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==Objectives==

*Students will be familiar with historical and contemporary electronic instruments.
*Students will be able to design a MIDI studio to meet a given musical need.

==Resources==

====Listening or Videos====

*[https://120years.net Crab, ''120 Years of Electronic Music'']
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sjreF6H_rY Soundfly: "A Brief History of Synthesizers"]
*12tone:
**[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5eN83w0ssc “How One Instrument Defined A Generation”]
*[https://www.midi.org/midi-articles/tutorials MIDI.org: ''MIDI Tutorials'']
*Haas, ''Introduction to Computer Music:''
**[https://cmtext.indiana.edu/MIDI/chapter3_MIDI.php "MIDI"]
**[https://cmtext.indiana.edu/synthesis/chapter4_synthesis_history.php "A Brief History of Sound Synthesis"]
**[https://cmtext.indiana.edu/history/chapter6_timeline.php "Electronic Music Historical Timeline"]

==Class Activities==

*Discussion and demonstration of electronic instruments (e.g., theremin, synthesizer, Hammond organ, electric guitar)
*Discussion and demonstration of a MIDI studio, including outboard synthesizers and various controllers
*Making Sound with Electric Hobby Kits
*Performance and improvisation using electronic instruments

==Assignments==

*Identification of electronic instruments in recorded music
*Designing a MIDI studio to meet given musical criteria
*Creating electromagnetic circuit diagrams
*Classifying mechanical, electric and electronic instruments

==Notes==
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