This course is designed to support you to gain the insight and skills to expand your designs into a system for communicating a consistent and clear story about a product, service, subject or organization. You will be guided through the process of developing a visual identity with steps that include understanding context, concept development, refinement, application, style guide production, and delivery of client presentations.
- Teacher: Nichola Lytle
Publication Design introduces students to more advanced typesetting methods and principles required to design content rich products and publications. Student's foundational skills in typography and graphic design will be developed through practical design projects, where an emphasis is placed on understanding, evaluating and enhancing pre-existing content.
- Teacher: Nichola Lytle
Private instruction in all things related to the drum set.
- Teacher: Joel Fountain
Ensembles, required of all students, are the focal point of the Music program. All students are placed by audition in one or more ensembles. Students must participate in a minimum of four ensembles to graduate. Types of ensembles offered will focus on contemporary music including rock, funk, fusion, jazz and vocal, with the goal of developing both the student's repertoire and improvisational abilities. Students are encouraged to participate in as many different types of ensembles as possible.
- Teacher: Darren Mahe
This course covers the fundamentals and practical applications of digital audio system, as well as methods for functioning in an integrated MIDI/digital audio workstation (DAW) studio environment. An emphasis is put on musical projects designed to emulate professional practice and application. MIDI sequencing is done at computer-based workstations in the classroom. Fundamentals of digital audio recording are practiced and auxiliary buss send and return are introduced. Prior experience with Pro Tools or another DAW is not required.
- Teacher: Joel Fountain
This course develops the student's ability to produce his or her own multi-track recordings with Protools digital audio workstation. Fundamentals of auxiliary buss, application of plug-ins inserts such as EQ, compression, noise gate, delay, and reverb are applied. Principals of analog and sample synthesis are applied to the development of projects. Fundamentals of microphone theory and application are introduced. Notation software is introduced as well as workstation components and application.
- Teacher: Melody Diachun
- Teacher: Joel Fountain
- Teacher: Donald Macdonald
- Teacher: Emily Millard
- Teacher: Roger Swan
This course is designed to help students develop their instrumental skills. Grouped by instrument, students learn the fundamentals of reading, articulation, balance, dynamics, styles and technique as related to their particular instrument. This course is taught “instrument-in-hand” and also uses audio and visual aids to explore different techniques and styles. A requirement in all majors, students have weekly assignments.
- Teacher: Joel Fountain
"An introduction to recording principles and practices, this course is open to students whose major is not music production. Topics include a brief history of the multi-track recording studio, procedures of a recording studio, procedures of a recording session, fundamentals of microphones and audio effects."
- Teacher: Melody Diachun
- Teacher: Joel Fountain
- Teacher: Emily Millard
- Teacher: Roger Swan
This course provides students with an introduction to recording principles and practices. Through theoretical and hands-on instruction, students acquire a basic understanding of studio technologies and recording skills. Topics include: fundamentals of analog recording, design and function of microphones, loudspeakers and acoustical considerations in recording and sound reproduction, and studio maintenance. The student engineer works with a student producer and artist. A minimum of two recording projects is required for successful course completion.
- Teacher: Joel Fountain
This course provides students with an introduction to recording principles and practices. Through theoretical and hands-on instruction, students acquire a basic understanding of studio technologies and recording skills. Topics include: fundamentals of analog recording, design and function of microphones, loudspeakers and acoustical considerations in recording and sound reproduction, and studio maintenance. The student engineer works with a student producer and artist. A minimum of two recording projects is required for successful course completion.
- Teacher: Melody Diachun
- Teacher: Joel Fountain
- Teacher: Emily Millard
- Teacher: John Tucker
Professional Practice and Design provides information to assist the emerging craftsperson, designer, and maker in developing skills for selling their work in a commercial context. A variety of approaches will cover three broad areas of study: management, business, and marketing.
- Teacher: Nichola Lytle