Pasadena Waldorf School Students Making Soundwaves in their Introduction to Recorded Music Production

PWS High School students have been making waves, or rather soundwaves, in their Introduction to Recorded Music Production and Live Sound class. Taught by an award-winning producer, songwriter, and sound engineer, students from Grades 10-12 are learning the fundamental skills needed to record various instruments and voices through digital audio workstations. Microphone types, recording techniques, audio terminology, understanding audio waveforms, acoustics, and creative decision-making in the recording process are a focus when working together in the studio.

Creativity is welcomed and encouraged! The students have enthusiastically been taking turns recording each other in various performances, including horns, piano, singing, and percussion. The collaborative nature of this class has been rewarding for all with plenty of fun! Students are also learning the art of live sound, understanding mixing boards and amplifiers, learning how to setup for a live performance, and realizing the different choices an engineer makes in a live sound environment versus an indoor recording studio.

Pasadena Waldorf School, 536 E. Mendocino St., Altadena, (626) 204-0786 or visit www.pasadenawaldorf.org.