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MEIEA® Speakers Bureau

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Name

              Dr. Dave Kopplin

 

Institution

              Cal Poly Pomona, California

 

Title/Position

                 
            Assistant Professor for Commercial Music

                           

Degrees and schools

 

              BA Mathematics, University of Colorado

              MM Music, University of Colorado

              MM Jazz Studies, University of Southern California

              PhD Composition, University of California, Los Angeles

 

Contact:    office 909-869-3311  e-mail dfkopplin@csupomona.edu

 

Areas of expertise:


         Topic:  technology in music

         Title: History of Technology in Music

         Brief description:

Music and technology have been intertwined since ancient times. Indeed, the root of our word ÒtechnologyÓ is techne, a word that the ancient Greeks used to described an artistÕs or craftspersonÕs abilities in their art/craft. This presentation covers the breadth of music technology from the earliest devices for creating music in the ancient world to the modern digital recording arts.

 

         Topic:  world pop music

         Title:  Musical Hybrids

         Brief Description:

Musicians and composers have always been influenced by the ÒexoticÓ, from the scales and instruments of Africa that gave rise to our modern stringed instruments to the more recent blends of cultures that gave rise to American jazz, blues, and rock Ðn- roll. Popular music, in fact, embraces this blending. This presentation covers the contemporary mixtures that are occurring around the world, creating such anomalies as an obscure Portland, Oregon band taking FranceÕs music charts by storm or a techno blend of Punjabi folk music, rap, and techno that may be the most downloaded music ever, or the ÔexoticÕ music that symphony orchestras are now using to revive their sagging ticket sales.

 

         Topic:  music as a career                                                                

         Title: Why You Can't Have a Plan B Without a Plan A

         Brief description:

Many people have dreams of making it in the music business, but they donÕt always have a plan. Everyone tells them to have something to Òfall back onÓ (a Plan B), but no one ever stresses the importance of career planning, goal setting, and self evaluations to those who are interested in careers in music. This presentation introduces audiences to how to create a Plan A.