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* Lecture C1a: [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1yDfZT5GBGTlr551ojYQ8h1RTdNeYfAyn5LHHxnHdu8E/edit?usp=sharing  Music representation]
* Lecture C1a: [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1yDfZT5GBGTlr551ojYQ8h1RTdNeYfAyn5LHHxnHdu8E/edit?usp=sharing  Music 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 next week, Thursday)
* Assignment #1b: [[Design your own music representation system]] (due next week, Thursday)
* [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScgtHpUx4GzFoV1Uu2zAEbuUhK3eBXG1XzBFOQXtZ_AyryeKw/viewform Course Participation Survey]
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* Lecture 01B: [https://esf.ccarh.org/Music253-2024/01B_ApplyingMusicalInformation_2024.ppt Using Musical Information]
* Lecture 01B: [https://esf.ccarh.org/Music253-2024/01B_ApplyingMusicalInformation_2024.ppt Using Musical Information]
* Lecture C1b: [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1S5f4zoV1heXEAwtYY4knpg7HfhykDXxNu6q6auAA4a4/edit?usp=sharing Rosetta stone of digital music representations] (see also companion [[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 companion [[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)
* Assignment #1a: 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: [https://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/02A_Input_2023.pdf Input Methods for Music].  
* Lecture 02A: [https://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/02A_Input_2023.pdf Input Methods for Music].  
* Lab #2a: [[MuseScore | Computer keyboard Input methods in MuseScore]]
* Lab #2a: [[MuseScore | Computer keyboard Input methods in MuseScore]]
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<b> Input methods: MIDI keyboard input</b>
<b> Input methods: MIDI keyboard input</b>
* Lecture 2B: [https://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/02B_Sound-MIDI_Introduction_2023.pdf Sound-MIDI Introduction]
* Lecture 2B: [https://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/02B_Sound-MIDI_Introduction_2025.ppt Sound-MIDI Introduction]


* 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
* Assignment #2: Finish Lab 2 exercises
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Latest revision as of 21:26, 16 January 2025

Music 253/CS 275a "Symbolic Musical Information"
Stanford University (Winter 2025).

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 1:30–2:50
Customary Location: Braun Music Building, Room 106
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%.
Three-credit/no final essay: class attendance: 33%; weekly assignments: 67%.
Two-credit/no final essay: choices negotiable (homework assignments selected in consultation with instructors).

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.


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

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Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

Week 8

Week 9

Week 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. OAE phone (650) 723-1066 OAE website.
  4. Students in distress: Stanford offers an abundance of resources for students dealing with problems of a personal nature.
    1. Urgent support: (650) 723-3785 CAPS website
    2. Medical Services: (650) 498-2336 Vaden Health Services
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