Emmett O'Leary32. Storytelling Remix (Intermediate)Patrick K. Cooper33. Story Time (Intermediate)Richard McCready34. Video Jingle (Intermediate)Robert Willey35. Sound Hunt (Intermediate)V.J. Manzo36. Found Sounds: Music from the Mundane (Intermediate)Zack Moir37. 5 Seconds of Fame (Advanced)Martin Emo38. Making Signs Sound: Field Recording and Performing Graphic Scores (Advanced)Johannes Tress39. Field Recording and New Media Composition Basics (Advanced)Daniel WalzerPart 4: Production 40. FX Roulette (Beginner)adam patrick bell41. Equalizer Elements (Intermediate)Melike Ceylan42. Sifting for Pops and Clicks: Editing Audio at the Sample Level (Intermediate)Ryan Van Bibber43. Understanding Envelopes in Synthesis (Intermediate)Misty Jones Simpson44. Sound Stations: Experimenting with Effect Pedals (Intermediate)Lloyd McArton45. The Tracker Producer and Top-Liner Collaborative Music Production Project(Advanced)Brendan Anthony46. Exploring the Potential of Looped Material in DAW-based Music Creation(Advanced)Mark Marrington47. Standard 3-Point Micing (Advanced)Amandine Pras48. Name That Synth Patch (Advanced)Misty Jones SimpsonPart 5: Programming and Design 49. Hip Hot Cross Buns (Beginner)Jared O'Leary50. Scratch Sampler (Beginner)Ryan Bledsoe51. MaKey MaKey Drumpad with Scratch (Beginner)Liam Baum52. MPCs to Change the World (Beginner)Martin Urbach53. Design to Break Barriers: An Adaptive Instrument Project (Intermediate)Jesse Rathgeber54. What A Wonderful World: Ear Training, Sequencing, and Chunking Tunesin Scratch (Intermediate)Gena R. Greher55. Designing Contour in Music with Minecraft (Intermediate)Daniel Abrahams56. Mouse Theremin with p5.js (Intermediate)Liam Baum
