Course title

Music Production 1

Pre-requisite

none

Course description

In this course, students will create and compose music with the digital audio workstations (DAW) Soundtrap. Students will grapple with the fundamentals of music production through making music of their own. They will listen to musical examples and the work of their peers and use relevant music technology and composition terms in their written and verbal analyses of that music as well as during class discussions. Students will also look at the cultural and social contexts for music technology and learn about the many professional opportunities for those that master the subjects introduced in this curriculum. Those subjects include building songs with loops, using the digital rhythm creator to write drum parts, using the piano roll to write melodies, chords and basslines, the fundamentals of music theory, recording audio, and arranging a song. All students will end the year with an album’s worth of music they created over the course of the school year. Students will leave the class empowered to make whatever they want with music technology as well as with a solid understanding of how they can apply these skills professionally across the music industry and modern media landscape.

School country

United States

School state

California

School city

Los Angeles

High school

Theodore Roosevelt High School Carson High School Los Angeles Country High School for the Arts

School / district Address

2317 Edgewater Terrace

School zip code

90039

Requested competency code

CTE Fine Arts

Date submitted

Approved

Yes

Approved competency code

  • FIAR
  • 1 year of Fine Art
  • CTE
  • Career and technical education

Approved date

Expected grade level

9th

Online / Virtual

No