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== Syllabus == | == Syllabus == | ||
| − | 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]] | <font color="gray" size="-1">MuseData</font> [[#week7|7]] | <font color="gray" size="-1">XML</font> [[#week8|8]] | <font color="gray" size="-1">Humdrum</font> [[#week9|9]] | [[#week10|10]] | 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">MuseData</font> [[#week7|7]] | <font color="gray" size="-1">XML</font> [[#week8|8]] | <font color="gray" size="-1">Humdrum</font> [[#week9|9]] | [[#week10|10]] | ||
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| <div id="week2"></div>2 || 12 Jan 2016 || | | <div id="week2"></div>2 || 12 Jan 2016 || | ||
| − | <b> | + | <b> Input methods: textual input</b> |
* Lecture 02A: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/02A_Input_2016.pdf Input Methods for Musical Notation] | * Lecture 02A: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/02A_Input_2016.pdf Input Methods for Musical Notation] | ||
* Lab #2a: [[Finale Simple Note Entry | Computer keyboard Input methods in Finale]] | * Lab #2a: [[Finale Simple Note Entry | Computer keyboard Input methods in Finale]] | ||
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| 2 || 14 Jan 2016 || | | 2 || 14 Jan 2016 || | ||
| − | <b> | + | <b> Input methods: MIDI keyboard input</b> |
* Lecture 2B: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/02B_Sound-MIDI_Introduction_2016.pdf Sound-MIDI Introduction 2016] | * Lecture 2B: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/02B_Sound-MIDI_Introduction_2016.pdf Sound-MIDI Introduction 2016] | ||
* Lab #2b: [[Finale Midi Entry | MIDI keyboard Input methods in Finale]] | * Lab #2b: [[Finale Midi Entry | MIDI keyboard Input methods in Finale]] | ||
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| 3 || 21 Jan 2016 || | | 3 || 21 Jan 2016 || | ||
| − | <b>MIDI Protocol/ | + | <b>MIDI Protocol/Standard MIDI Files</b> |
* Lecture 03B: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/03B_MIDI_Continuation_2015.pdf MIDI Continuation 2016] | * Lecture 03B: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/03B_MIDI_Continuation_2015.pdf MIDI Continuation 2016] | ||
| − | * Lecture | + | * Lecture C3a: [[Media:MIDI_protocol.pdf|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] | ||
* Topic: MIDI bytes/messages ([[cinmidi]]) | * Topic: MIDI bytes/messages ([[cinmidi]]) | ||
* Topic: [http://www.ccarh.org/courses/253/handout/midiprotocol/ MIDI messages] | * Topic: [http://www.ccarh.org/courses/253/handout/midiprotocol/ MIDI messages] | ||
| + | * Lecture C3b: [[Media:Standard_MIDI_Files.pdf| Standard MIDI Files]] | ||
| + | * Topic: [http://www.ccarh.org/courses/253/handout/smf/ Outline of the Standard MIDI File structure] | ||
| + | * Topic: [[Variable length values]] | ||
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| <div id="week4"></div>4 || 26 Jan 2016 || | | <div id="week4"></div>4 || 26 Jan 2016 || | ||
| − | <b> | + | <b>General MIDI</b> |
| − | * Lecture 04A: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/04A_Standard%20MIDI% | + | * Lecture 04A: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/04A_Standard%20MIDI%20Files_2016.pdf Timbre and Quantization (MIDI)] |
| − | * | + | * 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/ | + | * 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 |
* Assignment #5a: [[MIDI file parsing homework]] (Due 2 Feb 2016) | * Assignment #5a: [[MIDI file parsing homework]] (Due 2 Feb 2016) | ||
| + | * Assignment #5b: [[media:Assignment5b-music253-2016.pdf|MIDI file creation]] (optional: extra credit) | ||
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| 4 || 28 Jan 2016 || | | 4 || 28 Jan 2016 || | ||
<b>MIDI Extensions/Wrap-up</b> | <b>MIDI Extensions/Wrap-up</b> | ||
