The MIDI Association MIDI Certification Courses And Curriculum

Upon reading the MIDI notes announcement about the Association's agreement to develop a MIDI Curriculum and Certification Program with the SAE Institute of Mexico, I've decided to talk about the Curriculum and Certification that is currently offered through their partnership with Non-Linear Education. 

It seems it was a great effort initially when it started but a lack of oversight and effort to continue updating the courses beyond the basic scope disappointed me. I'm not here to complain about the price or that I paid money to access the courses offer. I genuinely expected a deeper knowledge base but was underwhelmed to find there are more courses focused on music production and Ableton than there are MIDI beyond the fundamental elements of how MIDI was created and how it works. I understand that there are not many users (I'm the 17th ranked user after only two months of being a member) but I found less and less info about MIDI and more and more info about using a DAW to mix than guides to explore MIDI for creating art. In one video, the instructor laughed before saying they didn't know how to use the MIDI Scripter in a course specifically about MIDI FX in Logic. There isn't a single video on MIDI 2.0 no courses on using MIDI for lighting, no courses on programming or anything about live performance focused on using MIDI for performing. The most advanced thing I found is a 4 or 5 minute video about the Logic MIDI Environment or the courses on MIDI Orchestration. That's not to say there isn't good information, there's MIDI basics for every major DAW platform available, but there's a lot the same thing over and over that could be found on Youtube. I wish I had more positive things to say besides good effort. I hope the MIDI Association continues educate, trying to inspire new artists with what MIDI has to offer but with more direction and intention as they move forward. I'll continue to use the service provided until I get bored. Overall, the education program of the MIDI Association lacks direction and intention. If anyone involved with this initiative for education wants to hear more from me, I'd love to talk.