Research

My research interests are in music technology and production pedagogy, sonification, audio engineering, and electroacoustic music.

Publications

Articles

“Developing 21st-Century Musicianship: Tablet-based Music Production in the General Music Classroom” in General Music Today (issue # forthcoming). Online First DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/10483713211034434

Fick, Jason. “Integrating Music Technology and Production into K-12 Music Classrooms.” Oregon Music Educator, 72 (1), 26-31 (2020). https://www.oregonmusic.org/files/Journal/Fall2020-Journal-smallFile.pdf

Fick, Jason. “Reassessing Assessment: Skills Exams in Media Production Education,” Journal of Media Education, 11(3), 13-23 (2020).

De Amicis, Raffaele, Riggio, Mariapaola, Sanchez, Christopher, Fick, Jason, Shahbaz Badr, Arash, Prather, Eric. “Cross-reality environments in smart buildings to advance STEM cyberlearning,” International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing (2019). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12008-019-00546-x

Fick, Jason. “Electronic Music History through Guided Discovery: An Active Learning Approach to Engage the

Millennial Student.” Engaging Students: Essays in Music Pedagogy 5, 2017.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18061/es.v5i0.7233

Published Conference Proceedings

Zhang, Brian, Stargu, Nick, Brimhall, Samuel, Chen, Lilian, Fick, Jason, Fitter, Naomi. “Bringing WALL-E out of the Silver Screen: Understanding How Transformative Robot Sound Affects Human Perception.” In Proceedings of 2021 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Xi’an, China, May 30-June 5 2021, 1-7.

Fick, Jason. “Ceratonova Shasta.” In Proceedings of the 18th International Conference of Auditory

Display (ICAD), Houghton, Michigan, June 10-15 2018, 1-3.

Fick, Jason. “From Creativity to Science and Back Again: Supporting Audio Students Through Active Teaching Approaches.” In Proceedings of the 139th Audio Engineering Society Convention, New York, New York,

October 29-November 1 2015, 1-6.

Fick, Jason. “Strategies for Removing Fear from Audio Science and Production Math.” In Proceedings of the

26th UK Audio Engineering Society Conference on Audio Education, University of Glasgow, August 26-28 2015,

33-37.

Edited Journals

Fick, Jason, Schedel, Margaret, Vaccaro, Brendan, guest editors, “Commercial Music and the Electroacoustic Music Studio: Influence, Borrowings, and Language,” Organised Sound 21(1), 2022.

Reviews

Fick, Jason. “Bandlab.” College Music Symposium, 61 (1), 113-114 (2021).

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18177/sym.2020.61.1.sr.11510

Fick, Jason. “ICMC 2015 Concert 8 Review.” In Array, The Journal of the International Computer Music Association

(2016): 33-5.

Fick, Jason. “ICMC 2015 Concert 13 Review.” In Array, The Journal of the International Computer Music Association (2016): 37-9.

Conference Presentations
Zhang, Brian, Stargu, Nick, Brimhall, Samuel, Chen, Lilian, Fick, Jason, Fitter, Naomi. “Bringing WALL-E out of the Silver Screen: Understanding How Transformative Robot Sound Affects Human Perception.” Paper Presentation at 2021 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Xi’an, China, May 30-June 5 2021, 1-7.

Fick, Jason. “Reassessing Assessment: Considering the Value of Skills Exams in University Music Production Education.” Paper presentation at the Association for Technology in Music Instruction National Conference, Vancouver, Canada, October 12, 2018.

Fick, Jason. “Concert Recording 101: Introduction to Equipment and Techniques for the Music Director.” Paper

Presentation at the Oregon Music Educators Association Conference in Eugene, Oregon, January 18, 2018.

Fick, Jason. “Why Study Music Production at a University?: The Benefits of a Multidisciplinary Approach to

Enhance Student Learning and Career Preparation.” Paper Presentation at the 12th Art of Record

Production International Conference, Royal College of Music, Stockholm, Sweden, December 3, 2017.

Fick, Jason. “Pop Rocks, Blips, and Beats: Guiding Students Through a Comprehensive History of

Electronic Music.” Paper Presented at the College Music Society Conference, Pacific Northwest Regional

Chapter, Capilano University, Vancouver, Canada, April 29, 2017.

Fick, Jason. “From Creativity to Science and Back Again: Supporting Audio Students Through Active Teaching Approaches.” Paper Presented at the 28th Annual Conference of the Mid-Atlantic Popular & American Culture

Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 6, 2015.

Fick, Jason. “From Creativity to Science and Back Again: Supporting Audio Students Through Active Teaching Approaches.” Paper Presented at 139th Audio Engineering Society Convention, New York, New York, October 29, 2015.

Fick, Jason. ”Strategies for Removing Fear from Audio Science and Production Math.” Paper Presented at 26th

UK Audio Engineering Society Conference on Audio Education, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland,

August 28, 2015.

Sonification Software

Klamath River Sonification (2021)~ Custom real-time interactive sonification user interface