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Building A Working Multimedia Station

Author: Dr. Tim Brimmer
About Author: Associate Professor of Vocal Jazz, Music Education and Technology - Butler University
Level: College/University
National Standard:

8. Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts.
9. Understanding music in relation to history and culture.

TI:ME Technology Strategy:

Productivity Tools and Lab Management

In this module, you will build, test, and diagram a multimedia workstation:
A. To identify and become familiar with the hardware components, types of cables, and configuration for one type of simple multimedia workstation.
B. To begin trouble-shooting workstation configurations on your own. The instructor will help if your group gets stuck, but trouble-shoot amongst colleagues first.
C. To be introduced to four digital technologies that can be combined to benefit musicians: word processing, digital camera images, Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) software, and two portions of the Internet; the World Wide Web (WWW) and your university's Local Area Network (LAN).
D. To determine your effectiveness and efficiency as your team follows directions collaboratively.