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* Lecture C1: [[media:musicnotationandrepresentation.pdf|Music Notation and Representation]]  
 
* Lecture C1: [[media:musicnotationandrepresentation.pdf|Music Notation and Representation]]  
 
* Demo: [http://www.musanim.com/ Malinowski's Music Animation Machine]
 
* Demo: [http://www.musanim.com/ Malinowski's Music Animation Machine]
* Assignment #1: [[Design your own music representation system]] (due 12 Jan 2017)
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* Lecture C1b: [[media:rosetta_stone.pdf|Rosetta Stone of Musical Encodings]] (see also [[Rosetta Stone of Musical Data Codes]] wikipage)
 
* Lecture C1b: [[media:rosetta_stone.pdf|Rosetta Stone of Musical Encodings]] (see also [[Rosetta Stone of Musical Data Codes]] wikipage)
 
* Lab #1: [[Guido Music Notation]]
 
* Lab #1: [[Guido Music Notation]]
* Assignment #2: Finish [[Guido]] lab exercises at home (due 14 Jan 2017)
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* Lecture 2B: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/02B_Sound-MIDI_Introduction_2016.pdf Sound-MIDI Introduction 2017]
 
* Lecture 2B: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/02B_Sound-MIDI_Introduction_2016.pdf Sound-MIDI Introduction 2017]
 
* Lab #2b: [[Finale Midi Entry | MIDI keyboard Input methods in Finale]]
 
* Lab #2b: [[Finale Midi Entry | MIDI keyboard Input methods in Finale]]
* Assignment #3: Finish Lab 2 exercises (due 19 Jan 2017)
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* Lecture C2: [[Media:Introduction_to_XML.pdf|Introduction to XML]]
 
* Lecture C2: [[Media:Introduction_to_XML.pdf|Introduction to XML]]
 
* Lab #3: Optical music recognition with [[SharpEye]]
 
* Lab #3: Optical music recognition with [[SharpEye]]
* Assignment #4: [[SharpEye]] to [[Finale]]/[[MuseScore]]/[[Noteflight]] (Due 26 Jan 2017)
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* Assignment #4: [[SharpEye]] to [[Finale]]/[[MuseScore]]/[[Noteflight]] (Due 2 Feb 2017)
 
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* Topic: [http://www.ccarh.org/courses/253/handout/controllers/ General MIDI continuous controllers]
 
* Topic: [http://www.ccarh.org/courses/253/handout/controllers/ General MIDI continuous controllers]
 
* [http://code.google.com/p/binasc/wiki/mainpage binasc] tool for creating MIDI files in a text editor
 
* [http://code.google.com/p/binasc/wiki/mainpage binasc] tool for creating MIDI files in a text editor
* Assignment #5a: [[MIDI file parsing homework]] (Due 2 Feb 2017)
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* Assignment #5a: [[MIDI file parsing homework]] (Due 7 Feb 2017)
 
* Assignment #5b: [[media:Assignment5b-music253-2016.pdf|MIDI file creation]] (optional: extra credit)
 
* Assignment #5b: [[media:Assignment5b-music253-2016.pdf|MIDI file creation]] (optional: extra credit)
 
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* Lecture 06A. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/06A_Extremes%20within%20CMN_2015.pdf Extremes within CMN]  
 
* Lecture 06A. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/06A_Extremes%20within%20CMN_2015.pdf Extremes within CMN]  
 
* Lab: Input [[SCORE user input 2 |slightly harder SCORE examples]]
 
* Lab: Input [[SCORE user input 2 |slightly harder SCORE examples]]
* Homework #6: Finish [[SCORE user input 2]], due 16 February 2017
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<b>SCORE parameters 2</b>
 
<b>SCORE parameters 2</b>
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Revision as of 02:51, 3 December 2016

Music 253/CS 275a "Symbolic Musical Information"
Stanford University (Winter 2017).

This music-information course surveys symbolic frameworks and methods for a wide range of musical applications. Areas covered include advanced notation systems, optical music recognition, data conversion and synchronization, and the internal structure of data files. The course is preparatory for Music 254/CS 275B (Using Musical Information: Music Query, Analysis, and Style Simulation), which focuses on projects requiring a working knowledge of notation and sound software.


Meeting times: Tuesday & Thursdays 1:30–2:50
Location: Braun Music Center, Rooms 131 (lecture), 128 (lab entry from Room 129)
Instructors: Eleanor Selfridge-Field (esfield@stanford.edu)
Mauricio Rodriguez (marod@ccrma.stanford.edu)
Office Hours: 3:05–4:05 Tuesdays & Thursdays and by appointment.
Credits: 2–4
Grading:

Four-credits: class attendance: 25%; weekly assignments: 50%; take-home final: 25%.
Three-credit/no final: class attendance: 33%; weekly assignments: 67%.
Two-credit/no final: choices negotiable (homework assignments selected in consultation with instructors).

Website: music253.stanford.edu: Overview of individual topics presented in Music 253, and syllabus.
Prerequisites: Ability to read standard music notation. Knowledge of central concepts of tonal music theory (see Tutorial).
Textbook: E. Selfridge-Field, ed., Beyond MIDI: The Handbook of Musical Codes (MIT Press, 1997). Available online by permission of the publisher.

Syllabus

See also Music 254/CS 275b Syllabus

Go to week: 1 | 2 | MIDI 3 | 4 | SCORE 5 | 6 | MuseData 7 | XML 8 | Humdrum 9 | 10

General Policies and University Rules

General policies and university rules:

  1. Delivery times:
    1. Assignments: by the start of the class for which they are due.
    2. Final exam: by 11 p.m. of the assigned date.
  2. Honor code: We will act and expect you to act according to the Stanford Honor Code.
  3. Students with disabilities: Students who may need an academic accommodation based on the impact of a disability must initiate the request with the Student Disability Resource Center (SDRC) located within the Office of Accessible Education (OAE). SDRC staff will evaluate the request with required documentation, recommend reasonable accommodations, and prepare an Accommodation Letter for faculty dated in the current quarter in which the request is being made. Students should contact the SDRC as soon as possible since timely notice is needed to coordinate accommodations. The OAE is located at 563 Salvatierra Walk (phone 723-1066), URL http://oae.stanford.edu.