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<b>SCORE parameters</b>
 
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* Lecture 06B. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/06B_TexturesTracks_2014.pdf 06B. Score Textures and Tracks]
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* Lecture 06B. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/06B_TexturesTracks_2014.pdf Score Textures and Tracks]
 
* Lecture: [[Media:Score_parameters.pdf|SCORE parameters]]
 
* Lecture: [[Media:Score_parameters.pdf|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]]
 
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* Lecture 07A. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/07A_EsAC-2014.pdf Codes for Archiving and Repurposing: The Essen Associative Code (EsAC)]
 
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* Lab/Homework: [[SCORE_parameter_exercises|Hard SCORE exercises]], due 25 February 2014
 
* Lab/Homework: [[SCORE_parameter_exercises|Hard SCORE exercises]], due 25 February 2014
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* [[Beethoven String Quartets]]
 
* [[Beethoven String Quartets]]
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* Lecture 07B. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/07B_Codes%20for%20data%20%20archiving,%20interchange_WBH.pdf Codes for Archiving and Repurposing: MuseData (presented by Walter B. Hewlett)]
 
* [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]  

Revision as of 01:01, 19 February 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).