Image provided by: Clackamas Community College; Oregon City, OR
About The Clackamas print. (Oregon City, Oregon) 1989-2019 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 26, 1997)
Fegture/News Music Department equipment is top of the line Wednesday, February 26,1997 This enabled any student Christina Mueller who came to study Music Theory, Co-Feature Editor Through the years the college to also study computer music no music department has come a long tation. Finale™ was becoming so popular and over way. utilized, that the de In 1993 the de partment decided partment was able to to get into music se expand their Finale™ So I learned quencing. (music notation) pro actually from “Music Se gram to coordinate scratch how to not quencing is where with music sequenc only do music you have a com ing. sequencing, but to puter program that Finale™, which looks like a tape re is a professional mu teach it. — Janet Martin corder, and you sic notating program, Music Instructor have a sound mod allows students to ule capable of mak print out something ing many sounds. that looks like it came It can sound like a bass, a piano, a right out of a music book. It was expensive and difficult horn section, or even a drum set,” to get the computers and key said Martin. “You record your music into boards necessary to teach the Fi the program one track at a time and nale™ program. “We started with a few when you’re done, what you have Macintosh computers that were created is a multi-track composition inherited from a department that just like they do for professional re was no longer using Macintosh . cording. Then the music sequence They had gone to IBM like most plays that all back for you and you sound like a band,” explained Mar of the rest of the campus. So we bought some little $400 tin. The technology of the pro keyboards to go with them, and we were in business,” said part- gram convinced the music depart time music instructor Janet Mar ment that music sequencing was something they needed to get pro tin. With eight Finale™ stations ficient at. Martin was chosen to in Streeter Hall, the music depart be the instructor for music se ment was able to start incorporat quencing. Martin said, “So I learned ing Finale™ right into the Music from actually scratch how to not Theory program. il 55 only do music sequencing, but how to teach it.” In the fall of 1994 Martin of fered her first Music Sequencing class. When the class began it was in the Streeter Hall lab. Now, the department not only had an ad equate number of stations for Fi nale™, but it had stations for music sequencing also. At this point over 100 music students were required to use the computers for what they needed to do. “In 1994-1995 our department chair submitted a decision package asking for more computers. After that, we had discovered that there were more of the Macintosh comput ers available that were not being usedrscuue could get the computers for free. Our next question was, would the school pay for keyboards, sound modules and the stuff to hook them all together? And by golly we were approved, ” said Martin. There are currently 16 units for music sequencing, which are now located in Randall Hall. Martin explains, “These are full size keyboards with weighted keys, so they feel like a real piano and the harder you touch them, the louder they play.” There are two programs to use while sequencing music: Vision (advanced), which is a big music se quencing program, and Music Shop Students invited to meet the president at ‘College Çonyprs^jon,’ Christina Mueller Co-Feature Editor The “College Conversastion”, an opportunity to meet President John Keyser and ask questions re garding the college, will be held on RidayFeb.28. “The purpose is to get fac ulty, staff, and students to inter act,” said Dean of Instructional Services Secretary Becky Carnahan. The informal forum will be held from 12-1 p.m. in CC 127, and will cover topics that range from money to locker rooms. “There’s usually some good ideas that come up,” said Keyser. In addition to answering questions, Keyser will make statements regarding the tuition increase, the modification of buildings water intrusion Last term, Spill, fundamen tals of public speaking, held its first speech showcase which featured some outstanding speakers from the SP111 classes. This event turned out to be a great success. Faculty, student speakers, and friends and families were able to learn, enjoy, and celebrate applied academics together. Our SP111 speakers were truly fantastic! This term, SPlllwill Li_______ „55 f! I Q A If Q TH Q Q vldlVIldlllldlM COOfMativ* Federal Credit Union John Keyser welcomes students ’ ideas and questions at the “College Conversastion” on Friday. project, and the status of the col Free Pizza and drinks will be pro lege budget. vided to all who attend for part or The event is sponsored by all of the forum. ASG and Instructional Services. News Briefs Fundamentals of public speaking showcases students (beginner), which is smaller and Music Theory students for nota tion and sequencing, and we use much easier to work with. “So we get students that do it for people who just want to study lots of tracks and very compli sequencing — anybody in the re cated compositions, and then we cording industry. Those people get the people who are just start can be anything from people who are church musicians, and they ing out,” explained Martin. “Most people can do this want to do a fancy accompaniment just fine, because it works like a with horns but they don’t know tape recorder. You play, you stop, any horn players,” explained Mar tin. you continue,” said Martin. “Students can hear what In the beginning class, all the knowledge students need is they compose without having to how to read notes, open a file on go out and hire a symphony,” the computer, get out the file, and she said. The computers are currently then play along on their key boards. Another option stu hooked up to the Internet, which gives students a dents have is to wide range of change the tempo. things to explore So if they think it’s too fast, they can Students can hear in the musical world. make it much slower. what they “I can have “For the kids compose without the students on that are in my Key having to go out headphones each board Harmony working on differ class, I have them do and hire a ent things. I have some sequencing. symphony. a console that al What I’d do is give — Janet Martin lows me to tune them a piece of mu Music Instructor into any student sic, and then I say or combination of ‘O.K., now sequence students on head this piece of music.’ Through that they were able to phones,” explained Martin. The lab is- designed for stu learn some sequencing and a lot dents to learn and have fun doing of notation,” said Martin. The computers are meant to it. Clackamas is lucky to have this be a way for students to learn how lab due to the need for instruction to do things that, without com and money. “One of the things that makes puters, they could never do. There are exercises students it unique, I think, is that we have can do with the computer that full-size, good quality keyboards teach them about music and how and, besides that, we have really to read notes. The computer good multi-purpose sound mod walks the students through step ules which not every school has. by step. Martin hopes it’s a very Some schools have good key strong reinforcement for her boards, some have good sound modules, we’ve got both,” said teaching. “We use the program for Martin. conduct a second speech show case on Mar. 13 between 3:30 and 5:30 p.m. in McLoughlin Hall room 202. All faculty, administrators, and other interested persons are encouraged to come and support our student speakers as they showcase their topics and speak ing skills. This is not a forensic’s con test, and you will not be asked to judge or speak. This is a ceremony of acknowledgment for dedicated and empowered students. If you have any questions at all, then please feel fre to contact Michael Flocchini at ext. 2492. All full and part-time CCC students and staff are eligible to join the most convenient financial institution in the county. We’re as close as your phone, your PC or your nearest ATM. Look at just some of the advantages! ‘Focus On Women' holds presentation 23 Dividend bearing checking: No minimum balance, no Come celebrate Women’s His tory Week and join Clackamas’s Focus On Women program as they present “Telling Our Lives- Poetry and Music” on Mar. 5 from 12 to 1 p.m. in the Gregory Forum. The women of Chrysalis will share their poems, and Kathleen Fallon of Motherlode will perform original songs. People interested should register for weeks 1 through 4. Cost for the session is $5. This includes a light lunch. For more in formation, call ext. 2268. Free notary, free travelers checks, and free 24 hr. PC 23 telephone access to your accounts. monthly fee or per check charge. VIS A debit card available VISAs, loans, lines of credit, money markets and cer- S&ates. Try the Clackamas Federal Credit Union Advantage!! 270 Warner Milne Rd. 4400 SE International Way Oregon City, OR Milwaukie, OR 656-0671 653-7788
