She has presented at Loop, NAMM, SXSW, Moogfest, Gearfest, KIEM, Future of Music Coalition, Yale’s EXPOL, and Re-Mixed Media Festival. Specializing in composition, performance, and creative music technology application, she has worked with and represented companies such as Ableton, Splice, ROLI, MusicTech, Moog, and iZotope.
Specializing in music technology integration, she works with artists and bands looking to integrate laptops and digital technologies into their writing, production and stage setups, and has developed, taught and executed several music technology curriculums at the open source (Coursera and ROLI), K-12 (Beats By Girlz), and collegiate levels (Berklee College of Music, Berklee Online).Īn authoritative voice in music, tech, and education, Barra is the Director of Popular Music at Arizona State University, Executive Director of Beats By Girlz, course developer for Berklee Online and former Associate Professor at Berklee College of Music in Boston. Assignment 12: Review Your Classmates’ Final Performances.Synthesis, Sampling, and Digital Signal Processing.Assignment 11: Format Your Arrangement for Performance.Moving From Arrangement to Session View.Assignment 10: Compose, Sequence, and Record.Troubleshooting Computer and Session Issues.Assignment 9: Generate Ideas in Pre-Production.Assignment 7: Use Effects to Finish Your Project.Assignment 6: Create Your Arrangement and Mixing for Dimension.Assignment 4: Create a Short Composition.Assignment 3: Create Final Version of Project.
Moving From Session to Arrangement View.Prepare your session for live performance.Troubleshoot computer and session issues.Use Audio and MIDI effects to enhance your project.Create an arrangement using mappings, groupings, and tracks.Compose in Ableton Live using MIDI sequencing and MIDI editing.Upon completion of Ableton Live Fundamentals, you will have composed and produced five original pieces of work and you’ll feel confident and empowered to challenge yourself even further inside Ableton Live.īy the end of the course, you'll be able to: All types of creation and styles are supported. You’ll engage in hands-on experimentation, always making music throughout the 12 weeks of this course. Performers wanting to add digital tools into their performanceĮvery week you’ll receive both technical and musical guidance which will allow you to create your own original productions inside of Ableton Live.DJs wanting to expand into music production.Experienced producers wanting to learn Ableton Live.Novices that want to learn to make music.This course will touch upon all of these fundamentals, also covering aspects of production, synthesis, sampling, effects processing, and workflow inside of this unique software. Undergraduate Tuition and Financial AidĪbleton Live is a unique and fun environment for exploring sound, composition, and performance.Music Composition for Film, TV, and Games.Electronic Music Production and Sound Design.Interdisciplinary Music Studies (Create Your Own Major).Music Theory, Harmony, and Ear Training.