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* Demo: [http://www.musanim.com/ Malinowski's Music Animation Machine]
 
* Demo: [http://www.musanim.com/ Malinowski's Music Animation Machine]
 
* [[Rosetta Stone of Musical Data Codes]]
 
* [[Rosetta Stone of Musical Data Codes]]
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* Assignment #1: [[Design your own music representation system]] (due 16 Jan 2014)
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* Assignment #1: [[Design your own music representation system]] (due 17 Jan 2014)
 
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* Lecture  04A: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/04A_Standard%20MIDI%20Files_2013.pdf From Music to MIDI]
 
* Lecture  04A: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/04A_Standard%20MIDI%20Files_2013.pdf From Music to MIDI]
 
* Lecture: [[Media:Standard_MIDI_Files.pdf| Standard MIDI Files]]
 
* Lecture: [[Media:Standard_MIDI_Files.pdf| Standard MIDI Files]]
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* Topic: [http://www.ccarh.org/courses/253/handout/smf/ Outline of the Standard MIDI File structure]
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* Topic: [[Variable length values]]
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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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<b>MIDI Extensions/Wrap-up</b>
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* Lecture 04B: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/04B_MIDi_Extensions_2013.pdf MIDI extensions and alternatives]
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* [http://code.google.com/p/binasc/wiki/mainpage binasc] tool for creating MIDI files in a text editor
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* [http://www.ccarh.org/courses/253/handout/controllers/ General MIDI continuous controllers]
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* Assignment #5: MIDI file parsing
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<b>SCORE user input code</b>
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* Lecture 05A: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/05A_SCORE%20Introduction_2013.pdf Introduction to SCORE]
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* Lab: [[SCORE user input]]
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* [http://www.ccarh.org/courses/253/handout/scoreinput SCORE 5-Stage Input Reference]
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<b>SCORE music editor</b>
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* Lecture 05B. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/05A_SCORE%20Introduction_2013.pdf Repertories with Special Needs]
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* Lab: Input [[SCORE user input | exercises done on paper in previous session]]
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<b>SCORE simple examples</b>
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* Lecture 06A. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/06A_TexturesTracks%20%5bAutosaved%5d.pdf Score Textures and Tracks]
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* Lab: Input [[SCORE user input 2 |slightly harder SCORE examples]]
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* Homework: Finish [[SCORE user input 2]], due 18 February 2014
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<b>SCORE parameters</b>
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* Lecture 06B. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/06B_Special%20Situations%20in%20CMN.pdf Special Situations in Common Music Notation (CMN)]
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* Lecture: [[Media:Score_parameters.pdf|SCORE parameters]]
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* Score parameter examples: [[SCORE_note_parameters|notes]], [[SCORE_slur_parameters|slurs/ties]]
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<b>SCORE parameters 2</b>
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* Lab/Homework: [[SCORE_parameter_exercises|Hard SCORE exercises]], due 27 February 2014
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<b> MuseData</b>
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* [[Beethoven String Quartets]]
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* Lecture 07. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/07_MuseData1.pdf EsAC and MuseData: Approaches to Repurposing and Interchange]
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* [http://github.com/musedata/beethoven-quartets MuseData files for the quartets]
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* [http://github.com/musedata/muse2ps muse2ps for printing the MuseData files]
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<b> MusicXML </b>
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* Lecture 08A. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/08A_MusicXML.pdf XML and MusicXML]
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* Lecture: [[Media:MusicXML_and_musical_parameters.pdf|MusicXML and musical parameters]]
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<b> MEI </b>
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* Lecture: [[Media:MEI-presentation-20120228.pdf|MEI overview]]
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* [[Media:30_short_mei_encoding_examples.pdf|30 Short MEI encoding examples]]
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* Topic: Transposition ([[Base-40]])
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* Lecture 08b. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/08A_MusicXML.pdf Base-40 Arithmetic for Music Applications]
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<b> Humdrum file format</b>
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* Lecture 09A. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/09A_Humdrum-Intro.pdf Introduction to Humdrum]
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* Lecture: [[Media:Humdrum_file_format.pdf|Humdrum file format]]
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| 9 || 6 Mar 2014 ||
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<b> Humdrum Analysis 1</b>
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* Lecture 09B. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/09B_Uses%20of%20Humdrum.pdf Uses of Humdrum]
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* Lab: [[Media:Humdrum_Tools_1.pdf|Humdrum Tools I]]
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| <div id="week10"></div>10 || 11 Mar 2014 ||
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<b> Humdrum Analysis 2</b>
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* Lecture/Demo: [[Media:Humdrum_Tools_2.pdf|Humdrum Tools II]]
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<b> Non-standard music representations in Humdrum </b>
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<b> Take-home final due by 11 p.m.</b>
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== General Policies and University Rules ==
 
== General Policies and University Rules ==

Revision as of 18:28, 9 January 2014

Music 253/CS 275a "Symbolic Musical Information"
Stanford University (Winter 2014).

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: Tuesdays & Thursdays 1:15–3:05
Location: Braun Music Building, room 128 (or entry also from room 129)
Instructors: Eleanor Selfridge-Field (esfield@stanford.edu)
Craig Stuart Sapp (craig@ccrma.stanford.edu)
Office Hours: 3:05–4:05 Wednesdays 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 (selected homeworks).

Website: music253.stanford.edu
wiki.ccarh.org/wiki/Music 253 Overview of individual topics presented in Music 253.
Prerequisites: Ability to read standard music notation. Knowledge of central concepts of tonal music theoory (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 accommdations. The OAE is located at 563 Salvatierra Walk (phone 723-1066).
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