MUS 152 - Introduction to Music Notation Software

1. Apply basic principles of music notation software in electronically produced music compositions and/or arrangements. 
2. Utilize computer, printer, keyboard controller and appropriate software for producing music score and song data input.   
3. Produce and playback original or arranged compositions using a computer.

1. Use of Hardware and Software
   1. Computer and printer
   2. Keyboard controllers
   3. Using computer software
      1. Initialize storage media
      2. Open programs
      3. Cut, copy, and paste
      4. Create and save files
      5. Mouse and keyboard commands
      6. Print hard copy
2. Music Notation Software
   1. Understanding menus  
   2. Understanding music palette  
   3. Creating a document
      1. Lead sheets
      2. Piano/vocal score
      3. Small ensembles
      4. Large scores
      5. Templates
      6. Clefs
      7. Time signatures
      8. Key signatures  
   4. Entering data  
      1. Step-time
      2. Step-time MIDI entry
      3. Real-time MIDI entry
      4. Quantization
      5. Split points
      6. Layers
   5. Editing music
      1. Slurs, ties
      2. Stem direction, beaming, flags
      3. Dynamics
      4. Crescendos/decrescendos
      5. Articulations
      6. Metronome markings
      7. Octave signs
      8. Repeat signs
         1. First ending
         2. Second ending
         3. Coda sign
      9. Transposition
      10. Chord symbols
      11. Special notation
          1. Unusual note shapes
          2. Grace notes
          3. Guitar tablature
   6. Lyrics
      1. Page setup typed in score
      2. Word extensions
      3. Syllabification, hyphenation
      4. Verse, refrain, strophic
      5. Fonts and size
      6. Dynamics
   7. Page setup
      1. Extracting and editing parts
         1. Spacing the music
         2. Instrument names
         3. Open scores
         4. Composer, title arranger
         5. Page numbers
      2. Print score and parts
3. Documentation of Projects
   1. Creating a project narrative paper using a standard word processing package
   2. Copying songs to digital storage mediums for archiving