FALCON Music Technology

Falcon Music Technology

Creating Music Through Technology is an elective program offered to all students at Carl Hayden Community High School. Students will learn to create, interact with, analyze, and discuss music through the use of technology. Students have the opportunity to take the course for multiple years to expand their skills and knowledge. Student will gain awareness of their role as a consumer of music and away with vocational skills relevant to our modern music industry.

For more information about the Falcon music programs please visit the band's page using the link below.

carlhaydenbands.com

Creating Music Through Technology 1-2
This course is intended for students with little or no knowledge of music who wish to create music for themselves. Using a software program with a mixture of 1,000+ music “loops,” the student is able to create music. The student can also record “real instruments” and “software instruments” directly into the program. Using this software, students are capable of producing music for movies and podcasts as well as creating songs. This course offers the student the ability to create his/her own “garage band.”

Creating Music Through Technology 3-4
This course extends students’ knowledge and application of skills with music composition through technology. Students who wish to develop their music technology skills to a higher level to be better prepared for college level and career applications can do so by taking this course. This class will continue to develop students’ music creation, synthesis, and analysis skills through higher level music and technology manipulation, research assignments, and self evaluation.

Creating

Students will create original compositions, mash-ups, remixes, and more using GarageBand on Apple iPads and Mac computers.

Performing

Students in the 2nd year of the course will perform their music publicly as well as DJ & MC for school functions.

Responding

Students will evaluate, analyze, and discuss music in a variety of historical and technological contexts.

Connecting

Students will draw on personal experiences to inform their understanding of how musical knowledge relates to their lives.