Music Music for Personal and Community Enrichment Creating original pieces, developing one’s musical skills, and learning studio production are just a few aspects of our music program. Students have the chance to share the studio with Argentines and engage in true collaborations – an endeavor that involves new sounds, sensibilities, ideas, and instruments. This aspect, though, is as much about building relationships, communicating, and having fun than just making music. Our hope is to use music in its rightful place – in integration within the community, friendships, and our own personal development. Staff and Studio Rich Simpson, director of Pathways Abroad, was a professional musician during his younger years and has taught and recorded with young people over the past 15 years. He has co-produced countless original compositions, songs, musical poems, humorous skits, radio commercials, radio jingles and academic recorded projects. His specialty is working one on one with students and helping them make their own songs. Our recording studio is open to interns throughout their stay. It includes state of the art music equipment. We use an I-Mac desktop computer with award-winning Pro Tools Recording Software and Reason Sequencing and Synthesizing Software to record and song-write. Other important instruments and tools are a Yamaha MO8 keyboard, several guitars, an electronic drum-set, microphones, and a digital handheld recorder. Previous musical experience is not required for students to become involved in the studio. As long as students are open to learning and creating, time in the studio can easily become an exciting and compelling regular activity. For students with little interest or aptitude in music, the studio offers the opportunity to learn the many technical, computer generated aspects of modern audio - recording, editing, and production.
Original Music from Pathways Abroad 1) Superchino by Matt Simpson and Julie Hahn Email us @ pathwaysedu@yahoo.com for pricing information. |
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"My experience in Argentina is one that influences me in every aspect of my life. Learning a new language, listening to new music, making life-long friends and living in a new culture, have given me a new found perspective outside my own box. The opportunities that are provided by World Music Pathways led me to a new understanding of not only the world around me, but also of myself." |
Tel: (208) 935-6195 or (208) 676-1275 |