Make Your Own Music: A Creative Curriculum Using Music Technology
provides an organized approach to creating your own music using modern
technology. It contains lessons, skill sets, and projects for using the
PreSonus Music Creation Suite. An incredibly valuable tool for the
enthusiast, student, or teacher, this book is a complete classroom
curriculum for both learning and teaching music technology,
incorporating composition ideas, notation skills, and digital audio
workstation proficiencies. Each chapter focuses on building musical and
compositional knowledge using Notion and/or Studio One. The book is
organized into easily digestible chapters that cover topics such as
"Getting Started with Recording " "Getting Started with Notion "
"Creating Electronic Music with Virtual Instruments in Studio One " and
"Mixing and Mastering in Studio One." Each chapter contains three
demonstrable skills that students can learn by working through
self-paced projects, examples of STEAM (Science, Technology,
Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) problem-solving strategies from music
technology history, and composition assignments with reproducible
grading sheets for teachers. Supporting materials can be accessed
online. They round out the educational and instructional experience
through video tutorials and printable documents.