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* Lecture 07A. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/07A_EsAC-2015.pdf Codes for Archiving and Repurposing: The Essen Associative Code (EsAC)]
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* Lecture 07A. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/07_EsAC-PE-2016.pdf Codes for Archiving and Repurposing: The Essen Associative Code (EsAC) and Plaine & Easie (used in RISM)]  
* Lecture 07AB (alternative). [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/07AB_EsAC-MuseData-2015.pdf Multipurpose code: EsAC and MuseData]
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<b>SCORE parameters 2</b>
 
<b>SCORE parameters 2</b>
 
* Lab/Homework: [[SCORE_parameter_exercises|Hard SCORE exercises]], due 25 February 2016
 
* Lab/Homework: [[SCORE_parameter_exercises|Hard SCORE exercises]], due 25 February 2016
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<b> MusicXML </b>
 
<b> MusicXML </b>
* Lecture 08A. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/08A_MusicXML_2015.pdf Markup Languages for Music: MusicXML]
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* Lecture 08A. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/08A_MusicXML_MEI_2016.pdf Markup Languages for Music: MusicXML and MEI]
 
* Lecture: [[Media:MusicXML_and_musical_parameters.pdf|MusicXML and musical parameters]]
 
* Lecture: [[Media:MusicXML_and_musical_parameters.pdf|MusicXML and musical parameters]]
 
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<b> Transposition via Base-40 </b>
 
<b> Transposition via Base-40 </b>
* Lecture 08b. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/08b_Base-40-2015.pdf Base-40 Arithmetic for Music Apps]
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* Lecture 08b. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/08b_Base-40-2016.pdf Base-40 Arithmetic for Music Apps]
  
 
<b> MEI </b>
 
<b> MEI </b>
 
* 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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<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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<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]
 
* 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]
 
* Lecture 10A (2016): Music Copyright
 
* Lecture 10A (2016): Music Copyright
 
<b> Humdrum Analysis 2</b>
 
<b> Humdrum Analysis 2</b>
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* 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]]
 
* Lab: [[Humdrum Lab 1 | Humdrum Lab]]
 
* 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]  
 
<b> Non-standard music representations in Humdrum </b>
 
<b> Non-standard music representations in Humdrum </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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## <i>Final exam</i>: by 11 p.m. of the assigned date.
 
## <i>Final exam</i>: by 11 p.m. of the assigned date.
 
# <i>Honor code</i>: We will act and expect you to act according to the [http://studentaffairs.stanford.edu/judicialaffairs/policy/honor-code Stanford Honor Code].
 
# <i>Honor code</i>: We will act and expect you to act according to the [http://studentaffairs.stanford.edu/judicialaffairs/policy/honor-code Stanford Honor Code].
# <i>Students with disabilities</i>: 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).
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# <i>Students with disabilities</i>: 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 http://oae.stanford.edu].

Latest revision as of 20:02, 8 March 2016

Music 253/CS 275a "Symbolic Musical Information"
Stanford University (Winter 2016).

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 105, 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.