Logic for the Music Educator

Music performers and educators alike know the importance of ensemble recording: now more than ever.  Whether producing a CD, streaming a performance, recording a YouTube video, creating an audition submission, or documenting your rehearsals for student self-evaluation, ensemble recording enriches the musical experience. Recording of ensembles once required large financial outlay and experienced audio professionals to achieve that task. Progress in technology has made recorded musical documentation attainable, and Apple’s Logic is one of the simplest and intuitive tools to meet that goal.

Along with being an industry standard in audio recording, Logic can also be used as rehearsal aid, musical exercise creator, and creative “notepad” for musicians of any age.

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

• Assemble an affordable and efficient equipment setup for ensemble recording.
• Create two-track and multi-track audio recordings.
• Compose simple play-alongs and practice materials using Logic’s software instruments and loops.
• Create “click tracks” and backing tracks for remote recordings.
• Perform basic audio editing tasks.
• Understand simple effects processing like EQ, compression and reverb.
• Assemble a simple mix of recorded material and remote recordings.
• Bounce and export music for web, streaming, CD and video.
• Use Logic as an audio tool within Zoom.

Whether you’re looking to record your ensemble, engage students with custom backing practice tracks, or assemble your students’ home recordings, Logic is proving to be a valuable aid for the modern music educator. Let’s dig in and get to making some music in this new digital age!