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− | <td>Tuesday & Thursdays | + | <td>Tuesday & Thursdays 1:30–3:05</td> |
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− | <td align=right><b> | + | <td align=right><b>Slack channel:</b></td> |
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− | <td> | + | <td>https://music253cs275.slack.com</td> |
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− | <td align=right><b> | + | <td align=right><b>Covid information (Winter 2022):</b></td> |
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− | <td> | + | <td>Masking remains in place. Please respect the Stanford rules. In case of quarantine or illness, please notify us at your earliest convenience. We are well equipped with videos of last year's classes and can schedule 1:1 appointments for labs. |
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See also [[Music_254/CS_275b_Syllabus|Music 254/CS 275b Syllabus]] | See also [[Music_254/CS_275b_Syllabus|Music 254/CS 275b Syllabus]] | ||
− | Go to week: [[#week1|1]] | [[#week2|2]] | <font color="gray" size="-1">MIDI</font> [[#week3|3]] | [[#week4|4]] | <font color="gray" size="-1">SCORE</font> [[#week5|5]] | [[#week6|6]] | | + | Go to week: [[#week1|1]] | [[#week2|2]] | |
+ | <font color="gray" size="-1">MIDI</font> [[#week3|3]] | | ||
+ | [[#week4|4]] | | ||
+ | <font color="gray" size="-1">SCORE</font> [[#week5|5]] | | ||
+ | [[#week6|6]] | | ||
+ | <font color="gray" size="-1">XML</font> [[#week7|7]] | | ||
+ | <font color="gray" size="-1">MuseData</font> [[#week8|8]] | | ||
+ | <font color="gray" size="-1">Humdrum</font> [[#week9|9]] | | ||
+ | [[#week10|10]] | ||
=== Week 1 === | === Week 1 === | ||
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* 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 in one week) | * Assignment #1: [[Design your own music representation system]] (due in one week) | ||
− | * [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScgtHpUx4GzFoV1Uu2zAEbuUhK3eBXG1XzBFOQXtZ_AyryeKw/viewform | + | * [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScgtHpUx4GzFoV1Uu2zAEbuUhK3eBXG1XzBFOQXtZ_AyryeKw/viewform Course Participation Survey] |
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| 1 || 14 Jan 2021 || | | 1 || 14 Jan 2021 || | ||
* Lecture 01B: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/01B_ApplyingMusicalInformation_2021.ppt Applying Musical Information] or [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/01B_ApplyingMusicalInformation_2018.pdf PDF version] | * Lecture 01B: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/01B_ApplyingMusicalInformation_2021.ppt Applying Musical Information] or [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/01B_ApplyingMusicalInformation_2018.pdf PDF version] | ||
* Lecture C1b: [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1S5f4zoV1heXEAwtYY4knpg7HfhykDXxNu6q6auAA4a4/edit?usp=sharing Rosetta stone of digital music representations] (see also [[Rosetta Stone of Musical Data Codes]] wikipage) | * Lecture C1b: [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1S5f4zoV1heXEAwtYY4knpg7HfhykDXxNu6q6auAA4a4/edit?usp=sharing Rosetta stone of digital music representations] (see also [[Rosetta Stone of Musical Data Codes]] wikipage) | ||
− | * | + | * Assignment #2: Do either the [[Guido Music Notation]] or the [[Humdrum encoding homework]] (or do both for extra credit). If doing both, then also discuss the differences and similarities between the two systems and interfaces. (due in one week) |
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* Lecture 02A: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/02A_Input_2019.pdf Input Methods for Musical Notation]. Also [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/02A_Input_2021.ppt here] | * Lecture 02A: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/02A_Input_2019.pdf Input Methods for Musical Notation]. Also [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/02A_Input_2021.ppt here] | ||
* Lab #2a: [[MuseScore | Computer keyboard Input methods in MuseScore]] | * Lab #2a: [[MuseScore | Computer keyboard Input methods in MuseScore]] | ||
+ | * [https://wiki.ccarh.org/wiki/Musescore_Supplement Scores and Data Export in MuseScore] | ||
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| 2 || 21 Jan 2021 || | | 2 || 21 Jan 2021 || | ||
