This book offers a new practical blueprint for teachers wanting to teach music technology to secondary age students. Authors and veteran music educators Will Kuhn and Ethan Hein give readers all the practical tools they need to open their own electronic music programs.
CONTENTS
Preface: The Music Class at the End of the World
Acknowledgements
To the Reader
Part One: What You Need to Start Your Own Electronic Music School
1. Towards a Creative Music Curriculum
2. An Art Class for Music
3. Understanding What a School Really Wants
4. Tech You'll Need For Your Program
5. Ableton Live And Push
Part Two: Creative Electronic Music Projects for the Masses
6. Designing Creative Music Projects for All Types of Students
7. Teaching Recording and Sampling with Audio Projects
8. Teaching Songwriting with MIDI Projects
9. Teaching Creativity with Outside-the-Box Projects
10. Common Issues For Students In Music Lab Lessons
11. Assessing Music Lab Projects
12. Futureproofing, Extending and Moving Beyond Music Lab Projects
Part Three: Community Music Culture and Extracurriculars
13. Live Performing and Afterschool Groups
14. Understanding Student Led Groups
15. Virtual Electronic Music School
16. A Rising Tide
Index