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<b>Overview of music representation and course resources</b> | <b>Overview of music representation and course resources</b> | ||
| − | * Lecture 01A: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/ | + | * Lecture 01A: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/01A_MusicalInformation_2019.ppt Musical Information] or [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/01A_MusicalInformation_2019.pdf PDF version] or [http://www.screencast.com/t/H6W4piHb Video version] |
| − | * Lecture C1: | + | * Lecture C1: [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 15 Jan 2019) | * Assignment #1: [[Design your own music representation system]] (due 15 Jan 2019) | ||
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* Lab #1: [[Guido Music Notation]] | * Lab #1: [[Guido Music Notation]] | ||
* Assignment #2: Finish [[Guido]] lab exercises at home (due 17 Jan 2019) | * Assignment #2: Finish [[Guido]] lab exercises at home (due 17 Jan 2019) | ||
| + | |} | ||
| + | </ul> | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Week 2 === | ||
| + | |||
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| <div id="week2"></div>2 || 15 Jan 2019 || | | <div id="week2"></div>2 || 15 Jan 2019 || | ||
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* Lab #2b: [[Finale Midi Entry | MIDI keyboard Input methods in Finale]] | * Lab #2b: [[Finale Midi Entry | MIDI keyboard Input methods in Finale]] | ||
* Assignment #3: Finish Lab 2 exercises (due 22 Jan 2019) | * Assignment #3: Finish Lab 2 exercises (due 22 Jan 2019) | ||
| + | |} | ||
| + | </ul> | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Week 3 === | ||
| + | |||
| + | <ul> | ||
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| <div id="week3"></div>3 || 22 Jan 2019 || | | <div id="week3"></div>3 || 22 Jan 2019 || | ||
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<b>MIDI Protocol</b> | <b>MIDI Protocol</b> | ||
* Lecture 03B: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/03B-4A_MIDI_Continuation_2019.pdf MIDI Continuation 2019] | * Lecture 03B: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/03B-4A_MIDI_Continuation_2019.pdf MIDI Continuation 2019] | ||
| − | * Lecture C3a: [ | + | * Lecture C3a: [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1zwTqFNv_6gvhXKjhYcXu7TOKS-dLaWJ7M-PoTYDKiNA/edit?usp=sharing 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] | ||
| + | |} | ||
| + | </ul> | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Week 4 === | ||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | <ul> | ||
| + | {| class="wikitable" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" border="1" | ||
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| <div id="week4"></div>4 || 29 Jan 2019 || | | <div id="week4"></div>4 || 29 Jan 2019 || | ||
<b>General MIDI/Standard MIDI Files</b> | <b>General MIDI/Standard MIDI Files</b> | ||
| − | * Lecture C3b: [ | + | * Lecture C3b: [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/13hs6Q0j56aSTcti6zGHmONgHIKj1oJa88eAy9T8prE4/edit?usp=sharing 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]] | ||
| − | * Lecture 04A: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/ | + | * Lecture 04A: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/04AA_MIDi_Extensions_2019.ppt MIDI Extensions (1)] or [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/04AA_MIDi_Extensions_2019.pdf PDF version] |
* Assignment #5a: [[MIDI file parsing homework]] (Due 5 Feb 2019) | * Assignment #5a: [[MIDI file parsing homework]] (Due 5 Feb 2019) | ||
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| 4 || 31 Jan 2019 || | | 4 || 31 Jan 2019 || | ||
<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-Mus253/04BB_MIDI-Extensions2_2019.pptx MIDI extensions (2)] ([http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/04BB_MIDI-Extensions2_2019.pdf PDF version]) |
| − | * Lecture/Demo: [ | + | * Lecture/Demo: [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1_6oxivRKMQ0hrsvIV2oFxWCMZ2jHpIu2aSJs6-GiGQ8/edit?usp=sharing Creating MIDI files by hand] |
* [https://github.com/craigsapp/binasc binasc] tool for creating MIDI files in a text editor | * [https://github.com/craigsapp/binasc binasc] tool for creating MIDI files in a text editor | ||
* 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 #5b: [[MIDI file creation]] (Due 7 Feb 2019) | * Assignment #5b: [[MIDI file creation]] (Due 7 Feb 2019) | ||
| + | |} | ||
| + | </ul> | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Week 5 === | ||
| + | |||
| + | <ul> | ||
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| <div id="week5"></div>5 || 5 Feb 2019 || | | <div id="week5"></div>5 || 5 Feb 2019 || | ||