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* Lab #2b: [[MuseScore MIDI Input | MIDI keyboard Input methods in MuseScore]] | * Lab #2b: [[MuseScore MIDI Input | MIDI keyboard Input methods in MuseScore]] | ||
− | + | * Assignment #3: Finish Lab 2 exercises (optional this year if you have a MIDI keyboard) | |
− | * Assignment #3: Finish Lab 2 exercises ( | ||
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| <div id="week3"></div>3 || 26 Jan 2021 || | | <div id="week3"></div>3 || 26 Jan 2021 || | ||
<b> Input methods: OMR and Data Interchange </b> | <b> Input methods: OMR and Data Interchange </b> | ||
− | * Lecture 03A: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/03A_Optical%20Music% | + | * Lecture 03A: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/03A_Optical%20Music%20Recognition_2021.ppt Optical Music Recognition] or [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/03A_Optical%20Music%20Recognition_2018.pdf PDF] |
* Lecture C2: [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/181UHdcwlMq9-e9SSYLtFAT2zrt55mw2WZfRo2lSMWNg/edit#slide=id.g4b082c8a65_2_75 Introduction to XML] | * Lecture C2: [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/181UHdcwlMq9-e9SSYLtFAT2zrt55mw2WZfRo2lSMWNg/edit#slide=id.g4b082c8a65_2_75 Introduction to XML] | ||
* Lab #3: Optical music recognition with [[SharpEye]] | * Lab #3: Optical music recognition with [[SharpEye]] | ||
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| 3 || 28 Jan 2021 || | | 3 || 28 Jan 2021 || | ||
<b>MIDI Protocol</b> | <b>MIDI Protocol</b> | ||
− | * Lecture 03B: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/03B- | + | * Lecture 03B: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/03B-4A_MIDI_Continuation_2021.pptx From Sound to Input and Output] |
* Lecture C3a: [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1zwTqFNv_6gvhXKjhYcXu7TOKS-dLaWJ7M-PoTYDKiNA/edit?usp=sharing MIDI protocol] (extra: [[Media:Hexadecimal_numbers.pdf|Hexadecimal numbers]]) | * Lecture C3a: [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1zwTqFNv_6gvhXKjhYcXu7TOKS-dLaWJ7M-PoTYDKiNA/edit?usp=sharing MIDI protocol] (extra: [[Media:Hexadecimal_numbers.pdf|Hexadecimal numbers]]) | ||
* Topic: [http://www.ccarh.org/courses/253/handout/bytetable/bytelist.pdf MIDI roadmap of the byte] | * Topic: [http://www.ccarh.org/courses/253/handout/bytetable/bytelist.pdf MIDI roadmap of the byte] | ||
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* Topic: [http://www.ccarh.org/courses/253/handout/smf/ Outline of the Standard MIDI File structure] | * Topic: [http://www.ccarh.org/courses/253/handout/smf/ Outline of the Standard MIDI File structure] | ||
* Topic: [[Variable length values]] | * Topic: [[Variable length values]] | ||
− | * Lecture 04A: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/ | + | * Lecture 04A: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/04AA_MIDI_Extensions_2021.ppt MIDI Extensions (1)] or [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/04AA_MIDi_Extensions_2019.pdf PDF version] |
* Assignment #5a: [[MIDI file parsing homework]] (Due in one week) | * Assignment #5a: [[MIDI file parsing homework]] (Due in one week) | ||
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| 4 || 4 Feb 2021 || | | 4 || 4 Feb 2021 || | ||
<b>MIDI Extensions/Wrap-up</b> | <b>MIDI Extensions/Wrap-up</b> | ||
− | * Lecture | + | * Lecture 04AA: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/04AA_MIDI_Extensions_2021.ppt MIDI Extensions (Time)] |
− | * Lecture 04BB: | + | * Lecture 04BB: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/04BB_MIDI-Extensions2_2021.pptx MIDI Extensions (Pitch)] |
− | * Lecture | + | * Lecture: [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1_6oxivRKMQ0hrsvIV2oFxWCMZ2jHpIu2aSJs6-GiGQ8/edit?usp=sharing Creating MIDI files by hand from text files] |
* [https://github.com/craigsapp/binasc binasc] tool for creating MIDI files in a text editor | * [https://github.com/craigsapp/binasc binasc] tool for creating MIDI files in a text editor | ||
* Topic: [http://www.ccarh.org/courses/253/handout/gminstruments/ General MIDI instruments] (plus percussion key numbers on channel 10) | * Topic: [http://www.ccarh.org/courses/253/handout/gminstruments/ General MIDI instruments] (plus percussion key numbers on channel 10) | ||
