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<font size=+1><b>Music 253/CS 275a "Symbolic Musical Information"  <br> Stanford University (Winter 2020).</b></font>
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<font size=+1><b>Music 253/CS 275a "Symbolic Musical Information"  <br> Stanford University (Winter 2021).</b></font>
  
This music-information course surveys symbolic frameworks and methods for a wide range
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This music-information introduction surveys <i>symbolic</i> frameworks and methods for a wide range
of musical applications. Areas covered include advanced notation systems, optical music recognition, data
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of applications. Areas covered include advanced notation systems, optical music recognition, data
 
conversion and synchronization, and the internal structure of data files. The course is
 
conversion and synchronization, and the internal structure of data files. The course is
preparatory for [[Music 254|Music 254/CS 275B]] (Music Query, Analysis, and Style Simulation), which focuses on projects requiring a working knowledge of notation and sound software.
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preparatory for [[Music 254|Music 254/CS 275B]] (Computational Musical Analysis), which focuses on projects requiring a working knowledge of notation and familiarity with sound software.
  
  
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<td align=right><b>Meeting&nbsp;times:</b>
 
<td align=right><b>Meeting&nbsp;times:</b>
 
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<td>Tuesday & Thursdays 1:30&ndash;2:50</td>
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<td>Tuesday & Thursdays 12:30&ndash;1:50</td>
 
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<td align=right><b>Location:</b></td>
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<td align=right><b>Virtual Location (2021):</b></td>
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<td>Enrolled students will receive Zoom invitation</td>
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<td align=right><b>Customary Location:</b></td>
 
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<td> Braun Music Building, Rooms 131, 128 (lab entry from Room 129)</td>
 
<td> Braun Music Building, Rooms 131, 128 (lab entry from Room 129)</td>
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<td align=right><b>Office Hours:</b></td>
 
<td align=right><b>Office Hours:</b></td>
 
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<td>3:05&ndash;4:05 Tuesdays & Thursdays and by appointment.</td>
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<td>By appointment.</td>
 
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Four-credits: class attendance: 25%; weekly assignments: 50%; take-home final: 25%. <br> Three-credit/no final: class attendance: 33%; weekly assignments: 67%. <br> Two-credit/no final: choices negotiable (homework assignments selected in consultation with instructors).
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Four-credits: class attendance: 25%; weekly assignments: 50%; take-home final essay: 25%. <br> Three-credit/no final essay: class attendance: 33%; weekly assignments: 67%. <br> Two-credit/no final essay: choices negotiable (homework assignments selected in consultation with instructors).
 
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<td align=right><b>Textbook:</b></td>
 
<td align=right><b>Textbook:</b></td>
 
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<td> E. Selfridge-Field, ed., <i>Beyond MIDI: The Handbook of Musical Codes</i> (MIT Press, 1997). [http://beyondmidi.ccarh.org/beyondmidi-600dpi.pdf Available online] by permission of the publisher.
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<td> E. Selfridge-Field, ed., <i>Beyond MIDI: The Handbook of Musical Codes</i> (MIT Press, 1997). [http://beyondmidi.ccarh.org/beyondmidi-600dpi.pdf Available online] by permission of the publisher.
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<td align=right><b>Special circumstances (Winter 2021) :</b></td>
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<td>Topics may be adjusted to accommodate changing circumstances. We are not planning on a take-home final, but 4-credit students may be required to do other work earlier in the quarter. This will be negotiated early in the quarter.
 
