Short Courses
Certificate in Electronic Music Production (CEMP)
Language of Instruction: English
Duration: 3 months (part-time and it will cover all 27 lessons only )
Plus free 1 month of Studio time. (Studio 3 only)
Students must finish 5 assignements plus 50 multiple, short answer exam
and practical studio test to fully complete the course to get SAE Certificate)
Qualification: Certificate
Intakes: 4 per year (January, April, July, October)
Next intake : 21 April 2009
Course Overview
Electronic music... Love it. Study it. March to the beat of your own drum.
When music can create a killer mood, or simply kill the mood,
it all comes down to you... SAE's Certificate of Electronic Music Production
(CEMP) puts you in control. Your music, your audience, your career.
What makes SAE the best choice for Electronic Music Production? :
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Who should take this course?
The EMP is intended for musicians and DJs who enjoy experimenting with technology as well as electronic music and audio hobbyists. The program is open to anyone 16 years and above with no prior experience or personal equipment required.
You would benefit from this course if:
-You make music and you would like to experiment with
electronic sound or work more efficiently with your equipment.
-You are into DJing and would like to remix music more effectively.
-You want an edge on your existing production techniques.
-You are passionate about electronic music!
-You intend to study further in this area.
Electronic Music Production Career Options:
- Electronic Musician
- DJ
- Remix Engineer
- Performer
- Assistant Sound Engieer
- MIDI Programmer
- Electronic Music Producer
- Sound Designer
- Digital Media Entrepreneur
Course Contents
- Brief history of electronic music and its development
- Basic music theory
- Basic sound theory
- Basic digital audio theory
- Digital audio workstations (DAW’s)
- MIDI (musical instrument digital interface)
- Basic acoustic recording
- Digidesign ‘ProTools’ software (Default recording application)
- Propellerhead ‘Reason’ software (Default music composition software)
- Steinberg ‘Cubase’ software (Optional)
- Apple 'Logic 7' software (Optional)
- Mastering for electronic music
Assignments
- Rhythm and Bass line
- Song composition
- Recording
- Virtual Studio (Rewire to other Host Sequencers of your choices)
- Final Project
Disc Jockeying Certificate (CDJ)
Language of Instruction: Thai/English
(a good command of English is required for this course)
Duration: 3 months (27 lessons)
Qualification: Certificate
Intakes: 4 per year (January, April, July, October)
Course Overview
The music industry can be an exciting and rewarding career and a large
portion of this comes from entertainment provided in clubs, concert halls,
radios and theatre where the skills of professional DJ’s are always in demand.
Modern sound reproduction technology has allowed the once humble turntable
and CD player to develop into an exciting range of equipment, permitting
a wide range of tasks from mixing and scratching to professional remix
productions and break beats, often with the same equipment found in
high end studios.
The world of dance music has grown into a massive genre; employing
thousands of musicians, composers, and engineers and of course DJ’s.
In order to fully explore the skills necessary to become a professional DJ,
we have brought together skilled professionals from the entertainment
industry who will offer a wide variety of their own creative input to your
education.
- A history of DJ-ing
- Different DJ styles & equipment
- Analysis of different musical genres
- DJ mixers
- Amplifiers and speakers
- Microphone basics
- Turntables
- CD players & CD-J’s
- MD & MP3 players
- Compressors
- Equalizers
- Special FX (reverb, flangers, chorus, etc)
- Cables and connectors
- Mixing and beat matching
- CD mixing
- Etiquette, playing to a crowd, business skills, careers