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| <div id="week5"></div>5 || 9 Feb 2021 || | | <div id="week5"></div>5 || 9 Feb 2021 || | ||
− | <B>MIDI | + | <B>Applied MIDI</b> |
* [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1xPWh69UPNmSt0Oqa_SmZqb0gMYO_LcIY94FoZXOFH4c/edit?usp=sharing MIDI notes] (MIDI Plus and C++ parser & Guitar TAB to MIDI conversion) | * [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1xPWh69UPNmSt0Oqa_SmZqb0gMYO_LcIY94FoZXOFH4c/edit?usp=sharing MIDI notes] (MIDI Plus and C++ parser & Guitar TAB to MIDI conversion) | ||
+ | <b>Piano rolls as musical data</b> | ||
+ | * [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kJGBZ4_muAyUuZ_yIcONZSCPo3ooaJrcuivsl8tln3U/edit?usp=sharing SUPRA: Digitzing Stanford University's Piano Roll Archive] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 5 || 11 Feb 2021 || | ||
<b>SCORE user input code</b> | <b>SCORE user input code</b> | ||
− | * Lecture 05A: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/ | + | * Lecture 05A: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/05AA_SCORE-Introduction_2021.ppt Introduction to SCORE] |
* Lab: [[SCORE user input]] ([https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1huO1MX1aGTZKFksIVb4EJqGNa5L5tNTffKWWPkX7728/edit?usp=sharing slides]) | * Lab: [[SCORE user input]] ([https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1huO1MX1aGTZKFksIVb4EJqGNa5L5tNTffKWWPkX7728/edit?usp=sharing slides]) | ||
* [http://www.ccarh.org/courses/253/handout/scoreinput SCORE 5-Stage Input Reference] | * [http://www.ccarh.org/courses/253/handout/scoreinput SCORE 5-Stage Input Reference] | ||
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| <div id="week6"></div>6 || 16 Feb 2021 || | | <div id="week6"></div>6 || 16 Feb 2021 || | ||
+ | <b>SCORE music editor</b> | ||
+ | * Lecture 05B. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/05B_Special-Needs-Repertories_2021.ppt Repertories with Special Needs] | ||
+ | * Lab: Input [[SCORE user input | exercises done on paper in previous session]] | ||
+ | * [[SCORE survival guide]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 6 || 18 Feb 2021 || | ||
<b>SCORE simple examples</b> | <b>SCORE simple examples</b> | ||
− | * Lecture | + | * Lecture 05C. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/05C_Extremes-within-CMN_2021.ppt Extremes within CMN] |
− | * Lab: Input [[SCORE user input | + | * Lecture 06B. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/06B_TexturesTracks_2021.ppt Structure, Texture, Tracks] |
+ | * Lab: Input [[five SCORE user input examples |slightly harder SCORE examples]] | ||
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G0H_0jTgxSsWWnEet0GIG2WKheDshLmP-sZkiBKzKpM/edit?usp=sharing List of useful SCORE commands] | * [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G0H_0jTgxSsWWnEet0GIG2WKheDshLmP-sZkiBKzKpM/edit?usp=sharing List of useful SCORE commands] | ||
− | * Homework #6: | + | * Homework #6: [[Five SCORE user input exercises]], due in one week (but best to do it before the next class) |
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| <div a="week7"></div>7 || 23 Feb 2021 || | | <div a="week7"></div>7 || 23 Feb 2021 || | ||
<b>Archiving musical data</b> | <b>Archiving musical data</b> | ||
− | * Lecture 07A. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/ | + | * Lecture 07A. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/07A_NewDirections-in-MN_2021.ppt New Directions in Music Notation Software] |
<b>SCORE parameters 2</b> | <b>SCORE parameters 2</b> | ||
<b>SCORE parameters</b> | <b>SCORE parameters</b> | ||
− | * Lecture 07B. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/ | + | * Lecture 07B. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/07B_EsAC-P&E_MuseData-2021.ppt Encoding for Durable Repositories] |
* Lecture: [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1YLXSje3Snxm6nkx0JQZaUs3FyGia3plYl4gveu0eXEg/edit?usp=sharing SCORE parameters] | * Lecture: [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1YLXSje3Snxm6nkx0JQZaUs3FyGia3plYl4gveu0eXEg/edit?usp=sharing SCORE parameters] | ||
* Score parameter examples: [[SCORE_note_parameters|notes]], [[SCORE_slur_parameters|slurs/ties]] ([[Media:codes1and2.pdf|note and slur parameter sheets]]) | * Score parameter examples: [[SCORE_note_parameters|notes]], [[SCORE_slur_parameters|slurs/ties]] ([[Media:codes1and2.pdf|note and slur parameter sheets]]) | ||
