Hi, I’m Gee. I’m currently waitlisted in the class for the fourth time in my stay at Cornell. I’m a CS major in the school of Arts and Sciences. Music wise, I am currently learning how to play the piano. I am in the Big Red Marching Band (our school marching band). Other than that, I am a novice in music and am learning basic music theory.

I have been trying to get into this class for four straight years, and am really excited because currently I am on waitlist number 4 (the past years it was always past 10). I want to learn more about the process of recording sounds and manipulating them digitally. I also want to try to write my own music later after learning more about music theory, and I feel that this class would be very useful in doing so.

Hello! My name is Tyler and I am a senior studying physics and concentrating in music and acoustics. I spent my summer doing acoustics and noise control consulting at a company called RSG in Vermont. On campus I helped found the Cornell Audio Engineering Society which seeks to give students hands on experience building and working with audio and acoustics technology. I have also taken a bunch of music and sound related courses like the Psychology of Music, Sound Design, Signals and Information, Architectural Acoustics, and Songwriting. I have created music projects in Audacity, Pro Tools, Reaper, and Mathematica. I’ve been playing guitar for six years now and can hold my own on bass and ukulele.

I have been recommended this class by a number of previous students. I am excited to learn how to expand my music production capabilities and become comfortable with a variety of new hardware and software. I am eager to collaborate with others, especially if their strengths align with my weaknesses and vice versa. In my songwriting course our final projects were all live collaborations and I thought it was very beneficial to learn how to collaborate with others when it comes to making music.

Hi team, I’m Matthew Gharrity, a senior undergraduate in computer science.

I have been playing piano for roughly 12 years, and for the past several I have focused on improvisation (e.g., https://youtu.be/mc0WAAV8dKo). I have very little formal training in music theory, etc., but I love making music and I hope this class will help expand that hobby. As much as I love playing on a standard acoustic piano, I have always wanted to experiment with digital effects, synths, recording, and mixing. My end goal is to get familiar enough with computer music to be able to continue exploring and producing on my own after college. I’m really excited, and of course open to collaboration!

Hi I’m Brian Scaramella, a Senior Electrical and Computer Engineering Major.
I play Bari Sax in the Big Red Marching Band. Because of this, I’ve also arranged music for the band and for sax quartet. I also have some simple music theory classes under my belt.
I’ve performed while marching on the field, sitting in the stands, and standing in Lynah (pep band goes to hockey). All of these performances have been extremely casual and it’s been quite a while since I performed in a formal sense.
I’m excited by the idea of computer generated music, or patterns that computers naturally create and the musical possibilities therein. Let me know if you need a saxophonist, or really any other wind instrumentalist because I have access to the marching band.

Hey, I’m Chris! I’m a senior psychology major from Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  I have a musical background in jazz and classical piano.  I started lessons when I was five and finished formal lessons when I was eighteen.  I’ve played solo, in combos, and in a big band setting.

Over the past ten years I’ve started to listen to more electronic music and hip-hop.  This class interests me because I’d like to learn how to create some new and creative beats.  Hip-hop production is really fascinating and I’d like to add my own flavor to it.  In particular, I’d like to draw from some strange genres such as folk and classic rock when creating beats.  If anyone would like to collaborate, let me know!

Hi, my name is Christina Lu. I’m a senior double majoring in Economics and Math as well as minoring in Computer Science. I have played the piano for 15 years and used to play the violin for about 6 years. I continue to play piano; however, I stopped violin during high school because the school orchestra was questionable at best. I enjoy singing (not trained whatsoever) and like to make piano covers of various pop music.

I’m interested in taking this class because I want to be able to write my own music in the future instead of copying others. I also want to make better covers by incorporating computer sound and editing.

Hi all,

My name is Chris Worden and I am a junior music major in Arts and Sciences.  I play upright bass in the CU Jazz ensembles and sing with the Glee Club, and enjoy writing about music and studying it in my courses.  I am particularly interested in music theory from both western classical and jazz traditions, and am interested in researching cultural and psychological understandings of upper chord extensions at the intersections between Debussy, jazz and pop music.  I have also been mixing professionally for three years, and have been producing digital and acoustic music for most of my musical career.  I hope to have a collaborative EP released before the end of the year.

My name is Randy Tung and I’m a Senior majoring in Computer Science. I started playing the trombone when I was 8, and I played up until the end of high school. During high school, I participated in Wind Ensemble, Brass Choir, Jazz Band, Symphonic Orchestra and Marching Band. I haven’t played an instrument since, but I’ve always wished that I continued playing my instrument, even if it was every once in a while.

I decided to take this class because I’ve always viewed creating music as a type of artistic expression, but I never had the opportunity to pick up another instrument, or learn any programs to assist in that. During my undergraduate years, I believe that I was lacking in opportunities for artistic expression, and this course may be the last chance I have for that. With that said, I’m very excited to take this class and create music.

Hi all, I’m Adam Lefkowitz. I am a senior double majoring in government and philosophy and minoring in music. I have been playing classical and jazz violin since I was three years old and have been messing around with production software since eighth grade. I’ve also been DJing for a few years now although I haven’t done it in a while. I like most types of electronic music and also enjoy classical. Looking forward to learning more about how I’ve been doing everything wrong with production software for close to a decade.