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| − | * Lecture 09A. [https://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/09A_Humdrum- | + | * Lecture 09A. [https://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/09A_Humdrum-Intro_2022-1.ppt Introduction to Humdrum] or [https://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] | ||
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* 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 1</b> | <b> Humdrum Analysis 1</b> | ||
| − | * Lecture 09B. [https://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/09B_Uses%20of% | + | * Lecture 09B. [https://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/09B_Uses%20of%20Humdrum_2022-1.ppt Uses of Humdrum] or [https://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/09B_Uses%20of%20Humdrum_2019.pdf here] |
* Lab: [[Humdrum Lab 1 | Humdrum Lab]] | * Lab: [[Humdrum Lab 1 | Humdrum Lab]] | ||
* [[Humdrum homework]] (due next Thursday) | * [[Humdrum homework]] (due next Thursday) | ||
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<b> Music as Intellectual Property</b> | <b> Music as Intellectual Property</b> | ||
| − | * Lecture 10A. [https://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/10A_Basic%20Concepts%20in%20Music% | + | * Lecture 10A. [https://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/10A_Basic%20Concepts%20in%20Music%20Copyright_2022.ppt Basic Concepts in Music Copyright] and [https://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/10A_Basic%20Concepts%20in%20Music%20Copyright_2019.pdf here] |
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* [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1fIYMTj4TRjFyKc8yf-eODUXk_MUkFb1CzhLoW91xVaE/edit?usp=sharing 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]] | * [https://dice.humdrum.org Online implementation], command-line variant (different piece): [[Musical dice game]] | ||
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| + | * Lecture 10B. [https://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/10B_Ear-Eye-Brain_PC2022.ppt What is musical similarity?] or [https://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/10B_Ear-Eye-Brain.pdf here] | ||
<b> Non-standard music representations in Humdrum </b> | <b> Non-standard music representations in Humdrum </b> | ||
Latest revision as of 06:11, 8 March 2022
Music 253/CS 275a "Symbolic Musical Information"
Stanford University (Winter 2022).
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 1:30–3:00 | |
| Slack channel: | https://music253cs275.slack.com | |
| Customary Location: | Braun Music Building, Rooms 131 | |
| Instructors: | Eleanor Selfridge-Field (esfield@stanford.edu) Craig Stuart Sapp (craig@ccrma.stanford.edu) | |
| Office Hours: | After class meetings and by appointment. | |
| Credits: | 2–4 | |
| Grading: |
Four-credits: class participation: 25%; weekly assignments: 50%; take-home final essay: 25%. |
|
| Website: | music253.stanford.edu/music275a.stanford.edu: Overview of individual topics presented in Music 253/CS 275a, 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 companion 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 Jan 2022 |
Overview of music representation and course resources |
| 1 | 6 Jan 2022 |
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Week 2
- Lecture 02A: Input Methods for Music or here.
- Lab #2a: Computer keyboard Input methods in MuseScore
- Scores and Data Export in MuseScore
- Lecture 2B: Sound-MIDI Introduction 2022
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 11 Jan 2022 |
Input methods: textual input |
| 2 | 13 Jan 2022 |
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)
- Guest Lecture: Heinz Roggenkemper (Playscore & Newzik)
- (Lecture 03B: From Sound to MIDI 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 18 Jan 2022 |
Input methods: OMR and Data Interchange |
| 3 | 20 Jan 2022 |
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 or PDF version
- Assignment #5a: MIDI file parsing homework (Due in one week)
- Lecture 04: MIDI Extensions (Pitch, Expression)
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 25 Jan 2022 |
General MIDI/Standard MIDI Files |
| 4 | 27 Jan 2022 |
MIDI Extensions |
Week 5
- 5A.MIDI Shortcomings
- MIDI notes (MIDI Plus and C++ parser & Guitar TAB to MIDI conversion)
- Lecture 05B: Introduction to SCORE
- Lab: SCORE user input (slides)
- SCORE 5-Stage Input Reference
| Week | Dates | Topics |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 Feb 2022 |
Applied MIDI Piano rolls as musical data |
| 5 | 3 Feb 2022 |
SCORE user input code |
Week 6
- Lecture 06A: Peripheries of Music Notation
- Lab: Input exercises done on paper in previous session
- SCORE survival guide
- Lecture 06B. Score Semantics: Textures and 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | 8 Feb 2022 |
SCORE music editor |
| 6 | 10 Feb 2022 |
Using Score and Other Notation Software SCORE simple examples |
Week 7
- Lecture 07A. Beyond Common Western Notation (CMN)
- 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 07B. Archiving, Interchange, Analysis
- Lecture: MusicXML and musical parameters
| Week | Dates | Topics |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | 15 Feb 2022 |
Archiving musical data SCORE parameters 2 SCORE parameters |
| 7 | 17 Feb 2022 |
Archiving musical data 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | 22 Feb 2022 |
Transposition via Base-40 MEI: Source markup and publishing |
| 8 | 24 Feb 2022 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 Mar 2022 |
Humdrum |
| 9 | 3 Mar 2022 |
Humdrum Analysis 1
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Week 10
- Lecture 10A. Basic Concepts in Music Copyright and here
- Musical Dice Game
- Online implementation, command-line variant (different piece): Musical dice game
- Lecture 10B. What is musical similarity? or here
| Week | Dates | Topics |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 8 Mar 2022 |
Music as Intellectual Property Humdrum Analysis 2 |
| 10 | 10 Mar 2022 |
Preview: Musical Similarity Non-standard music representations in Humdrum |
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