Temple University

I have worked as an adjunct at Temple University, teaching music technology at multiple different schools:

Boyer college of Music and Dance

  • MusT 4713 – “Sound Recording”: A course in concert hall recording of live music including topics such as room acoustics, electrical signals, microphones, recording decks and editing systems. A quantitative approach to theory will be balanced by practical laboratory instruction.
    • 2 Semesters,
      • Fall 2018
      • Spring 2019
    • LECTURES on:
      • Acoustics and hearing
      • Microphones and other transducers,
      • Analog and Digital Audio (noise, headroom, clipping)
      • Analytic listening/ear-training for basic EQ changes
    • Recording Studio LABs in BCM+D studios
      • mic setups and sounds for
        • singing voice
        • acoustic piano
        • acoustic drums
        • electric amplifier
      • monitoring for headphones
      • recording and tracking takes

Klein college of Media and Communication

  • MSP3751 – “Studio Music Recording Techniques”: An in-depth examination of recording and editing techniques in which students gain hands-on experience on a high-end Digital Audio Workstation during the recording and overdubbing phases of production. Emphasis is placed on running actual sessions in a variety of settings including music and sound for media production. Discussion regarding approaches to file management, time management and effective interaction with performers are interwoven throughout all production work.
    • 3 Semesters: (during COVID Pandemic)
      • 2020, Fall
      • 2021, Spring
      • 2021, Fall (incomplete)
    • Lead student groups in recording demo song
      • pre-production planning of instrumentation and performance
      • mic setup and recording of :
        • acoustic drums
        • acoustic piano and/or guitar
        • electric amps
        • vocals
      • tracking, w/ headphone monitor mixes
      • mixing and editing
    • Audio Projects and essays on
      • Editing for radio levels and time-constraints
      • basic home-demo
      • personal mix of studio/group project.
    • Lectures on
      • acoustics
      • microphones: transducers and polar patterns