- Briefly explain the difference between electric music instruments and electronic music instruments. Electric music instruments are instruments that require electricity to sound. Electronic music instruments create music with the computer.
- What is Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)? Identify pertinent aspects of the General MIDI standard. MIDI is a technical standard that describes a protocol, digital interface and connectors and allows a wide variety of electronic musical instruments, computers and other related devices to connect and communicate with one another. MIDI carries event messages that specify notation, pitch and velocity, control signals for parameters such as volume, vibrato, audio panning, cues, and clock signals that set and synchronize tempo between multiple devices. These messages are sent via a MIDI cable to other devices where they control sound generation and other features. A simple example of a MIDI setup is the use of a MIDI controller such as an electronic musical keyboard to trigger sounds created by a sound module. This MIDI data can also be recorded into a hardware or software device called a sequencer, which can be used to edit the data and to play it back at a later time.[2]:4 Advantages of MIDI include compactness (an entire song can be coded in a few hundred lines, i.e. in a few kilobytes), ease of modification and manipulation and a wide choice of electronic instruments and synthesizer or digitally-sampled sounds. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIDI)
- Describe the difference between an electric piano or keyboard device and keyboards that are designated as “synthesizers”. An electric piano is a keyboard that allows you to play pre-recorded sounds. Synthesizers allow you to create your own sounds.
- What is a MIDI controller and what are the different types available to musicians? A MIDI controller is any hardware or software that generates and transmits MIDI data to other devices. The different types of MIDI controllers available to musicians include electronic keyboards, wind controllers, and electronic drums.
- What is a software synthesizer? A software synthesizer is a computer program that generates digital audio, such as GarageBand, or the interface used with Sibelius or NoteFlight.
- Who are a few of the makers of current EMI products? a) Yamaha b) Casio c) Korg d) Roland e) Moog f) M-Audio
- What are some of the educational resources (method materials, books, etc.) available for use with EMI? a. Yamaha MIE
b. Alfred’s Music Tech Series - What features have to be present in a piece of software before the software itself can be classified as a musical instrument? It must be responsive and have low latency, meaning there is little to no delay from input to sound response. It must also generate sound.
- What local, state, or national standards are most closely associated with the implementation of this TI:ME technology standard in a music course or class? a. CREATING: Present Enduring Understanding – Musicians’ presentation of creative work is the culmination of a process of creation and communication Essential Question – When is creative work ready to share?
b. PERFORMING: Analyze Enduring Understanding – Analyzing creators’ context and how they manipulate
elements of music provides insight into their intent and informs performance. Essential Question – How does understanding the structure and context of musical works inform performance?
c. RESPONDING: Evaluate Enduring Understanding – The personal evaluation of musical works and performances is informed by analysis, interpretation, and established criteria. Essential Question – How do we judge the quality of musical work(s) and performance(s).
d. CONNECTION Enduring Understanding – Understanding connections to varied contexts and daily life enhances musicians’ creating, performing, and responding. Essential Question – How do the other arts, other disciplines, contexts and daily life inform creating, preforming, and responding to music?