CREATING MUSICAL ACCOMPANIMENTS
USING MUSIC TECHNOLOGY
Lisa ReillyDallastown Area Middle
School
http://www.berklee.edu/
http://albie.wcupa.edu/schmus.mue/515/
Dr. C. Floyd Richmond
NEEDED EQUIPMENT
Computer WorkstationMIDI InstrumentUSB PortMIDI CablesBand-In-A-BoxSequencing ProgramNotation ProgramInternet Access
Creating Musical Accompaniments
BAND-IN-A-BOX
An Automatic Musical Accompaniment Program
Generates a full backing arrangement to any melody
CAKEWALKHOME STUDIO 9
It can record or arrange music using the computer and MIDI instrument.
Capable of editing and mixing music.
Uses tracks to record several instruments.
Alter MIDI files by changing instruments or adding other tracks.
THE INTERNET
Use a search engine to look for a specific MIDI file song.
Find sites that have MIDI files.
Download MIDI files and save into a folder.
NOTATION SOFTWARE
Open a MIDI File into the program to see how it is notated as a score.
Extract parts for musicians.
Making Music With Midi Files Can Make Life Easy And Fun
ENJOY CREATING
MUSIC!Lisa Reilly
Dallastown Area Middle School 700 New School Lane Dallastown, PA 17313
E-mail- [email protected]