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Music 252: Introduction to Music Notation Software
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Music 252 is an introduction to music notation editing on computers, with a focus on the Finale and Sibelius programs.  Students interested in learning only one of these two programs may take the class for one credit. No prior experience with these programs is required or expected, although being able to read music is.  In addition, free alternatives to these two commercial music editors will be surveyed.
  
 
== Schedule ==
 
== Schedule ==
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The class meets from 10:00 to 11:50 a.m. on Fridays during the Fall 2010 quarter.
  
 
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* [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?link_code=ur2&tag=themazurkapro-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&path=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Fproduct%2F0882847309 Essential Dictionary of Music Notation] by Tom Gerou and Linda Lusk. [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?link_code=ur2&tag=themazurkapro-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&path=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Fproduct%2F0882847309 ISBN 0-88284-730-9]
 
* [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?link_code=ur2&tag=themazurkapro-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&path=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Fproduct%2F0882847309 Essential Dictionary of Music Notation] by Tom Gerou and Linda Lusk. [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?link_code=ur2&tag=themazurkapro-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&path=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Fproduct%2F0882847309 ISBN 0-88284-730-9]
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*  [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?link_code=ur2&tag=themazurkapro-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&path=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Fproduct%2F1423412001 Sibelius: A comprehensive Guide to Sibelius Music Notation Software] by Thomas Rudolph and Vincent Leonard. [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?link_code=ur2&tag=themazurkapro-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&path=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Fproduct%2F1423412001 ISBN 1-4234-1200-1]
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*  [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?link_code=ur2&tag=themazurkapro-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&path=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Fproduct%2F1423412001 Sibelius: A Comprehensive Guide to Sibelius Music Notation Software] by Thomas Rudolph and Vincent Leonard. [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?link_code=ur2&tag=themazurkapro-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&path=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Fproduct%2F1423412001 ISBN 1-4234-1200-1]
 
* Finale and Sibelius online documentation and printed manuals found in lab.
 
* Finale and Sibelius online documentation and printed manuals found in lab.
  
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* 1 or 2 credits, Letter or Pass/Fail
 
* 1 or 2 credits, Letter or Pass/Fail
 
* 1 credit: come to 5 classes & do final project  (Typically Finale section or Sibelius section).
 
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* 2 credits: come to 10 classes & do final project.
  
 
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** 50% class participation  
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** 50% class participation
 
** 25% homework
 
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== Links ==  
 
== Links ==  
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* <b>Software</b>:
 
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** [http://www.finalemusic.com/ Finale] homepage
 
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** [http://www.sibelius.com Sibelius] homepage
 
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** [http://www.musescore.org MuseScore] homepage
 
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** [http://www.noteflight.com Noteflight] homepage
 
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** [http://lilypond.org Lilypond] homepage
 
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** [http://abcplus.sourceforge.net ABC plus] project
 
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** [http://www.salieri.org/GUIDO Guido] homepage
 
 
* <b>Classes</b>:
 
* <b>Classes</b>:
 
** [http://253.ccarh.org Music 253]: Introduction to Musical Information
 
** [http://253.ccarh.org Music 253]: Introduction to Musical Information
 
** [http://254.ccarh.org Music 254]: Computational Music Analysis
 
** [http://254.ccarh.org Music 254]: Computational Music Analysis
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* <b>Software</b>:
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** [http://www.finalemusic.com/ Finale] homepage: commercial music notation editor.
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** [http://www.sibelius.com Sibelius] homepage: commercial music notation editor.
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** [http://www.musescore.org MuseScore] homepage: free open-source music notation editor.
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** [http://www.noteflight.com Noteflight] homepage: online free/subscription music notation editor.
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** [http://lilypond.org Lilypond] homepage: free open-source music notation renderer.
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** [http://abcplus.sourceforge.net ABC plus] project: musical data format designed for folksongs, with basic polyphonic capabilities that can be graphically rendered with [http://moinejf.free.fr/ abcm2ps].
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** [http://www.salieri.org/GUIDO Guido] homepage: musical data format with an online graphical renderer ([http://www.noteserver.org Noteserver]).
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** [http://www.visiv.co.uk/ SharpEye] homepage: Music scanning program.
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** [http://www.recordare.com/musicxml MusicXML] homepage: Music data format for transferring music notation information between programs.
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* <b>Other notation software not covered in the class</b>:
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** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCORE_%28software%29 SCORE] wikipedia page: professional music typesetting editor (covered in [http://253.ccarh.org Music 253]).
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** [http://www.ccarh.org/software/musedata/dmuse-1998-01-22/ dmuse]: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_development_environment IDE] for music/text data editing and notation rendering of data in the [http://www.ccarh.org/publications/books/beyondmidi/online/musedata/ MuseData] format.
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** [http://www.arkkra.com/ MUP] homepage: shareware graphical notation renderer.

Revision as of 23:05, 22 September 2010

Music 252: Introduction to Music Notation Software

Music 252 is an introduction to music notation editing on computers, with a focus on the Finale and Sibelius programs. Students interested in learning only one of these two programs may take the class for one credit. No prior experience with these programs is required or expected, although being able to read music is. In addition, free alternatives to these two commercial music editors will be surveyed.

Schedule

The class meets from 10:00 to 11:50 a.m. on Fridays during the Fall 2010 quarter.

Fall 2010
1 Sep 24      Finale 1: Simple Note Entry
2 Oct   1 Finale 2: Midi Entry
3 Oct   8 Finale 3: Editing
4 Oct 15 Finale 4: Scanning/MusicXML
5 Oct 22 Noteflight/MuseScore
6 Oct 29 Sibelius 1: Computer Keyboard Entry
7 Nov   5 Sibelius 2: Midi Entry
8 Nov 12 Sibelius 3: Editing
9 Nov 19 Sibelius 4: Editing 2
10 Dec   3 Non-interactive: Lilypond/ABC/Guido

Textbook

Grading

  • 1 or 2 credits, Letter or Pass/Fail
  • 1 credit: come to 5 classes & do final project (Typically Finale section or Sibelius section).
  • 2 credits: come to 10 classes & do final project.
  • Grading:
    • 50% class participation
    • 25% homework
    • 25% final project
  • Final project:
    • Typeset 10 pages of music, your choice, my approval
    • Preliminary project submission 12 noon, 2 December
    • Final project submission due by 12 noon 10 December

Links

  • Classes:
  • Software:
    • Finale homepage: commercial music notation editor.
    • Sibelius homepage: commercial music notation editor.
    • MuseScore homepage: free open-source music notation editor.
    • Noteflight homepage: online free/subscription music notation editor.
    • Lilypond homepage: free open-source music notation renderer.
    • ABC plus project: musical data format designed for folksongs, with basic polyphonic capabilities that can be graphically rendered with abcm2ps.
    • Guido homepage: musical data format with an online graphical renderer (Noteserver).
    • SharpEye homepage: Music scanning program.
    • MusicXML homepage: Music data format for transferring music notation information between programs.
  • Other notation software not covered in the class:
    • SCORE wikipedia page: professional music typesetting editor (covered in Music 253).
    • dmuse: IDE for music/text data editing and notation rendering of data in the MuseData format.
    • MUP homepage: shareware graphical notation renderer.
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