Topic 14: MIDI Sequencing in the Curriculum

Topic 14: MIDI Sequencing in the Curriculum

Participants will learn to develop innovative ways to incorporate sequencer applications into the music curriculum.

The instructor will provide sequenced examples and facilitate discussion about student activities and teacher strategies that use the sequencer for curriculum development.

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  Record music in step time or real time with a MIDI sequencer;
  
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  Capture musical performances for self-evaluation or evaluation by the teacher via a MIDI sequencer;
  
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  Isolate individual parts for singing practice and rehearsal; practice singing one on a part using practice sequences;
  
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  Change the timbres of one or more parts in a prerecorded MIDI sequence;
  
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  Record music in step time or real time with a MIDI sequencer;
  
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  Record and edit acoustic sounds using digital audio integrated into a MIDI sequencer; and
  
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  Search for MIDI Files on the Internet.
  

Teacher strategy examples: A teacher can…

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  Use a MIDI sequencer to accompany a student choir or class;
  
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  Select appropriate MIDI accompaniment music for students to use in live performance;
  
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  Create multi-timbral music examples using a MIDI sequencer;
  
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  Create musically expressive MIDI sequences using appropriate MIDI controllers and effects;
  
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  Edit and perform complex mixing processes and integrate digital audio with MIDI sequencers; and
  
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  Record and evaluate student performances using a MIDI sequencer.
  

Additional strategies should be developed and shared by the IST and instructor. These additional activities and strategies can be incorporated into the two lesson plans the IST will submit at the end of this workshop.

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