| − | * Lecture 04B: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/ | + | * Lecture 04B: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/04B_MIDi_Extensions_2016.pdf MIDI extensions and alternatives] |
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* [http://library.stanford.edu/ars Tour of the Archive of Recorded Sound] and the [http://library.stanford.edu/blogs/stanford-libraries-blog/2014/09/introducing-denis-condon-collection-reproducing-pianos-and Dennis Condon Collection of Reproducing Pianos and Rolls]. | * [http://library.stanford.edu/ars Tour of the Archive of Recorded Sound] and the [http://library.stanford.edu/blogs/stanford-libraries-blog/2014/09/introducing-denis-condon-collection-reproducing-pianos-and Dennis Condon Collection of Reproducing Pianos and Rolls]. | ||
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| <div id="week5"></div>5 || 2 Feb 2016 || | | <div id="week5"></div>5 || 2 Feb 2016 || | ||
<b>SCORE user input code</b> | <b>SCORE user input code</b> | ||
| − | * Lecture 05A: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/05A_SCORE% | + | * Lecture 05A: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/05A_SCORE%20Introduction_2016.pdf Introduction to SCORE] |
* Lab: [[SCORE user input]] | * Lab: [[SCORE user input]] | ||
* [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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| 5 || 4 Feb 2016 || | | 5 || 4 Feb 2016 || | ||
<b>SCORE music editor</b> | <b>SCORE music editor</b> | ||
| − | * Lecture 05B. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/05B_Special-Needs% | + | * Lecture 05B. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/05B_Special-Needs%20Repertories_2016.pdf Repertories with Special Needs] |
* Lab: Input [[SCORE user input | exercises done on paper in previous session]] | * Lab: Input [[SCORE user input | exercises done on paper in previous session]] | ||
* [[SCORE survival guide]] | * [[SCORE survival guide]] | ||
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| <div a="week7"></div>7 || 16 Feb 2016 || | | <div a="week7"></div>7 || 16 Feb 2016 || | ||
| − | * Lecture 07A. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/ | + | * Lecture 07A. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/07_EsAC-PE-2016.pdf Codes for Archiving and Repurposing: The Essen Associative Code (EsAC) and Plaine & Easie (used in RISM)] |
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<b>SCORE parameters 2</b> | <b>SCORE parameters 2</b> | ||
* Lab/Homework: [[SCORE_parameter_exercises|Hard SCORE exercises]], due 25 February 2016 | * Lab/Homework: [[SCORE_parameter_exercises|Hard SCORE exercises]], due 25 February 2016 | ||
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| <div id="week8"></div>8 || 23 Feb 2016 || | | <div id="week8"></div>8 || 23 Feb 2016 || | ||
<b> MusicXML </b> | <b> MusicXML </b> | ||
| − | * Lecture 08A. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/ | + | * Lecture 08A. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/08A_MusicXML_MEI_2016.pdf Markup Languages for Music: MusicXML and MEI] |
* Lecture: [[Media:MusicXML_and_musical_parameters.pdf|MusicXML and musical parameters]] | * Lecture: [[Media:MusicXML_and_musical_parameters.pdf|MusicXML and musical parameters]] | ||
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| 8 || 25 Feb 2016 || | | 8 || 25 Feb 2016 || | ||
<b> Transposition via Base-40 </b> | <b> Transposition via Base-40 </b> | ||
| − | * Lecture 08b. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/08b_Base-40- | + | * Lecture 08b. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/08b_Base-40-2016.pdf Base-40 Arithmetic for Music Apps] |
<b> MEI </b> | <b> MEI </b> | ||
* Lecture: [[Media:MEI-presentation-20120228.pdf|MEI overview]] | * Lecture: [[Media:MEI-presentation-20120228.pdf|MEI overview]] | ||
* [[Media:30_short_mei_encoding_examples.pdf|30 Short MEI encoding examples]] | * [[Media:30_short_mei_encoding_examples.pdf|30 Short MEI encoding examples]] | ||
