Propellerhead Teaching Music With Reason

Teachers Resources, Lesson Plans and 10 X Licences of Reason Adapted are included with this product.

A personal music studio for every student

The curriculum is based around a specially adapted version of Propellerhead Software’s awardwinning Reason program. Every computer in your music lab or classroom can have its own mixing desk, effects units, drum computer, sample players, loop players and analog synths, complete with sounds – not to mention a sequencer for creating the ideas. Every student can have a personal studio with a realistic rack of equipment that you could expect to see anywhere in the world – it even looks the same, down to the rack bolts! Meanwhile, you don’t have the hassle of moving equipment, dealing with repairs and worrying about cabling! You can simply concentrate on the teaching.

Integrating the Curriculum

“Teaching Music With Reason” is designed to allow integration with other areas of the particular national, state or college Music or Music Technology curriculum you are currently following.

Fundamental skills include:

• Listening
• Understanding musical elements
• Developing technical skills and applying these creatively

Integrating Reason

Your Reason Adapted program will also integrate with some existing classroom resources. ReWire technology allows this program to be linked to other ReWire capable software (Steinberg Cubase SX, Emagic Logic, Ableton Live, Digidesign ProTools, Cakewalk Sonar and many more). Student work produced during these curriculum lessons can be extended in other courses by adding audio tracks to existing song material for example. Sounds supplied with your Reason Adapted program can also be used in a stand-alone capacity with other ReWire compatible applications.

Designed for use in

• Secondary school and high school music classes
• College and university introductory modules in Music or Music Technology

What your students will learn

• Improvising and recording ideas; building rhythm, bass, harmony and melody tracks
• Programming patterns and relating these to musical bars and beats
• Exploring sounds and textures, using a range of supplied sounds
• Creating form and structure
• “Musical” editing to create contrast and variation
• Creative work with loops
• Using effects for composing and production
• Shaping sound using the controls on realistic synths, samplers and other devices
• An introduction to mixing – balance, EQ, panning
• Automating mixer and device parameters for additional production ideas
• Using technology to develop musical concepts and ideas
• Applying techniques in a creative context through project work
• Compiling a CD portfolio of coursework

Your teaching resources

For the Teacher

• Teaching - In your Teacher’s Resource pack, you’ll find a series of step-by-step lesson plans – everything you need for a weekly lesson over a couple of terms or semesters. Reason song files in contemporary styles are provided for demonstration and student use.
• Lesson Preparation - If you’re completely new to Reason, each lesson provides background information for the teacher covering the specific functions and techniques to be used during the lesson.
• Assessment - Record sheets are provided for monitoring overall student progress during the course and for assessment of project work.
• For the students
• Student worksheets or project sheets are provided for most lessons.
• “How to…” pages help your students familiarize themselves with techniques and program functions.
• Ideal for personal or group study!
• See for yourself - Curious about what all these documents look like? Why not try out a lesson on your own computer?

Requirements

• Windows
  • Intel Pentium II/450 MHz or better 
  • 128 MB of RAM
  • CD-ROM drive
  • Windows 98/ME/XP/2000 or later
  • 256 color monitor / 800x600 pixels resolution or better
  • 16-bit Windows compatible audio card, preferably with DirectX or ASIO drivers
• Mac OS
  • For Mac OS X: Any computer that runs Mac OS X 10.1 or later
  • For Mac OS 9: G3/300 MHz or better
  • 128 MB of RAM
  • Mac OS 9.0 or later
  • CD-ROM drive
  • 256 color monitor / 800x600 resolution or better 
• Hardware Required
  • MIDI Interface and MIDI keyboard
  • Headphones or powered speakers