* [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]. | ||
| + | * [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1xPWh69UPNmSt0Oqa_SmZqb0gMYO_LcIY94FoZXOFH4c/edit?usp=sharing MIDI notes] (MIDI Plus and C++ parser & Guitar TAB to MIDI conversion) | ||
<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_2017.ppt Introduction to SCORE] or [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/05A_SCORE%20Introduction_2016.pdf here] |
| − | * Lab: [[SCORE user input]] | + | * Lab: [[SCORE user input]] ([https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1huO1MX1aGTZKFksIVb4EJqGNa5L5tNTffKWWPkX7728/edit?usp=sharing slides]) |
* [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 || 7 Feb 2019 || | | 5 || 7 Feb 2019 || | ||
<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.ppt Repertories with Special Needs] or [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/05B_Special-Needs%20Repertories_2016.pdf here] |
* 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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| || TBA || | | || TBA || | ||
<b>Piano roll scanning tour</b> | <b>Piano roll scanning tour</b> | ||
| − | * 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 | + | * 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 |
| + | |} | ||
| + | </ul> | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Week 6 === | ||
| + | |||
| + | <ul> | ||
| + | {| class="wikitable" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" border="1" | ||
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| <div id="week6"></div>6 || 12 Feb 2019 || | | <div id="week6"></div>6 || 12 Feb 2019 || | ||
<b>SCORE simple examples</b> | <b>SCORE simple examples</b> | ||
| − | * Lecture 06A. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/06A_Extremes%20within% | + | * Lecture 06A. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/06A_Extremes%20within%20CMN_2016.ppt Extremes within CMN] or [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/06A_Extremes%20within%20CMN_2016.pdf here] |
* Lab: Input [[SCORE user input 2 |slightly harder SCORE examples]] | * Lab: Input [[SCORE user input 2 |slightly harder SCORE examples]] | ||
* Homework #6: Finish [[SCORE user input 2]], due 19 Feb 2019 | * Homework #6: Finish [[SCORE user input 2]], due 19 Feb 2019 | ||
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| 6 || 14 Feb 2019 || | | 6 || 14 Feb 2019 || | ||
<b>SCORE parameters</b> | <b>SCORE parameters</b> | ||
| − | * Lecture 06B. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/ | + | * Lecture 06B. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/06B_TexturesTracks_2016.ppt Score textures and tracks] or [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/06B_TexturesTracks_2016.pdf here] |
| − | * Lecture: [ | + | * Lecture: [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1YLXSje3Snxm6nkx0JQZaUs3FyGia3plYl4gveu0eXEg/edit?usp=sharing SCORE parameters] |
* Score parameter examples: [[SCORE_note_parameters|notes]], [[SCORE_slur_parameters|slurs/ties]] | * Score parameter examples: [[SCORE_note_parameters|notes]], [[SCORE_slur_parameters|slurs/ties]] | ||
| + | * [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G0H_0jTgxSsWWnEet0GIG2WKheDshLmP-sZkiBKzKpM/edit?usp=sharing List of useful SCORE commands] | ||
| + | |} | ||
| + | </ul> | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Week 7 === | ||
| + | |||
| + | <ul> | ||
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| <div a="week7"></div>7 || 19 Feb 2019 || | | <div a="week7"></div>7 || 19 Feb 2019 || | ||
| − | * Lecture 07A. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/ | + | * Lecture 07A. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/07A_EsAC-MuseData-2019.ppt Codes for data archiving, interchange, and analysis] or [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/07A_EsAC-MuseData-2018.pdf here] |
| + | * Guest Lecture: Mauricio Rodriguez: Typewriters and SCORE | ||
<b>SCORE parameters 2</b> | <b>SCORE parameters 2</b> | ||
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* [http://github.com/musedata/beethoven-quartets MuseData files for the quartets] | * [http://github.com/musedata/beethoven-quartets MuseData files for the quartets] | ||
* [http://github.com/musedata/muse2ps muse2ps for printing the MuseData files] | * [http://github.com/musedata/muse2ps muse2ps for printing the MuseData files] | ||
| + | |} | ||
| + | </ul> | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Week 8 === | ||
| + | |||
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| <div id="week8"></div>8 || 26 Feb 2019 || | | <div id="week8"></div>8 || 26 Feb 2019 || | ||
<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_2019.pdf Markup Languages for Music: MusicXML and MEI]and [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/08A_MusicXML_MEI_2019.ppt here] |
