Chris Peters Music Meets Science Program

Chris Peters: Music Meets Science Program – After School Programs

The Music Meets Science After School Program offers alternative educational opportunities for grade school students from fourth grade to twelfth grade to creatively explore science and math through music and musical instrumentation. They learn the basics about how sound is created, electronically recorded, and processed using computers, synthesizers and audio equipment. At the end of the program, the students will have opportunities to present their original work in the form of a musical performance, or a musical instrument they have built, or present recordings of new sounds they have designed.

Unit 1

Simple musical instruments and Foley sound effects
Exploring frequency and amplitude

Unit 2

Using filters and time delay signal processors to modify sounds
Programming hardware-based analog synthesizers to create orchestral instrument sounds and sound effects

Unit 3

Using fractions to program electronic drum machines
Timing, sequencing and synchronizing musical elements and events

Unit 4

Sound sampling and looping techniques used in popular music production
Creating and processing sounds using computer applications

Unit 5

Using stringed instruments to explore mathematical relationships and scales
Making simple instruments from commonly found materials

Unit 6

Exploring common chord patterns and rhyming words in popular music
Creating music using geometric patterns