| + | * [[Music 253 XML homework | XML homework]] (due next Thursday) | ||
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| − | | <div id="week9"></div>9 || | + | | <div id="week9"></div>9 || 1 Mar 2016 || |
<b> Humdrum file format</b> | <b> Humdrum file format</b> | ||
* Lecture 09A. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/09A_Humdrum-Intro_2015.pdf Introduction to Humdrum] | * Lecture 09A. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/09A_Humdrum-Intro_2015.pdf Introduction to Humdrum] | ||
* Lecture: [[Media:Humdrum_file_format.pdf|Humdrum file format]] | * Lecture: [[Media:Humdrum_file_format.pdf|Humdrum file format]] | ||
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| − | | 9 || | + | | 9 || 3 Mar 2016 || |
<b> Humdrum Analysis 1</b> | <b> Humdrum Analysis 1</b> | ||
* Lecture 09B. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/09B_Uses%20of%20Humdrum_2015.pdf Uses of Humdrum] | * Lecture 09B. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/09B_Uses%20of%20Humdrum_2015.pdf Uses of Humdrum] | ||
* Lab: [[Media:Humdrum_Tools_1.pdf|Humdrum Tools I]] | * Lab: [[Media:Humdrum_Tools_1.pdf|Humdrum Tools I]] | ||
| + | * [[Music_253_Humdrum_homework|Humdrum homework]] (due next Thursday). | ||
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| − | | <div id="week10"></div>10 || | + | | <div id="week10"></div>10 || 8 Mar 2016 || |
<b> Music as Intellectual Property</b> | <b> Music as Intellectual Property</b> | ||
* Lecture 10A. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/10A_Basic%20Concepts%20in%20Music%20Copyright_2015b.pdf Basic Concepts in Music Copyright] | * Lecture 10A. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/10A_Basic%20Concepts%20in%20Music%20Copyright_2015b.pdf Basic Concepts in Music Copyright] | ||
* Lecture 10A (2016): Music Copyright | * Lecture 10A (2016): Music Copyright | ||
<b> Humdrum Analysis 2</b> | <b> Humdrum Analysis 2</b> | ||
| + | * Musical Dice: http://www.ccarh.org/courses/253/lab/kerndice | ||
* Lecture/Demo: [[Media:Humdrum_Tools_2.pdf|Humdrum Tools II]] | * Lecture/Demo: [[Media:Humdrum_Tools_2.pdf|Humdrum Tools II]] | ||
* Lab: [[Humdrum Lab 1 | Humdrum Lab]] | * Lab: [[Humdrum Lab 1 | Humdrum Lab]] | ||
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| − | | 10 || | + | | 10 || 10 Mar 2016 || |
* Lecture 10B. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/10b_From%20IP%20to%20Data%20resources_2015.pdf From IP to Data Resources] | * Lecture 10B. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/10b_From%20IP%20to%20Data%20resources_2015.pdf From IP to Data Resources] | ||
<b> Non-standard music representations in Humdrum </b> | <b> Non-standard music representations in Humdrum </b> | ||
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| − | | <div id="week11"></div>FE || | + | | <div id="week11"></div>FE || 17 Mar 2016 || |
<b> Take-home final (4-credit students) due by 11 p.m.</b> | <b> Take-home final (4-credit students) due by 11 p.m.</b> | ||
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## <i>Final exam</i>: by 11 p.m. of the assigned date. | ## <i>Final exam</i>: by 11 p.m. of the assigned date. | ||
# <i>Honor code</i>: We will act and expect you to act according to the [http://studentaffairs.stanford.edu/judicialaffairs/policy/honor-code Stanford Honor Code]. | # <i>Honor code</i>: We will act and expect you to act according to the [http://studentaffairs.stanford.edu/judicialaffairs/policy/honor-code Stanford Honor Code]. | ||
| − | # <i>Students with disabilities</i>: 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). | + | # <i>Students with disabilities</i>: 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 http://oae.stanford.edu]. |
Latest revision as of 20:02, 8 March 2016
Music 253/CS 275a "Symbolic Musical Information"
Stanford University (Winter 2016).
