Contents
Course Schedule
Each meeting lists Class Dates, Topics, Readings, and Items Due that day (i.e. assignments and final project milestones).
This schedule may be modified at any moment by the instructor, who will inform students within a reasonable time span. CUNY Academic Calendars https://www.brooklyn.edu/registrar/academic-calendars/
Week 1
Tues. 1/27
Topic: IMT: Course overview & Syllabus reading
Slides: IMT_1_Intro.pptx
Readings: —
Due: —
Thu 1/29
Topic: Elements & Attributes of Sound
Slides: IMT_1_Sound_I.pptx
Reading 1: What is Sound?
Read all pages in “What is Sound” (In Chapter 1: Acoustic Primer)
Due: —
Week 2
Tue 2/03
Topic: Transforming and Shaping Sound I
Slides: IMT_2_Sound_II.pptx
Class Activity: Timbre Analysis
Reading 2: Wave shapes and spectral content
Read all pages in “What are wave shapes and spectral content? ” (In Chapter 1: Acoustic Primer)
- What are waveshapes? – Page 1
- What are waveshapes? – Page 2
- What are waveshapes? – Page 3
- What are waveshapes? – Page 4
Due: Assignment 1 — Post your SoundCloud profile
Thu 2/05
Topic: Transforming and Shaping Sound II
Slides: IMT_2_Editing&Shaping_1.pptx
Class Activity: Filler Words
Readings: —
Due: —
Week 3
Tue 2/09
Topic: Rhythm, Tempo, Beats & Drones I
Slides: IMT_3_Rythm&Tempo_I.pptx
Reading 3: Rhythm and Tempo
Complete Lesson 11 “Note Duration” and Lesson 12 “Measures and Time Signature” of in MusicTheory.Net. Free links provided below, no app purchase necessary. (Creative Commons License CC BY 4.0)
Due: Assignment 2 — Filler Words
No classes scheduled Thu 2/12
Week 4
No classes scheduled Tue 2/17
Thu 2/19
Topic: Rhythm, Tempo, Beats & Drones II
Slides: IMT_3_Rhythm&Tempo_II.pptx
Readings: —
Due: —
Week 5
Tue 2/24
Topic: Digital Audio Fundamentals I
Slides: IMT_4_Editing&Shaping2.pptx
Reading 4: Digital Audio
Read the pages “ Samples and Sampling,” “Nyquist Frequency,” and “Sample Rates ” (In Chapter 5: Digital Audio)
Due: Assignment 3 — beat-less
Thu 2/26
Topic: Digital Audio Fundamentals II
Slides: IMT_4_Digital_Audio_Formats.pptx
Readings: —
Due: –
Week 6
Tues 3/03
Topic: Sampling & AI Music Generation: Tools and Copyright I
Slides: IMT_5_Sampling&AIGen1.ppx
Readings: —
Due: –
Thu 3/05
Topic: Sampling & AI Music Generation: Tools and Copyright II
Slides: IMT_5_Sampling&AIGen2.pptx
Readings: AI Aesthetics (p. 1-3 only)
Full article (not required)
Due:-
Week 7
Tues 3/10
Topic: Automation & Effects I
Slides: IMT_6_Effects&Automation1.pptx
Reading 5: Signal Processing (Effects)
Read all pages in “Signal Processing (Effects) ” (In Chapter 2: Studio Gear)
Interactive DSP Patches
Due: Assignment 5 — Sourced Materials
Thu 3/12
Topic: Automation & Effects II
Slides: IMT_6_Effects&Automation2.pptx
Readings: —
Due: —
Week 8
Tues 3/17
Topic: Automation & Effects III
Slides: IMT_6_Effects&Automation2.pptx
Readings: —
Due: —
Thu 3/19
Topic: Software Instruments & MIDI
Slides: IMT_7_MIDI&Softsynths1.pptx
Reading 6: MIDI Hardware and Data
Read the pages “ MIDI History and Overview,” “MIDI Hardware,” and “MIDI Data Formats ” (In Chapter 3: MIDI)
Due: Final Project Proposal
Week 9
Tues 3/24
Topic: MIDI Controllers: connecting, mapping and playing
Slides: IMT_7_MIDI&Softsynths2
Patches: MIDI as video controller
Readings: —
Due: —
Thu 3/26
Topic: Recording Hardware I
Slides:IMT_8_Recording_Hardware1.pptx
Readings: —
Due: –
Week 10
Tues 3/31
Topic: Recording Hardware II
Slides: IMT_8_Recording_Hardware2.pptx
Readings: —
Due: Assignment 6 — MIDI setup in your DAW
No Classes Scheduled Thu 4/02
Spring Recess
No Classes Scheduled Tues 4/07
No Classes Scheduled Thu 4/09
Week 11
Tues 4/14
Topic: Microphones: types, placement, proximity I
Slides:IMT_9_Microphones1.pdf
Reading 7: Microphones
Read all pages in “Microphones ” (In Chapter 2: Studio Gear)
Due: Assignment 7 — Synth and Sampled
Thu 4/16
Topic: Microphones: types, placement, proximity II
Slides:IMT_9_Microphones2.pptx
Readings: —
Due: —
Week 12
Tue 4/21
Topic: Mixing & Mastering I
Slides:IMT_10_Mix&Master1
Reading 8: Mixing Consoles
Read all pages in “Mixing Consoles ” (In Chapter 2: Studio Gear)
- Mixing Consoles – Page 1
- Mixing Consoles – Page 2
- Mixing Consoles – Page 3
- Mixing Consoles – Page 4
- Mixing Consoles – Page 5
- Mixing Consoles – Page 6
Due: Final Project Sound Map
Thu 4/23
Topic: Mixing & Mastering II
Slides: IMT_10_Mix&Master2
Lab Day Multitrack Files
More multitrack excercises: Cambridge Music Technology Download Library
Readings: —
Due: —
Week 13
Tue 4/28
Topic: Audio Beyond Stereo
Slides: IMT_11_Audio_Beyond_Stereo
Readings: —
Due: –
Thu 4/30
Topic: Synthesis and Synthesizers
Slides: IMT_13_Synthesis&Synthesizers
Readings: —
Due: Final Project Rough Draft
Week 14
Tue 5/05
Topic: Looping and Phasing
Slides: IMT_12_Looping&Phasing
Download Piano Phase MIDI file
Readings: —
Due: Assignment 7 — 1 piece, 2 versions
Thu 5/07
Topic: Streaming Platforms
Slides: IMT_14_Streaming_Platforms.pptx
Readings: —
Due: —
Week 15
Tue 5/12
Topic: Beyond the DAW
Slides: IMT_14_Beyond_DAW
Readings: —
Due: –
Thu 5/14
Topic: Final Project Presentations
Readings: —
Due: Final Project Piece Information
Tue 5/19
Topic: Final Project Presentations
Readings: —
