Synthesizers for Music Production - Boot Camp
In this class you will learn to operate an electronic music synthesizer, integrate custom sounds into music composition, and create melodies and rhythms. This course also includes working with computer synthesis, practicing simple song arrangement, and creating the final audio-visual composition.
Ages: 15+
Outcomes:
- Explore and create music outside the traditional music context.
- Learn to appreciate a wide variety of sounds in daily life.
- Develop personal taste and preference for music and sounds.
- Build confidence in creativity and expression.
Schedule:
Saturdays 10am - 3pm:
April 26, 2024
May 3, 2024
May 10, 2024
May 17, 2024
Instructor
Ernie Jackson
Prof. Ernie Jackson has been a full-time faculty member of the Music Department since 2006. He is a tenured professor that teaches guitar, music production and audio engineering, leads the Electronic Music Ensemble.
Prof. Jackson is a Certified Pro Tools and Sibelius trainer. A guitarist since the age of 16, he has been featured in Guitar Player, Guitar World, Guitar for the Practicing Musician, Downbeat, and many other magazine publications. He has studied classical guitar under Ed Brown at Wagner College in Staten Island, NY where he received his BA in Music. He was then awarded a graduate scholarship to study classical guitar performance at the Hartt School of Music in Hartford CT with Richard Provost and Allan Spreistersbach. He furthered his studies in theory at the Manhattan School of Music under the guidance of David Starobin. His other teachers have been Sharon Isbin (Juilliard), and Benjamin Verdery (Yale). Jackson is the recipient of an Alumni Fellow Award from Wagner College for his distinguished career in music and education. He graduated from Wagner College in 1987.