Music Technology
Music Technology is a term that refers to all forms of technology involved with the musical arts, particularly the use of electronic devices and computer software to facilitate playback, recording, composition, storage, and performance.
The concept of music technology is intimately connected to both musical and technological creativity. People are constantly striving to devise new forms of expression through music, and physically creating new devices to enable them to do so. In the
computer age, the range and access to music technology has greatly increased.
In the Music Technology program at HCMS, students will learn many aspects of how to create, record, compose, layer sounds, put music and sound to film and other types of media, and perform live with the use of external MIDI gear to control the music composed with the computer.
Students will also learn how to work with samples and sound waves to create there own unique sounds, also known as Sound Design. Though there are many different types of recording software or DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) HCMS uses Ableton Live to teach these concepts and techniques.
Ableton is a cross platform DAW for use in creating music and sound design. Each student will receive a demo version of Ableton Live to use for practice at home. All techniques covered can be used in other DAW applications, such as Pro Tools, Apple Logic, or Garage Band.
We look forward to helping you create music!!