This course explores the technological side of music and music ministry, exploring the characteristics of sound, acoustics, MVAI composing, sound engineering, sound systems, and the accompanying software for these activities. A brief introduction is given for the major software companies such as Finale, ProTools, and Sibelius. A fee of $30 will be charged at the time of registration for this course. Prerequisite: MU 131 with a grade of a “C” or higher, and MU 133; Recommended corequisite: MU 221