− | * | + | * Homework 7: [[SCORE_parameter_exercises|Hard SCORE exercises]]: do 3 out of the 10 examples (due next Thursday): Or a page of music of your choice with Craig's approval (so he can make sure it is not too easy or too hard) |
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| 7 || 25 Feb 2021 || | | 7 || 25 Feb 2021 || | ||
− | <b> | + | <b> MusicXML: Data markup and interchange </b> |
− | * Lecture | + | * Lecture: [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1N1zLKy6DgGyW6S0JAtJDZSk3K94I2-r1uj_yjdXun_0/edit?usp=sharing MusicXML and musical parameters] |
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</ul> | </ul> | ||
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| <div id="week8"></div>8 || 2 Mar 2021 || | | <div id="week8"></div>8 || 2 Mar 2021 || | ||
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<b> Transposition via Base-40 </b> | <b> Transposition via Base-40 </b> | ||
− | * Lecture | + | * Lecture 08B. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/08B_Base-40_2021.ppt Tools for Notation: Base-40 Arithmetic for Music Apps] |
− | <b> Source markup and publishing | + | |
+ | <b> MEI: Source markup and publishing </b> | ||
+ | * Lecture 08A. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/08A_MusicXMLMEI-2021.ppt Markup Languages: MusicXML and MEI] | ||
* Lecture: [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Bb8e6j7u_56aTp8buZjhbbMIpKR8UK0uSTxu2Vnw9GM/edit?usp=sharing Introduction to MEI] | * Lecture: [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Bb8e6j7u_56aTp8buZjhbbMIpKR8UK0uSTxu2Vnw9GM/edit?usp=sharing Introduction to MEI] | ||
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* [[Media:30_short_mei_encoding_examples.pdf|30 Short MEI encoding examples]] | * [[Media:30_short_mei_encoding_examples.pdf|30 Short MEI encoding examples]] | ||
− | * [[MusicXML and MEI homework | XML homework]] (due next | + | --> |
+ | * [[MusicXML and MEI homework | XML homework]] #8 (due next Tuesday) | ||
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+ | | 8 || 4 Mar 2021 || | ||
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+ | <b>MuseData</b> | ||
+ | * Walter Hewlett: [[Media:Walter-MuseData-20210304.pdf | MuseData]] | ||
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+ | * Lecture 07C. [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1yvyXG3357Q4-At5poYRY8N16r9EUq0mlzxer_jIlSDg/edit?usp=sharing Musedata online resources] | ||
+ | * [[Beethoven String Quartets]] | ||
+ | * [http://github.com/musedata/beethoven-quartets MuseData files for the quartets] | ||
+ | * [http://github.com/musedata/muse2ps muse2ps for printing the MuseData files] | ||
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| <div id="week9"></div>9 || 9 Mar 2021 || | | <div id="week9"></div>9 || 9 Mar 2021 || | ||
− | <b> Humdrum | + | <b> Humdrum </b> |
* Lecture 09A. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/09A_Humdrum-Intro_2020.ppt Introduction to Humdrum] or [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/09A_Humdrum-Intro_2018.pdf here] | * Lecture 09A. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/09A_Humdrum-Intro_2020.ppt Introduction to Humdrum] or [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/09A_Humdrum-Intro_2018.pdf here] | ||
* Lecture: [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/16WEM_s2WetlCgC9OMA_HpEELko7_udyIEG46hCEwSak/edit?usp=sharing Humdrum file format] | * Lecture: [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/16WEM_s2WetlCgC9OMA_HpEELko7_udyIEG46hCEwSak/edit?usp=sharing Humdrum file format] | ||
* [http://doc.verovio.humdrum.org/humdrum/getting_started/ Introduction to **kern music encoding] | * [http://doc.verovio.humdrum.org/humdrum/getting_started/ Introduction to **kern music encoding] | ||
− | * [http://verovio.humdrum.org Verovio Humdrum Viewer] ([https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1cAHLBn4zQwcwWqJj0cMhS6zN-U551fX0MvZzD_xPjdY/edit?usp=sharing 2019 IAML ( | + | * [http://verovio.humdrum.org Verovio Humdrum Viewer] ([https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1cAHLBn4zQwcwWqJj0cMhS6zN-U551fX0MvZzD_xPjdY/edit?usp=sharing 2019 IAML (Kraków, Poland) workshop slides for VHV]) |
