Alexander University Classes on Cakewalk, Cubase, and Emagic Now Accredited
August 4, 2000Working with the University of La Verne, a Southern California university
with six campuses in Los Angeles, all U.S. Military bases, and a
1000-student campus in Athens, Greece, Alexander University's classes on
Cakewalk, Cubase, and Emagic Logic have been accredited with 3-units each in
ULV's Professional Development Program. An
additional 15 classes comprising Alexander's Music Composition and
Production Certificate will be online and accredited throughout 2000 and
2001.
CEO Peter Alexander said that the Cakewalk, Cubase, and Emagic classes
weren't just for registered users, but also for teachers, salespeople, tech
support staff, singers, songwriters, composers, recording engineers,
ministers of music, praise band leaders, pastors, music marketing
executives, and CFOs in the music/film/TV community wanting to understand
how to create and digitally record with each program.
Classes are divided into two halves. The first segment, taught by Alexander,
completely covers sequencing, and where appropriate, music notation basics.
The second half, taught by former Berklee Music Production & Engineering
professor David Kowal, focuses on recording
and mixing. Students are provided a CD containing 100MB of audio files. One
set of files shows the student how to calibrate his system and properly
establish Unity Gain. The second group are from Kowal's original compositions,
recorded with L.A. studio musicians, and is called LA Song. Here students learn
recording basics and how to mix.
Stiff competency tests based on professional usage of the program are given
throughout the course. One test requires the student to successfully setup
the time/tempo click track for John Williams' E.T. Adventures on Earth
score.
Once the Rocket Network is widely available for Cubase and Emagic, students
will be assigned to online recording labs, where their work can be broadcast
back and critiqued by Kowal.
Cubase and Emagic are now online with a vastly revised Cakewalk 9 class
available late September.
Alexander University accredited classes have serious value for retail sales
people, since successful completion of the course provides a certificate
demonstrating that store personnel are competent and qualified to teach the
program locally.
For teachers K-12, completion of the class can be applied to their teaching
credential.
Local music stores benefit financially with a commission once the student
registration has been accepted and completed by the University of La Verne.
A non-credit version of all classes are available for those wanting just the
information.
At present, nearly 100 students worldwide are already online. "That's more
than many community college music departments," explained Alexander. For more information, visit their web site at www.alexuniv.com. |
