Week 1

Hello world! 
Notes:

  • Acoustical and Perceptual dimensions of sound
    • four main properties
      • Frequency 
        • Perceptually known as "pitch'
        • measure in Hertz Hz
        • considered a repeating frequency pattern
        • noise: non regularly repeating frequency pattern 
        • Human ear range: 20Hz - 20kHz
      • Amplitude
        • Perceptually known as "volume" 
        • unit of measure: decibel 
        • 0 dB is the threshold of human hearing (ability to perceive a 1000 hz tone in a quiet room) 
        • threshold of pain = 130 dB
      • Envelope
        • Perceptually known as "articulation" 
        • how sound changes over time 
          • Attack (how the sound begins)
          • Decay (how the sound falls)
          • Sustain (continued tone)
          • Release (how the sound cuts off) 
      • Harmonic system
We dove into the web app called Soundtrap. This seems like a really useful collaborative digital audio workspace. We learned some of the basics of recording on the built in keyboard and the piano roll. The set up is very similar to garage band so I was able to pick up on things pretty quickly. I personally like creating in DAWs because I feel like I have a bit more freedom, and its easier to get my thoughts down. I find that after a little bit of time in the DAW I need to switch over to a notation software to make some of the ideas more concrete. Maybe its because I'm not as used to the DAW interface, but I find it harder to visualize the song than when I see it in notation software. I think with more time in DAWs, I may not need to use notation software to finish a song. 

I think the live collaboration feature of Soundtrap is a very interesting idea and I'd love to use it in a classroom setting. I think there might have to be some safeguards from having the students do whatever they wanted or else it might be too chaotic. However, I do think the students would have fun contributing to a classroom composition. I think the collaborative process also helps children learn important social and emotional concepts. The assignment to recreate Pachelbel's canon in the "switched on" style is a fun idea to get students to engage with older music. 

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