* Homework: [[Media:KernEncoding.pdf|Encode examples in Humdrum using VHV editor]] (due this Thursday). | * Homework: [[Media:KernEncoding.pdf|Encode examples in Humdrum using VHV editor]] (due this Thursday). | ||
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<b> Humdrum Analysis 2</b> | <b> Humdrum Analysis 2</b> | ||
− | * [[Musical dice game]] | + | * [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1fIYMTj4TRjFyKc8yf-eODUXk_MUkFb1CzhLoW91xVaE/edit?usp=sharing Musical Dice Game] |
+ | * [https://dice.humdrum.org Online implementation], command-line variant (different piece): [[Musical dice game]] | ||
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* Instead for this week: [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1gQX2AVXSxIgfsgeW5wzeJqx2ihCUlHqfJDR6VMMv2FE/edit?usp=sharing Harmony in Humdrum ] | * Instead for this week: [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1gQX2AVXSxIgfsgeW5wzeJqx2ihCUlHqfJDR6VMMv2FE/edit?usp=sharing Harmony in Humdrum ] | ||
+ | --> | ||
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| 10 || 18 Mar 2021 || | | 10 || 18 Mar 2021 || | ||
<b> Non-standard music representations in Humdrum </b> | <b> Non-standard music representations in Humdrum </b> | ||
− | * [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1uOZqvZdzcXhL5Gx2tKMvmY--dbqGF8r4Xgtaw2GMdBM/edit?usp=sharing | + | * [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1uOZqvZdzcXhL5Gx2tKMvmY--dbqGF8r4Xgtaw2GMdBM/edit?usp=sharing Koto notation] |
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Latest revision as of 21:16, 7 December 2021
Music 253/CS 275a "Symbolic Musical Information"
Stanford University (Winter 2021).
This music-information introduction surveys symbolic frameworks and methods for a wide range of 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 (Computational Musical Analysis), which focuses on projects requiring a working knowledge of notation and familiarity with sound software.
Meeting times: | Tuesday & Thursdays 1:30–3:05 | |
Slack channel: | https://music253cs275.slack.com | |
Customary Location: | Braun Music Building, Rooms 131, 128 (lab entry from Room 129) | |
Instructors: | Eleanor Selfridge-Field (esfield@stanford.edu) Craig Stuart Sapp (craig@ccrma.stanford.edu) | |
Office Hours: | By appointment. | |
Credits: | 2–4 | |
Grading: |
Four-credits: class attendance: 25%; weekly assignments: 50%; take-home final essay: 25%. |
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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. | |
Covid information (Winter 2022): | Masking remains in place. Please respect the Stanford rules. In case of quarantine or illness, please notify us at your earliest convenience. We are well equipped with videos of last year's classes and can schedule 1:1 appointments for labs. |
Contents
Syllabus
See also Music 254/CS 275b Syllabus
Go to week: 1 | 2 | MIDI 3 | 4 | SCORE 5 | 6 | XML 7 | MuseData 8 | Humdrum 9 | 10
Week 1
- Lecture 01A: Musical Information or PDF version or Video version
- Lecture C1a: Music representation
- Demo: Malinowski's Music Animation Machine
- Assignment #1: Design your own music representation system (due in one week)
- Course Participation Survey
- Lecture 01B: Applying Musical Information or PDF version
- Lecture C1b: Rosetta stone of digital music representations (see also Rosetta Stone of Musical Data Codes wikipage)
- Assignment #2: Do either the Guido Music Notation or the Humdrum encoding homework (or do both for extra credit). If doing both, then also discuss the differences and similarities between the two systems and interfaces. (due in one week)
Week | Dates | Topics |
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1 | 12 Jan 2021 |
Overview of music representation and course resources |
1 | 14 Jan 2021 |
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Week 2
- Lecture 02A: Input Methods for Musical Notation. Also here
- Lab #2a: Computer keyboard Input methods in MuseScore
- Scores and Data Export in MuseScore
- Lecture 2B: Sound-MIDI Introduction 2021
- Lab #2b: MIDI keyboard Input methods in MuseScore
- Assignment #3: Finish Lab 2 exercises (optional this year if you have a MIDI keyboard)
Week | Dates | Topics |
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2 | 19 Jan 2021 |
Input methods: textual input |
2 | 21 Jan 2021 |
Input methods: MIDI keyboard input |
Week 3
