Maricopa Community Colleges  MTC190   19966-99999 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 05/28/96
MTC190 19966-99999 L+L 3 Credit(s) 4 Period(s)
Computer-Aided Music Notation
Introduction to computer-aided music notation, culminating in editing and producing publication-quality music scores. Ability to read music notation required. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
MTC190   19966-99999 Computer-Aided Music Notation
1. Use a music notation program to create and edit a document. (I)
2. Enter data in various ways. (II)
3. Enter lyrics. (III)
4. Create page setups and extract parts for the printing of music. (IV)
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MTC190   19966-99999 Computer-Aided Music Notation
    I. Music notation program
        A. Understanding menus
        B. Understanding music palette
        C. Creating a document
          1. Lead sheets
          2. Piano/vocal scores
          3. Small ensembles
          4. Large scores
          5. Templates
          6. Clefs
          7. Time signatures
          8. Key signatures
      II. Using the program
          A. Entering data
            1. Step-time
            2. Step-time MIDI entry
            3. Real-time MIDI entry
            4. MIDI dump
            5. Quantization
            6. Split points
            7. Layers
          B. Editing music
            1. Slurs, ties
            2. Stem direction, beaming, flags
            3. Dynamics
            4. Crescendos/decrescendos
            5. Articulations
            6. Metronome markings
            7. Octave signs
            8. Repeat signs
              a. First ending
              b. Second ending
              c. Coda sign
            9. Transposition
            10. Chord symbols
            11. Special notation
              a. Unusual note shapes
              b. Grace notes
              c. Guitar tablature MHL190
        III. Lyrics
            A. Typed in score
            B. Click assignment
            C. Word extensions
            D. Syllabification, hyphenation
            E. Verse, refrain, strophic
            F. Fonts and size
            G. Dynamics
          IV. Page setup
              A. Extracting and editing parts
                1. Spacing the music
                2. Instrument names
                3. Open scores
                4. Composer, title, arranger
                5. Page numbers
              B. Print score and parts
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