| − | * Lecture: [ | + | * Lecture: [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1N1zLKy6DgGyW6S0JAtJDZSk3K94I2-r1uj_yjdXun_0/edit?usp=sharing MusicXML and musical parameters] |
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| 8 || 28 Feb 2019 || | | 8 || 28 Feb 2019 || | ||
<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-40-2019.ppt Base-40 Arithmetic for Music Apps]and [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/08b_Base-40-2019.pdf here] |
<b> MEI </b> | <b> MEI </b> | ||
| − | * Lecture: [ | + | * Lecture: [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Bb8e6j7u_56aTp8buZjhbbMIpKR8UK0uSTxu2Vnw9GM/edit?usp=sharing Introduction to MEI] |
* [[Media:30_short_mei_encoding_examples.pdf|30 Short MEI encoding examples]] | * [[Media:30_short_mei_encoding_examples.pdf|30 Short MEI encoding examples]] | ||
* [[MusicXML and MEI homework | XML homework]] (due next Thursday) | * [[MusicXML and MEI homework | XML homework]] (due next Thursday) | ||
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| + | |} | ||
| + | </ul> | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Week 9 === | ||
| + | |||
| + | <ul> | ||
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| <div id="week9"></div>9 || 5 Mar 2019 || | | <div id="week9"></div>9 || 5 Mar 2019 || | ||
<b> Humdrum file format</b> | <b> Humdrum file format</b> | ||
| − | * Lecture 09A. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/09A_Humdrum- | + | * Lecture 09A. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/09A_Humdrum-Intro_2018.pdf Introduction to Humdrum] or [http://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] | |
| − | * [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/ | + | * [http://doc.verovio.humdrum.org/humdrum/getting_started/ Introduction to **kern music encoding] |
| + | * [http://verovio.humdrum.org Verovio Humdrum Viewer] ([https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1vUnojO3OmNt4x9wLOZfFhllyGcf8PTRebcO_57xlep0/edit?usp=sharing 2017 MEC presentation slides for VHV]) | ||
* 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). | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 9 || 7 Mar 2019 || | | 9 || 7 Mar 2019 || | ||
<b> Humdrum Analysis 1</b> | <b> Humdrum Analysis 1</b> | ||
| − | * Lecture 09B. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/09B_Uses%20of% | + | * Lecture 09B. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/09B_Uses%20of%20Humdrum_2019.ppt Uses of Humdrum] or [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/09B_Uses%20of%20Humdrum_2019.pdf here] |
* Lab: [[Humdrum Lab 1 | Humdrum Lab]] | * Lab: [[Humdrum Lab 1 | Humdrum Lab]] | ||
* Lab: [[Media:Humdrum_Tools_1.pdf|Humdrum Tools I]] | * Lab: [[Media:Humdrum_Tools_1.pdf|Humdrum Tools I]] | ||
| + | * [[Humdrum homework]] (due next Thursday) | ||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | |} | ||
| + | </ul> | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Week 10 === | ||
| + | |||
| + | <ul> | ||
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| <div id="week10"></div>10 || 12 Mar 2019 || | | <div id="week10"></div>10 || 12 Mar 2019 || | ||
<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% | + | |
| − | * Lecture | + | * Lecture 10A. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/10A_Basic%20Concepts%20in%20Music%20Copyright_2019.ppt Basic Concepts in Music Copyright] and [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/10A_Basic%20Concepts%20in%20Music%20Copyright_2019.pdf here] |
| + | |||
| + | * Lecture 10B. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/10B_Ear-Eye-Brain.ppt What is musical similarity?] or [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/10B_Ear-Eye-Brain.pdf here] | ||
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<b> Humdrum Analysis 2</b> | <b> Humdrum Analysis 2</b> | ||
| − | * Musical | + | * [[Musical dice game]] |
* Lecture/Demo: [[Media:Humdrum_Tools_2.pdf|Humdrum Tools II]] | * Lecture/Demo: [[Media:Humdrum_Tools_2.pdf|Humdrum Tools II]] | ||
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| 10 || 14 Mar 2019 || | | 10 || 14 Mar 2019 || | ||
| − | + | ||
| − | <b> Non-standard music representations in Humdrum [ | + | <b> Non-standard music representations in Humdrum [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1uOZqvZdzcXhL5Gx2tKMvmY--dbqGF8r4Xgtaw2GMdBM/edit?usp=sharing Tab and Koto notation]</b> |
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| − | | <div id="week11"></div>FE || 19 Mar 2019 | + | | <div id="week11"></div>FE || 19 Mar 2019 || |
<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 18:41, 14 March 2019
Music 253/CS 275a "Symbolic Musical Information"
Stanford University (Winter 2019).