- Lecture 03A: Optical Music Recognition or PDF
- Lecture C2: Introduction to XML
- Lab #3: Optical music recognition with SharpEye
- Assignment #4: SharpEye to MuseScore/Noteflight/Verovio Humdrum Viewer (Due in one week)
- Lecture 03B: From Sound to Input and Output
- Lecture C3a: MIDI protocol (extra: Hexadecimal numbers)
- Topic: MIDI roadmap of the byte
- Topic: MIDI bytes/messages (cinmidi)
- Topic: MIDI messages
Week | Dates | Topics |
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3 | 26 Jan 2021 |
Input methods: OMR and Data Interchange |
3 | 28 Jan 2021 |
MIDI Protocol |
Week 4
- Lecture C3b: Standard Midi Files
- Topic: Outline of the Standard MIDI File structure
- Topic: Variable length values
- Lecture 04A: MIDI Extensions (1) or PDF version
- Assignment #5a: MIDI file parsing homework (Due in one week)
- Lecture 04AA: MIDI Extensions (Time)
- Lecture 04BB: MIDI Extensions (Pitch)
- Lecture: Creating MIDI files by hand from text files
- binasc tool for creating MIDI files in a text editor
- Topic: General MIDI instruments (plus percussion key numbers on channel 10)
- Topic: General MIDI continuous controllers
- Assignment #5b: MIDI file creation (due in one week)
Week | Dates | Topics |
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4 | 2 Feb 2021 |
General MIDI/Standard MIDI Files |
4 | 4 Feb 2021 |
MIDI Extensions/Wrap-up |
Week 5
- MIDI notes (MIDI Plus and C++ parser & Guitar TAB to MIDI conversion)
- Lecture 05A: Introduction to SCORE
- Lab: SCORE user input (slides)
- SCORE 5-Stage Input Reference
Week | Dates | Topics |
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5 | 9 Feb 2021 |
Applied MIDI Piano rolls as musical data |
5 | 11 Feb 2021 |
SCORE user input code |
Week 6
- Lecture 05B. Repertories with Special Needs
- Lab: Input exercises done on paper in previous session
- SCORE survival guide
- Lecture 05C. Extremes within CMN
- Lecture 06B. Structure, Texture, Tracks
- Lab: Input slightly harder SCORE examples
- List of useful SCORE commands
- Homework #6: Five SCORE user input exercises, due in one week (but best to do it before the next class)
Week | Dates | Topics |
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6 | 16 Feb 2021 |
SCORE music editor |
6 | 18 Feb 2021 |
SCORE simple examples |
Week 7
- Lecture 07A. New Directions in Music Notation Software
- Lecture 07B. Encoding for Durable Repositories
- Lecture: SCORE parameters
- Score parameter examples: notes, slurs/ties (note and slur parameter sheets)
- Homework 7: Hard SCORE exercises: do 3 out of the 10 examples (due next Thursday): Or a page of music of your choice with Craig's approval (so he can make sure it is not too easy or too hard)
- Lecture: MusicXML and musical parameters
Week | Dates | Topics |
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7 | 23 Feb 2021 |
Archiving musical data SCORE parameters 2 SCORE parameters |
7 | 25 Feb 2021 |
MusicXML: Data markup and interchange |
Week 8
- Lecture 08A. Markup Languages: MusicXML and MEI
- Lecture: Introduction to MEI
- XML homework #8 (due next Tuesday)
- Walter Hewlett: MuseData
Week | Dates | Topics |
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8 | 2 Mar 2021 |
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8 | 4 Mar 2021 |
MuseData |
Week 9
- Lecture 09A. Introduction to Humdrum or here
- Lecture: Humdrum file format
- Introduction to **kern music encoding
- Verovio Humdrum Viewer (2019 IAML (Kraków, Poland) workshop slides for VHV)
- Homework: Encode examples in Humdrum using VHV editor (due this Thursday).
- Lecture 09B. Uses of Humdrum or here
- Lab: Humdrum Lab
- Humdrum homework (due next Thursday)
Week | Dates | Topics |
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9 | 9 Mar 2021 |
Humdrum |
9 | 11 Mar 2020 |
Humdrum Analysis 1
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Week 10
- Lecture 10A. Basic Concepts in Music Copyright and here
- Lecture 10B. What is musical similarity? or here
- Musical Dice Game
- Online implementation, command-line variant (different piece): Musical dice game
Week | Dates | Topics |
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10 | 16 Mar 2021 |
Music as Intellectual Property Humdrum Analysis 2
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10 | 18 Mar 2021 |
Non-standard music representations in Humdrum |
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