Popular Music Arrangement With Technology

This elective course aims to provide you with an introduction on the knowledge and tools to record and arrange popular music. Using one of the most ubiquitous music-making tools in the market, GarageBand, this practical based course allows you the opportunities to explore recording and editing of melodies, harmonies, and basic bass & drum patterns using software instruments. You will also explore the use of Apple Loops to enhance your arrangement ideas. In addition, you will learn about the specific musical terms and concepts that will help you better understand and describe your music arrangement. Through this experience, you will deepen your technological content knowledge and at the same time improve self-efficacy in the development of your musical abilities.