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%. |
|
| 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. |
Contents
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 Information or PDF version or Video version
- Lecture C1: Music representation
- Demo: Malinowski's Music Animation Machine
- Assignment #1: Design your own music representation system (due 15 Jan 2019)
- Informal Course Participation Survey
- Lecture 01B: Applying Musical Information
- Lecture C1b: Rosetta stone of digital music representations (see also Rosetta Stone of Musical Data Codes wikipage)
- Lab #1: Guido Music Notation
- Assignment #2: Finish Guido lab exercises at home (due 17 Jan 2019)
| Week | Dates | Topics |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 Jan 2019 |
Overview of music representation and course resources |
| 1 | 10 Jan 2019 |
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Week 2
- Lecture 02A: Input Methods for Musical Notation. Also here
- Lab #2a: Computer keyboard Input methods in Finale
- Lecture 2B: Sound-MIDI Introduction 2019
- Lab #2b: MIDI keyboard Input methods in Finale
- Assignment #3: Finish Lab 2 exercises (due 22 Jan 2019)
| Week | Dates | Topics |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 15 Jan 2019 |
Input methods: textual input |
| 2 | 17 Jan 2019 |
Input methods: MIDI keyboard input |
Week 3
- Lecture 03A: Optical Music Recognition 2018.pdf
- Lecture C2: Introduction to XML
- Lab #3: Optical music recognition with SharpEye
- Assignment #4: SharpEye to Finale/MuseScore/Noteflight (Due 29 Jan 2019)
- Lecture 03B: MIDI Continuation 2019
- 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 | 22 Jan 2019 |
Input methods: OMR and Data Interchange |
| 3 | 24 Jan 2019 |
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 (1) or PDF version
- Assignment #5a: MIDI file parsing homework (Due 5 Feb 2019)
- Lecture 04B: MIDI extensions (2) (PDF version)
- Lecture/Demo: Creating MIDI files by hand
- 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 7 Feb 2019)
| Week | Dates | Topics |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 29 Jan 2019 |
General MIDI/Standard MIDI Files |
| 4 | 31 Jan 2019 |
MIDI Extensions/Wrap-up |
Week 5
- Tour of the Archive of Recorded Sound and the Dennis Condon Collection of Reproducing Pianos and Rolls.
- MIDI notes (MIDI Plus and C++ parser & Guitar TAB to MIDI conversion)
- Lecture 05A: Introduction to SCORE or here
- Lab: SCORE user input (slides)
- SCORE 5-Stage Input Reference
- Lecture 05B. Repertories with Special Needs or here
- Lab: Input exercises done on paper in previous session
- SCORE survival guide
- Demonstration of Stanford's new piano roll scanner at the Digital Production Group lab in Green library
| Week | Dates | Topics |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 Feb 2019 |
SCORE user input code |
| 5 | 7 Feb 2019 |
SCORE music editor |
| TBA |
Piano roll scanning tour |
Week 6
- Lecture 06A. Extremes within CMN or here
- Lab: Input slightly harder SCORE examples
- Homework #6: Finish SCORE user input 2, due 19 Feb 2019
- Lecture 06B. Score textures and tracks or here
- Lecture: SCORE parameters
- Score parameter examples: notes, slurs/ties
- List of useful SCORE commands
| Week | Dates | Topics |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | 12 Feb 2019 |
SCORE simple examples |
| 6 | 14 Feb 2019 |
SCORE parameters |
Week 7
- Lecture 07A. Codes for data archiving, interchange, and analysis or here
- Guest Lecture: Mauricio Rodriguez: Typewriters and SCORE
- Lab/Homework: Hard SCORE exercises, due 28 Feb 2019
| Week | Dates | Topics |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | 19 Feb 2019 |
SCORE parameters 2 |
| 7 | 21 Feb 2019 |
MuseData |
Week 8
- Lecture 08A. Markup Languages for Music: MusicXML and MEIand here
- Lecture: MusicXML and musical parameters
- Lecture 08b. Base-40 Arithmetic for Music Appsand here
- Lecture: Introduction to MEI
- 30 Short MEI encoding examples
- XML homework (due next Thursday)
| Week | Dates | Topics |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | 26 Feb 2019 |
MusicXML |
| 8 | 28 Feb 2019 |
Transposition via Base-40 MEI |
Week 9
- Lecture 09A. Introduction to Humdrum or here
- Lecture: Humdrum file format
- Introduction to **kern music encoding
- Verovio Humdrum Viewer (2017 MEC presentation slides for VHV)
- Homework: Encode examples in Humdrum using VHV editor (due this Thursday).
- Lecture 09B. Uses of Humdrum or here
- Lab: Humdrum Lab
- Lab: Humdrum Tools I
- Humdrum homework (due next Thursday)
| Week | Dates | Topics |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | 5 Mar 2019 |
Humdrum file format |
| 9 | 7 Mar 2019 |
Humdrum Analysis 1
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Week 10
- Lecture 10A. Basic Concepts in Music Copyright and here
- Lecture 10B. What is musical similarity? or here
- Musical dice game
- Lecture/Demo: Humdrum Tools II
| Week | Dates | Topics |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 12 Mar 2019 |
Music as Intellectual Property Humdrum Analysis 2 |
| 10 | 14 Mar 2019 |
Non-standard music representations in Humdrum Tab and Koto notation |
| FE | 19 Mar 2019 |
Take-home final (4-credit students) due by 11 p.m. |
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