Music Room Lisboa 

Who is it for?

Beginning in the earlier year that can be from 8-10 years of age we will start by learning the following:

Basics of using Music creation software
Fundamentals of how different instruments and sounds are combined

Introduction to musical ideas to create and understand Harmony and melody

Rhythm skills and how to program and play in time
Basic and common hardware set-ups
Examples and testing situations where we use music nowadays Basics of performing methods
Music for media
Melody writing using scales

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For older classes we can start to explore these topics in greater detail and add other topics such as:

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DMC (Digital Music Creation Brief 1)

More specific music creation software for things like integration into video games

How to create or sample instruments
Hybrid performance and integration of electronic instruments Basics of mixing sound in a live or post environment
plugins and techniques to modify or create sound
Musical structure and composition skills
Creating your own harmony
How to set music to different media
integration of acoustic or live sound into a digital setting Recording techniques and live sound

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What are the learning outcomes?

Ability to use DAW (Digital Audio Workstations)

Understanding of musical structures and genres and being able to identify them aurally

Basic understanding of music theory (E.g. harmony, rhythm, scales, and composition)

Critical thinking, self evaluation and independent development Understanding how different genres, cultures, and situations effect music

Being able to work with modern music technology including recording techniques and live sound setup

Ability to apply music concepts in other areas and on instruments Basic understanding of the physical properties of sound

Ability to construct and apply oneself through multiple steps of creation and refinement.

Ability to create collaboratively using an awareness of personal strengths and weakness

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DMC (Digital Music Creation Brief 2)

What does progression look like?

Initial work will be on using the tools and becoming familiar with technical language such that preset tasks of creation are possible. This could involve basic arrangements from written examples or by working in groups to create a piece together. As students become more comfortable with creating and working with multiple instruments and interfaces we will focus more on musical elements and self-evaluation. Music theory will be worked in and more choices will be available to more advanced students who will be able to work with and understand more styles and use a larger sound palette. We will also develop digital specific knowledge and how to manipulate and create both prerecorded and live sound. Beyond this students will develop a preference in style and start to develop their own interest and specialty in composition, post, or live work and be able to identify areas for development.

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What equipment is required?

The first steps in the program will be garageband as many students will have access to some apple device and allows for tasks and work to be continued at home given it available on Mac and IOS. additionally this provides a good progression to logic pro in the future.

Basic midi keyboards and simple microphone and jack inputs will be the first hardware that we will be adding allowing digital and acoustic interactions with the DAW.

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Future classes could include:
Middleware for integration into video games Other midi interfaces
other more advanced or specialized DAWs
Synths and other electronic instruments
Live sound equipment such as PA or mixing decks DJ software and/or hardware

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