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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-Mus253/01A_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 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: [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1yDfZT5GBGTlr551ojYQ8h1RTdNeYfAyn5LHHxnHdu8E/edit?usp=sharing  Music representation]
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* Lecture C1a: [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 14 Jan 2020)
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* Assignment #1: [[Design your own music representation system]] (due in one week)
 
* [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScgtHpUx4GzFoV1Uu2zAEbuUhK3eBXG1XzBFOQXtZ_AyryeKw/viewform Informal Course Participation Survey]
 
* [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScgtHpUx4GzFoV1Uu2zAEbuUhK3eBXG1XzBFOQXtZ_AyryeKw/viewform Informal Course Participation Survey]
 
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| 1 || 9 Jan 2020 ||  
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| 1 || 14 Jan 2021 ||  
 
* Lecture 01B: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/01B_ApplyingMusicalInformation_2018.pdf Applying Musical Information]
 
* Lecture 01B: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/01B_ApplyingMusicalInformation_2018.pdf Applying Musical Information]
 
* Lecture C1b: [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1S5f4zoV1heXEAwtYY4knpg7HfhykDXxNu6q6auAA4a4/edit?usp=sharing Rosetta stone of digital music representations] (see also [[Rosetta Stone of Musical Data Codes]] wikipage)
 
* Lecture C1b: [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1S5f4zoV1heXEAwtYY4knpg7HfhykDXxNu6q6auAA4a4/edit?usp=sharing Rosetta stone of digital music representations] (see also [[Rosetta Stone of Musical Data Codes]] wikipage)
 
* Lab #1: [[Guido Music Notation]]
 
* Lab #1: [[Guido Music Notation]]
* Assignment #2: Finish [[Guido]] lab exercises at home (due 16 Jan 2020)
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* Assignment #2: Finish [[Guido]] lab exercises at home (due in one week)
 
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<b> Input methods: textual input</b>
 
<b> Input methods: textual input</b>
 
* Lecture 02A: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/02A_Input_2019.pdf Input Methods for Musical Notation]. Also [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/02A_Input_2020.ppt here]
 
* Lecture 02A: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/02A_Input_2019.pdf Input Methods for Musical Notation]. Also [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/02A_Input_2020.ppt here]
 
* Lab #2a: [[MuseScore | Computer keyboard Input methods in MuseScore]]
 
* Lab #2a: [[MuseScore | Computer keyboard Input methods in MuseScore]]
 
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| 2 || 16 Jan 2020 ||  
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| 2 || 21 Jan 2021 ||  
 
<b> Input methods: MIDI keyboard input</b>
 
<b> Input methods: MIDI keyboard input</b>
 
* Lecture 2B: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/02B_Sound-MIDI_Introduction_2020.ppt Sound-MIDI Introduction 2020]
 
* Lecture 2B: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/02B_Sound-MIDI_Introduction_2020.ppt Sound-MIDI Introduction 2020]
  
 
* Lab #2b: [[MuseScore MIDI Input | MIDI keyboard Input methods in MuseScore]]
 
* Lab #2b: [[MuseScore MIDI Input | MIDI keyboard Input methods in MuseScore]]
* Assignment #3: Finish Lab 2 exercises (due 21 Jan 2020)
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* Lab #2c: [https://wiki.ccarh.org/wiki/Musescore_Supplement Scores and Data Export in MuseScore]
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* Assignment #3: Finish Lab 2 exercises (due in one week)
 
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| <div id="week3"></div>3 || 21 Jan 2020 ||  
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| <div id="week3"></div>3 || 26 Jan 2021 ||  
 
<b> Input methods: OMR and Data Interchange </b>
 
<b> Input methods: OMR and Data Interchange </b>
 
* Lecture 03A: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/03A_Optical%20Music%20Recognition_2019.pdf Optical Music Recognition 2018.pdf]
 
* Lecture 03A: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/03A_Optical%20Music%20Recognition_2019.pdf Optical Music Recognition 2018.pdf]
 
* Lecture C2: [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/181UHdcwlMq9-e9SSYLtFAT2zrt55mw2WZfRo2lSMWNg/edit#slide=id.g4b082c8a65_2_75 Introduction to XML]  
 
* Lecture C2: [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/181UHdcwlMq9-e9SSYLtFAT2zrt55mw2WZfRo2lSMWNg/edit#slide=id.g4b082c8a65_2_75 Introduction to XML]  
 
* Lab #3: Optical music recognition with [[SharpEye]]
 
