Welcome to MIDI composition, the class where we’re going to learn to create music with nothing but a computer! Days with an asterisk (*) mean you have something to print.

Day 1

1. This semester we’re going to be using Signal, a free online MIDI editor. You do not have to sign in to use the app or even to download music that you create, but if you do you will be able to save your projects. I recommend you sign in with Google.
2. Today, play around with Signal and see what you can figure out with it.
3. You’re going to be learning some basic music reading and notation this semester (this will just make things easier). Watch the lesson about staffs, clefs, and ledger lines.

Day 2*

1. Print and complete the worksheet about the grand staff and ledger lines.
2. Watch the lesson about note duration.
3. Try to replicate this music in Signal. Be sure to use both the notes on the top staff and the notes on the bottom one.

Day 3*

1. Watch the lesson about measures and time signatures.
2. Print the worksheet and identify the notes.
3. Try and replicate this song on Signal. Pay attention! The timing of the notes is more complex than the song yesterday, and sometimes you will have 4 notes playing at once.