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* 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]] | ||
* Assignment # | * Assignment #3: [[SharpEye]] to [[MuseScore]]/[[Noteflight]]/[[Verovio Humdrum Viewer]]/Sibelius/Dorico/etc. Via MusicXML (Due in one week) | ||
* [https://www.playscore.co Playscore2] | |||
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* 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]]) | ||
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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: [https://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/ | * Lecture 04A: [https://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/04A_MIDI_Uses-Possibilities_2025.ppt MIDI Timing] | ||
* Assignment # | * Assignment #4a: [[MIDI file parsing homework]] (Due in one week) | ||
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* 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) | ||
* 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] | ||
* Assignment # | * Assignment #4b: [[MIDI file creation]] (due in one week) | ||
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Lecture 05A: [https://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/05A_MIDI_Extensions25.ppt MIDI Extensions] | |||
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<B>Applied MIDI</b> | <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) | ||
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<b> Intricacies of Music Notation (1) </b> | |||
* Lecture 06A: [https://esf.ccarh.org/Music253-2024/06A_Extremes%20within%20CMN_2024.pdf Graphical Extremes within Common Western Notation] (CMN)] | |||
<b>SCORE music editor</b> | <b>SCORE music editor</b> | ||
* * Lab: Input [[SCORE user input | exercises done on paper in previous session]] | * * Lab: Input [[SCORE user input | exercises done on paper in previous session]] | ||
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<b> Intricacies of Music Notation (2) </b> | |||
* Lecture 06B: [https://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/06A_Non-common-western_notation_2023.pdf Non-staff and other non-common notations for music] | |||
<b>Using Score and Other Notation Software</b> | <b>Using Score and Other Notation Software</b> | ||
<b>SCORE simple examples</b> | <b>SCORE simple examples</b> | ||
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<b> Transposition | <b> Transposition using Base-40 arithmetic</b> | ||
* Lecture 08A. [https://esf.ccarh.org/Music253-2024/08A_Base-40_2024.pdf Base-40 Arithmetic for Music Apps] | * Lecture 08A. [https://esf.ccarh.org/Music253-2024/08A_Base-40_2024.pdf Base-40 Arithmetic for Music Apps] | ||
<b> MEI: Source markup and publishing </b> | <b> MEI: Source markup and publishing </b> | ||
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* Lecture 10A. [https://esf.ccarh.org/Music253-2024/10A_Basic%20Concepts%20in%20Music%20Copyright_2024.pdf Basic Concepts in Music Copyright] | * Lecture 10A. [https://esf.ccarh.org/Music253-2024/10A_Basic%20Concepts%20in%20Music%20Copyright_2024.pdf Basic Concepts in Music Copyright] | ||
* Lecture 10B. [https://esf.ccarh.org/Music253-2024/10B_2020_Sound-Notation-copyright-2024.pdf Music as Written, Music as Heard] | * Lecture 10B. [https://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/10A_2025_RecentCopyrightCases.pdf Recent Copyright Cases] | ||
esf.ccarh.org/Music253-2024/10B_2020_Sound-Notation-copyright-2024.pdf Music as Written, Music as Heard] | |||
<b> Humdrum Analysis 2</b> | <b> Humdrum Analysis 2</b> | ||
* [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] | ||
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*Lecture 10C. [https://esf.ccarh.org/Music253-2024/ | *Lecture 10C. [https://esf.ccarh.org/Music253-2024/10CC_Ear-Eye-Brain_2025.pdf Ear, Mind, Brain pdf] or [ | ||
CS275A-Mus253/Music253-2024/10CC_Ear-Eye-Brain_PC2025.pdf Ear, Mind, or Brain? Reflections on Musical Similarity] | |||
<b> Preview: Musical Similarity</b> | <b> Preview: Musical Similarity</b> | ||
Latest revision as of 01:41, 14 March 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%. |
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| 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
Week 1
- Lecture 01A: Musical Information or old Video version
- Lecture C1a: Music representation
- Demo: Malinowski's Music Animation Machine
- Assignment #1b: Design your own music representation system (due next week, Thursday)
- Course Participation Survey
- Lecture 01B: Using Musical Information
- Lecture C1b: Rosetta stone of digital music representations (see also companion wikipage)
- 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)
| Week | Dates | Topics |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 Jan 2025 |
Overview of music representation and course resources |
| 1 | 9 Jan 2025 |
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Week 2
- Lecture 02A: Input Methods for Music.
