Music Technology Facilities
Message from the Director
Music technology is integral to the study of music at Winthrop University. Freshman course offerings are designed to orient incoming students to the Computer Music Lab and build a foundation of music technology skills critical to success in our music degree programs. A variety of upper-undergraduate and graduate level courses integrate technology into a wide range of music activities including composition, arranging, orchestration, theory, and pedagogy. The Music Department is dedicated to providing students with cutting-edge music technology and the instruction necessary to ensure that they remain competitive in the technology-oriented musical world of the 21st century. The music department technology facilities include the Computer Music Lab, the Computer Music Studio, and the music department recording facilities.
Ronald Keith Parks, Ph.D., Director
Computer Music Lab
The Computer Music Lab is a fully networked 10-workstation smart teaching facility specially designed for students enrolled in music courses. It includes a state-of-the-art data projection system and full audio re-enforcement for all workstations. MUST 121 Introduction to Music Technology, MUST 521 Instrumental Arranging for Music Educators, and MUST 531/32 Computer Music Composition I and II all meet in the Computer Music Lab. Open lab hours are also available.
The Macintosh-based student workstations include audio sub-mixers, MIDI keyboard synthesizers, Audio/MIDI interfaces, headphones, and a variety of software supporting computer-based music notation, MIDI sequencing, digital synthesis, digital audio editing and digital signal processing, computer assisted instruction, word processing and data management, computer aided presentations, and internet-based activities. Follow the links below for lab hours, policies, employment information, and software offerings.
Lab Hours
Lab Policies
Lab Software
Lab Employment
Lab Employee Time Clock
Computer Music Studio
The Computer Music Studio is a singe-user workstation designed primarily for advanced electroacoustic music composition, interactive computer music composition, and score production. The single-user Macintosh-based workstation is designed for composition and realization of computer music and audio production projects. The Studio is available to students currently enrolled in music composition classes or by special permission of the director. Follow the links below for the studio schedule, policies, and software offerings.
Studio Schedule
Computer Music Studio Policy
Software
Recording Facilities
The Music Department recording facility is designed to document performances presented by the department. Faculty recitals and ensemble performances are recorded and student performances are recorded on request. Recording or duplication request forms are available in the Department of Music office at Conservatory of Music 129.