MUS 155/156
Introduction to Electronic Music I, II
Pima Community College, Tucson AZ
Dr. Mark Nelson, Instructor


Gary Riegert, IT Specialist and Mark Nelson, Instructor, in the MIDI lab

Adobe Acrobat Reader is required for all assignments and syllabus:


Demo Programs and Web sites for class software

Get FL Studio 8 demo version (Tutorials are on each computer under the Start menu)
Get  Finale Notepad 2008 (see instructor for download) 
Get Finale Demo version
Get Band in the Box Demo
Get Reason Demo		 Demo versions cannot save or print your music but they are great tools to learn at home how the software works.  Some versions also have the video tutorials included. Check the web site for each program for additional tutorial material.

Program Web sites:
FL Studio 8: www.flstudio.com
Band in a Box: www.pgmusic.com
Finale: www.finalemusic.com
Reason Adapted 2.5: www.propellerheads.se

Syllabus, Check Sheets, Projects

MUS 155 Intro to Electronic Music I Syllabus

SEQUENCE OF CHECKLISTS AND PROJECTS Spring 2009
for MUS 155:

1. All students must complete:
Checklist I, II, Project I using the
FL Studio 8 program

2. Starting with Project II
the student chooses to continue with one program:

A) FL Studio 8 continuation:
Project II, III, Final Project

B) Finale:
Project II, Project III, Final Project using only Finale

C) Band in a Box:
Project II, Project III, Final Project using only Band in a Box

D) Reason Adapted 2.5
Project II, Project III, Final Project using only Reason Adapted. 2.5

The same number of grades are used to determine the final semester grade as found in the syllabus no matter which program(s) you use.

MUS 156 Intro to Electronic Music II Syllabus (not offered in Fall 2009)
MUS 155 Checksheet I (FL Studio 8) Project I
MUS 155 Checksheet II (FL Studio 8) Project II
MUS 155 Project I (FL Studio 8 - everyone) Project III
MUS 155 Project II: (Choose one only)
Band in Box Project II

Finale Project II
Great is Thy Faithfulness
(Finale Project II only)
Mexican Serenade or Brooklyn
(alternate Finale Project II only)

FL Studio Project II

Reason Adapted 2.5 Project II		 Project IV

video examples for Project III & Final Project
MUS 155 Project III (choose one only)
Finale Project III
Band in a Box Project III
FL Studio Project III
Reason Adapted 2.5 Project III		 FL Studio FX effects
definitions of each effect
Orchestra instrument ranges and transpositions
for Finale Users primarily
MUS 155 Final Project (choose one only)
Finale Final Project
Band in Box Final Project
FL Studio Final Project
Reason Adapted 2.5 Final Project		 Links to Other Electronic Music Sites

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