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* [https://piazza.com/class/jcf6012h40e6y9 Piazza]
 
* [http://www.ccarh.org/courses/253/lab Course resources]
 
* [http://www.ccarh.org/courses/253/lab Course resources]
 
* [http://www.ccarh.org/courses/253/handout/ Handouts]
 
* [http://www.ccarh.org/courses/253/handout/ Handouts]
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<b>MIDI Protocol/Standard MIDI Files</b>
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<b>MIDI Protocol</b>
 
* Lecture 03B: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/03B_MIDI_Continuation_2015.pdf MIDI Continuation 2018]
 
* Lecture 03B: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/03B_MIDI_Continuation_2015.pdf MIDI Continuation 2018]
 
* Lecture C3a: [[Media:MIDI_protocol.pdf|MIDI protocol]] (extra: [[Media:Hexadecimal_numbers.pdf|Hexadecimal numbers]])
 
* Lecture C3a: [[Media:MIDI_protocol.pdf|MIDI protocol]] (extra: [[Media:Hexadecimal_numbers.pdf|Hexadecimal numbers]])
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* 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]
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<b>General MIDI/Standard MIDI Files</b>
 
* Lecture C3b: [[Media:Standard_MIDI_Files.pdf| Standard MIDI Files]]
 
* 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: [http://www.ccarh.org/courses/253/handout/smf/ Outline of the Standard MIDI File structure]
 
* Topic: [[Variable length values]]
 
* Topic: [[Variable length values]]
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<b>General MIDI</b>
 
 
* Lecture  04A: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/04A_Standard%20MIDI%20Files_2018.pdf  Timbre and Quantization (MIDI)]
 
* Lecture  04A: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/04A_Standard%20MIDI%20Files_2018.pdf  Timbre and Quantization (MIDI)]
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* Topic: [http://www.ccarh.org/courses/253/handout/gminstruments/ General MIDI instruments] (plus percussion key numbers on channel 10)
 
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* Topic: [http://www.ccarh.org/courses/253/handout/controllers/ General MIDI continuous controllers]
 
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* [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 6 Feb 2018)
 
* Assignment #5a: [[MIDI file parsing homework]] (Due 6 Feb 2018)
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* Assignment #5b: [[media:Assignment5b-music253-2018.pdf|MIDI file creation]] (optional: extra credit)
 
 
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<b>MIDI Extensions/Wrap-up</b>
 
<b>MIDI Extensions/Wrap-up</b>
 
* Lecture 04B: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/04B_MIDi_Extensions_2018.pdf MIDI extensions and alternatives]
 
* Lecture 04B: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/04B_MIDi_Extensions_2018.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].
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* Lecture/Demo: [[Media:MidiFileCreation.pdf|Creating MIDI files by hand]]
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* [https://github.com/craigsapp/binasc binasc] tool for creating MIDI files in a text editor
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* Topic: [http://www.ccarh.org/courses/253/handout/gminstruments/ General MIDI instruments] (plus percussion key numbers on channel 10)
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* Topic: [http://www.ccarh.org/courses/253/handout/controllers/ General MIDI continuous controllers]
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* Assignment #5b: [[MIDI file creation]] (Due 8 Feb 2018)
 
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| <div id="week5"></div>5 || 6 Feb 2018 ||  
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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].
 
<b>SCORE user input code</b>
 
<b>SCORE user input code</b>
 
* Lecture 05A: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/05A_SCORE%20Introduction_2018.pdf Introduction to SCORE]
 
* Lecture 05A: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/05A_SCORE%20Introduction_2018.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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* 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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<b>Piano roll scanning tour</b>
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* Demonstration of Stanford's new piano roll scanner at the [https://library.stanford.edu/research/digitization-services/labs/digital-production-group Digital Production Group] lab in Green library, two tours: 2pm and 3pm.
 
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* 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]]
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* [[Music 253 XML homework | XML homework]] (due next Thursday)
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* [[MusicXML and MEI homework | XML homework]] (due next Thursday)
 
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<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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* [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1vUnojO3OmNt4x9wLOZfFhllyGcf8PTRebcO_57xlep0/edit?usp=sharing Verovio Humdrum Viewer] ([http://verovio.humdrum.org VHV])
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*  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. [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]
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* Lab: [[Humdrum Lab 1 | Humdrum Lab]]
 
* Lab: [[Media:Humdrum_Tools_1.pdf|Humdrum Tools I]]
 
* Lab: [[Media:Humdrum_Tools_1.pdf|Humdrum Tools I]]
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* [[Music_253_Humdrum_homework|Humdrum homework]] (due next Thursday).
 
 
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<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]
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* Musical Dice: http://www.ccarh.org/courses/253/lab/kerndice
 
* 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]]
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* Lab: [[Humdrum Lab 1 | Humdrum Lab]]
 
 
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* 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]  
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<b> Non-standard music representations in Humdrum </b>
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<b> Non-standard music representations in Humdrum [[Media:Koto-Humdrum.pdf|Koto notation]]</b>
 
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<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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Latest revision as of 22:05, 14 March 2018

Music 253/CS 275a "Symbolic Musical Information"
Stanford University (Winter 2018).

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 131, 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%.
Three-credit/no final: class attendance: 33%; weekly assignments: 67%.
Two-credit/no final: choices negotiable (homework assignments selected in consultation with instructors).

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

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. The OAE is located at 563 Salvatierra Walk (phone 723-1066), URL http://oae.stanford.edu.
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