The Karta Iglesias School of Music

Modern Musician Classes

Class Schedules and Concepts:

MUC 3400

Analog Real-time/Beginning:

This class is designed for the Beginner or Advanced keyboardist that needs a full understanding of how electronic music is created from simple sound waves and controllers. The techniques of creating electronic sound will be realized on several classic analog synthesizers and these techniques will then be used on the individual students instruments to create a full theory basis of how electronic instruments work. MUC 3401

Analog Real-time/Intermediate:

Sound acoustics and the elements of sound (pitch, timbre and loudness) are covered in a comprehensive manner that will involve the students in hands on synthesizer experience along with their final project due at the end of the course. MUC 3402

Analog Real-time/Advanced Applications:

Advanced signal routing and controller modulations will be discussed and implemented on analog and analog-digital hybrid synthesizers. Sound effect units will be used to enhance and create spatial quality to analog synthesizers. Final project is group based and due at the end of the semester. STUD 4400

Studio Recording Techniques/Beginning Class:

This program, involves students learning how sound is created. Frequency and wave length overtones, harmonics, resonance, dynamics, reverberation and echo are covered as well as basic panning and stereo techniques. Basic signal routing on a mixing board will also be covered in detail. A studio band will be created from existing students with real-time role-play engineers, as well as from the existing students. STUD 4401

Studio Recording Intermediate Class:

Basic microphone types and uses are utilized with a mixing console and multi-track recorders, both Analog and Digital, will be covered. Different speaker systems and amps will be explained in detail along with compatible mixing boards and studio acoustics. Students will compose a final project in pairs which utilize the above concepts. STUD 4402

Studio Recording Advanced Class:

Automated mixing consoles, Digital hard disk recording, synching tape machines an live recording sessions are the main focuses of this class along with advanced applications of microphones and effects boxes. Each student will produce a final project of recording a live band. COMP 5400

Composing Music/Beginner:

This class covers music of several styles and their analysis and variations. The purpose of this study will be to familiarize the students with the basic theory and construction of a piece of music. Music listening is an integral part of this class and will be discussed from the music that the students bring to class. The final project is the completion of an original composition, which is the prerequisite required to take COMP 5401. COMP 5401

Composing Music/Intermediate:

This course covers many composers music and arranging

techniques. It is designed to develop a variety of music skills by having the students compose their own (new) music for the class and have these pieces analyzed by the teacher and class in open discussion format. This approach will stress drafts and the eventual needs for publishing and copyrighting the students work. (two works of music are required to pass this course.)

 COMP 5402

Composing Music/Advanced:

This class is designed to focus on the modern composers career goals and show them how to market their music and or arranging abilities. Networking, Marketing, and Income Tax within the business are also discussed in great detail. A comprehensive DEMO of the student's music will be needed to graduate from this level of composition.(Music from COMP 5400 and COMP 5401 may be used.) MIDI 6400

Basics of Midi/Beginners Class:

A brief history Midi will lead directly into hook-up techniques and applications within the Midi standard. Students individual synthesizers and needs will be covered in detail and basic procedures such as Midi patch-bays, Daisy chaining, General Midi, and Midi Mapping as well. Multi-Timbral applications will be discussed in great detail in order to have each student produce a short piece of music on 8 to 16 Midi tracks. MIDI 6401

Midi/Intermediate Class:

Different software sequencing programs and their MIDI setups and uses are the primary focus of this class. Midi patch bays including Studio 4 and Performer MTP will be covered in Real-time class projects. The material covered will be used in a final composition project using several instruments and percussion simultaneously controlled by the sequencer program of students choice. MIDI 6402

Midi/Advanced Class:

This class involves Midi mapping applications, system exclusive, Editor Librarians, synching a sequencer to Adats, Midi merge functions as well as tips and tricks to get the most out of Midi. Final project will require each student to create 3 short pieces of music with varied orchestrations of the synthesizers and other tools in the total class. SAMP 7400

Sampling Basics:

This course is designed to cover modern techniques in sampling drum loops, music loops, EQ of samples, economizing with samplers limits in memory, layering samples, transferring samples from one synthesizer to another and storage formats via scuzzy. Students will create a composition of 5 minutes with samples that they have created in class. SAMP 7401

Sampling/Intermediate class:

Students will learn the art of recording samples from in field recordings of live players, environmental situations. and additive synthesis applications. Choice of appropriate microphones for unique situations will be discussed. Full analysis of current recordings which use sampling for portions of songs and the different synthesizers used to achieve this sound will also be covered. SAMP 7402

Sampling Seminar/Advanced:

This class involves students in a group final music project of 10 minutes or more. All techniques covered in SAMP 740 and SAMP 7401 will need to be in the final piece. It is expected that the project will be finalized by utilizing Midi sequencing software synched up to Adats, and mastered to DAT as a completed final project. PIAN 8400

Piano-Keyboards Made Easy!

If you have always wanted to learn to play the piano or keyboard or to advance your current skill levels, but have put it off, why not start now? Individual attention will be given to develop your sensitivity to rhythm, interpretation and phrasing. Learn how to read music and become familiar with piano / keyboard technique. Before you know it, you'll be keyboard proficient. The course is open to students of all levels. Instruction is given in half-hour and hour lessons. Pop, jazz, blues and classical pieces will be used in class.

GUIT 9400

Introduction to Guitar:

You'll be playing like a professional before you know it. Illustrations and techniques of various guitar styles will be taught. Tuning, notes, chords, flat picking and finger picking will be covered. Please bring your own guitar. For those with no previous musical experience, Text $7.95. THES 10000

Thesis for Certification:

A comprehensive thesis is required to complete certification. This thesis will include elements that were focused on in each class category. An example of a final thesis would be that of a student who will record in real-time, a band or orchestra in the in-house facilities. This music will be recorded digitally and have Midi synching up to audio applications from the digital studio system. In the course of this project, s/he will also produce, compose, mix the final project and master it to DAT format. Analysis of 10 CD mastering companies quality and decision making for the appropriate company for the piece of music will be discussed. 5 different marketing methods for the demo produced will also be studied.