- Lab #2a: Computer keyboard Input methods in MuseScore
- Lecture 2B: Sound-MIDI Introduction
- Lab #2b: MIDI keyboard Input methods in MuseScore
- Assignment #2: Finish Lab 2 exercises
| Week | Dates | Topics |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 14 Jan 2025 |
Input methods: textual input |
| 2 | 16 Jan 2025 |
Input methods: MIDI keyboard input |
Week 3
- Lecture 03A: Optical Music Recognition
- Lecture C2: Introduction to XML
- Lab #3: Optical music recognition with SharpEye
- Assignment #3: SharpEye to MuseScore/Noteflight/Verovio Humdrum Viewer/Sibelius/Dorico/etc. Via MusicXML (Due in one week)
- Playscore2
- 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)
| Week | Dates | Topics |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 21 Jan 2025 |
Input methods: OMR and Data Interchange |
| 3 | 23 Jan 2025 |
MIDI Protocol |
Week 4
- Lecture C3b: Standard Midi Files
- Topic: Outline of the Standard MIDI File structure
- Topic: Variable length values
- Lecture 04A: MIDI Timing
- Assignment #4a: MIDI file parsing homework (Due in one week)
- Lecture 04B: MIDI and Temperament
- 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 #4b: MIDI file creation (due in one week)
| Week | Dates | Topics |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 28 Jan 2025 |
General MIDI/Standard MIDI Files |
| 4 | 30 Jan 2025 |
MIDI Extensions MIDI Extensions (Pitch, Expression)] |
Week 5
- MIDI notes (MIDI Plus and C++ parser & Guitar TAB to MIDI conversion)
- Lecture 05B: Introduction to SCORE
| Week | Dates | Topics |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 4 Feb 2025 |
Applied MIDI Piano rolls as musical data |
| 5 | 6 Feb 2025 |
SCORE user input code |
Week 6
- Lecture 06A: Graphical Extremes within Common Western Notation (CMN)]
- Lecture 06B: Non-staff and other non-common notations for music
- 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 | 11 Feb 2025 |
Intricacies of Music Notation (1) SCORE music editor |
| 6 | 13 Feb 2025 |
Intricacies of Music Notation (2) Using Score and Other Notation Software SCORE simple examples |
Week 7
- Lecture 07A. Score semantics: Textures and Tracks
- 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. Data Archives
- Lecture: MusicXML and musical parameters
| Week | Dates | Topics |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | 18 Feb 2025 |
Archiving musical data SCORE parameters 2 SCORE parameters |
| 7 | 20 Feb 2025 |
Archiving musical data MusicXML: Data markup and interchange |
Week 8
- Lecture 08A. Base-40 Arithmetic for Music Apps
- Lecture 08A. Markup Languages: MusicXML and MEI
- Lecture: Introduction to MEI
- XML homework #8 (due next Tuesday)
- Walter Hewlett: MuseData
- Lecture 07C. Musedata online resources
- Lecture 08B. Encoding Musical Variants
| Week | Dates | Topics |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | 25 Feb 2025 |
Transposition using Base-40 arithmetic MEI: Source markup and publishing |
| 8 | 27 Feb 2025 |
MuseData |
Week 9
- Lecture 09A. Introduction to Humdrum
- 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
- Lab: Humdrum Lab
- Humdrum homework (due next Thursday)
| Week | Dates | Topics |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | 4 Mar 2025 |
Humdrum |
| 9 | 6 Mar 2025 |
Humdrum Analysis 1
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Week 10
- Lecture 10A. Basic Concepts in Music Copyright
- Lecture 10B. Recent Copyright Cases
- Musical Dice Game
- Online implementation, command-line variant (different piece): Musical dice game
- Lecture 10C. Ear, Mind, Brain pdf or [
| Week | Dates | Topics |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 11 Mar 2025 |
Music as Intellectual Property esf.ccarh.org/Music253-2024/10B_2020_Sound-Notation-copyright-2024.pdf Music as Written, Music as Heard] Humdrum Analysis 2 |
| 10 | 13 Mar 2025 |
CS275A-Mus253/Music253-2024/10CC_Ear-Eye-Brain_PC2025.pdf Ear, Mind, or Brain? Reflections on Musical Similarity] Preview: Musical Similarity Non-standard music representations in Humdrum |
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- Delivery times:
- Assignments: by the start of the class for which they are due.
- Final exam: by 11 p.m. of the assigned date.
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