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 (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 Building, Rooms 105, 128 (lab entry from Room 129) | |
| Instructors: | Eleanor Selfridge-Field (esfield@stanford.edu) Craig Stuart Sapp (craig@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%. |
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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. |
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
- Lecture 01A: Musical InformationVideo version
- Lecture C1: Music Notation and Representation
- Demo: Malinowski's Music Animation Machine
- Assignment #1: Design your own music representation system (due 12 Jan 2016)
- Lecture 01B: Applying Musical Information
- Lecture C1b: Rosetta Stone of Musical Encodings (see also Rosetta Stone of Musical Data Codes wikipage)
- Lab #1: Guido Music Notation
- Assignment #2: Finish Guido lab exercises at home (due 14 Jan 2016)
- Lecture 02A: Input Methods for Musical Notation
- Lab #2a: Computer keyboard Input methods in Finale
- Lecture 2B: Sound-MIDI Introduction 2016
- Lab #2b: MIDI keyboard Input methods in Finale
- Assignment #3: Finish Lab 2 exercises (due 19 Jan 2016)
- Lecture 03A: Optical Music Recognition 2016.pdf
- Lecture C2: Introduction to XML
- Lab #3: Optical music recognition with SharpEye
- Assignment #4: SharpEye to Finale/MuseScore/Noteflight (Due 26 Jan 2016)
- Lecture 03B: MIDI Continuation 2016
- Lecture C3a: MIDI protocol (extra: Hexadecimal numbers)
- Topic: MIDI roadmap of the byte
- Topic: MIDI bytes/messages (cinmidi)
- Topic: MIDI messages
- Lecture C3b: Standard MIDI Files
- Topic: Outline of the Standard MIDI File structure
- Topic: Variable length values
- Lecture 04A: Timbre and Quantization (MIDI)
- Topic: General MIDI instruments (plus percussion key numbers on channel 10)
- Topic: General MIDI continuous controllers
- binasc tool for creating MIDI files in a text editor
- Assignment #5a: MIDI file parsing homework (Due 2 Feb 2016)
- Assignment #5b: MIDI file creation (optional: extra credit)
- Lecture 05A: Introduction to SCORE
- Lab: SCORE user input
- SCORE 5-Stage Input Reference
- Lecture 05B. Repertories with Special Needs
- Lab: Input exercises done on paper in previous session
- SCORE survival guide
- Lecture 06A. Extremes within CMN
- Lab: Input slightly harder SCORE examples
- Homework #6: Finish SCORE user input 2, due 16 February 2016
- Lecture 06B. Score textures and tracks
- Lecture: SCORE parameters
- Score parameter examples: notes, slurs/ties
- Lecture 07A. Codes for Archiving and Repurposing: The Essen Associative Code (EsAC) and Plaine & Easie (used in RISM)
- Lab/Homework: Hard SCORE exercises, due 25 February 2016
- Lecture 08A. Markup Languages for Music: MusicXML and MEI
- Lecture: MusicXML and musical parameters
- Lecture 08b. Base-40 Arithmetic for Music Apps
- Lecture: MEI overview
- 30 Short MEI encoding examples
- XML homework (due next Thursday)
- Lecture 09A. Introduction to Humdrum
- Lecture: Humdrum file format
- Lecture 09B. Uses of Humdrum
- Lab: Humdrum Tools I
- Humdrum homework (due next Thursday).
- Lecture 10A. Basic Concepts in Music Copyright
- Lecture 10A (2016): Music Copyright
- Musical Dice: http://www.ccarh.org/courses/253/lab/kerndice
- Lecture/Demo: Humdrum Tools II
- Lab: Humdrum Lab
- Lecture 10B. From IP to Data Resources
| Week | Dates | Topics |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 Jan 2016 |
Overview of music representation and course resources |
| 1 | 7 Jan 2016 |
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| 2 | 12 Jan 2016 |
Input methods: textual input |
| 2 | 14 Jan 2016 |
Input methods: MIDI keyboard input |
| 3 | 19 Jan 2016 |
Input methods: OMR and Data Interchange |
| 3 | 21 Jan 2016 |
MIDI Protocol/Standard MIDI Files |
| 4 | 26 Jan 2016 |
General MIDI |
| 4 | 28 Jan 2016 |
MIDI Extensions/Wrap-up |
| 5 | 2 Feb 2016 |
SCORE user input code |
| 5 | 4 Feb 2016 |
SCORE music editor |
| 6 | 09 Feb 2016 |
SCORE simple examples |
| 6 | 11 Feb 2016 |
SCORE parameters |
| 7 | 16 Feb 2016 |
SCORE parameters 2 |
| 7 | 18 Feb 2016 |
MuseData |
| 8 | 23 Feb 2016 |
MusicXML |
| 8 | 25 Feb 2016 |
Transposition via Base-40 MEI |
| 9 | 1 Mar 2016 |
Humdrum file format |
| 9 | 3 Mar 2016 |
Humdrum Analysis 1 |
| 10 | 8 Mar 2016 |
Music as Intellectual Property Humdrum Analysis 2 |
| 10 | 10 Mar 2016 |
Non-standard music representations in Humdrum |
| FE | 17 Mar 2016 |
Take-home final (4-credit students) due by 11 p.m. |
General Policies and University Rules
General policies and university rules:
- Delivery times:
- Assignments: by the start of the class for which they are due.
- Final exam: by 11 p.m. of the assigned date.
- Honor code: We will act and expect you to act according to the Stanford Honor Code.
- 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.