* Lab #3: Optical music recognition with [[SharpEye]]
* Assignment #4: [[SharpEye]] to [[MuseScore]]/[[Noteflight]]/[[Verovio Humdrum Viewer]] (Due 29 Jan 2020)
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* Assignment #4: [[SharpEye]] to [[MuseScore]]/[[Noteflight]]/[[Verovio Humdrum Viewer]] (Due in one week)
 
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| 3 || 23 Jan 2020 ||  
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| 3 || 28 Jan 2021 ||  
 
<b>MIDI Protocol</b>
 
<b>MIDI Protocol</b>
 
* Lecture 03B: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/03B-4A_MIDI_Continuation_2020v2.ppt From Sound to Input and Output]
 
* Lecture 03B: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/03B-4A_MIDI_Continuation_2020v2.ppt From Sound to Input and Output]
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| <div id="week4"></div>4 || 28 Jan 2020 ||  
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| <div id="week4"></div>4 || 2 Feb 2021 ||  
 
<b>General MIDI/Standard MIDI Files</b>
 
<b>General MIDI/Standard MIDI Files</b>
 
* Lecture C3b: [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/13hs6Q0j56aSTcti6zGHmONgHIKj1oJa88eAy9T8prE4/edit?usp=sharing Standard Midi Files]
 
* Lecture C3b: [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/13hs6Q0j56aSTcti6zGHmONgHIKj1oJa88eAy9T8prE4/edit?usp=sharing Standard Midi Files]
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* Topic: [[Variable length values]]
 
* Topic: [[Variable length values]]
 
* 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]
 
* 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 4 Feb 2020)
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* Assignment #5a: [[MIDI file parsing homework]] (Due in one week)
 
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| 4 || 30 Jan 2020 ||  
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<b>MIDI Extensions/Wrap-up</b>
 
<b>MIDI Extensions/Wrap-up</b>
* Lecture 04B: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/04AA/MIDi_Extensions_2020-2.ppt MIDI Extensions (1)]
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* Lecture 04B: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/04AA_MIDi_Extensions_2020.ppt MIDI Extensions (1)]
 
* Lecture 04BB: ([http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/04BB_MIDI-Extensions2_2020.pptx MIDI Extensions (2)])
 
* Lecture 04BB: ([http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/04BB_MIDI-Extensions2_2020.pptx MIDI Extensions (2)])
 
* Lecture/Demo: [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1_6oxivRKMQ0hrsvIV2oFxWCMZ2jHpIu2aSJs6-GiGQ8/edit?usp=sharing Creating MIDI files by hand]
 
* Lecture/Demo: [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1_6oxivRKMQ0hrsvIV2oFxWCMZ2jHpIu2aSJs6-GiGQ8/edit?usp=sharing Creating MIDI files by hand]
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* 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 6 Feb 2020)
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* Assignment #5b: [[MIDI file creation]] (due in one week)
 
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| <div id="week5"></div>5 || 9 Feb 2021 ||  
* [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].
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<B>MIDI Conclusion</b>
 
* [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1xPWh69UPNmSt0Oqa_SmZqb0gMYO_LcIY94FoZXOFH4c/edit?usp=sharing MIDI notes] (MIDI Plus and C++ parser & Guitar TAB  to MIDI conversion)
 
* [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>
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* [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 || 6 Feb 2020 ||  
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<b>SCORE music editor</b>
 
<b>SCORE music editor</b>
 
* 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]
 
* 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]
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* [[SCORE survival guide]]
 
* [[SCORE survival guide]]
 
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<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
 
 
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=== Week 6 ===
 
=== Week 6 ===
 
 
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<b>SCORE simple examples</b>
 
<b>SCORE simple examples</b>
 
* 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]
 
* 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]]
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* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G0H_0jTgxSsWWnEet0GIG2WKheDshLmP-sZkiBKzKpM/edit?usp=sharing List of useful SCORE commands]
 
* Homework #6: Finish [[SCORE user input 2]], due 18 Feb 2020
 
* Homework #6: Finish [[SCORE user input 2]], due 18 Feb 2020
 
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| 6 || 13 Feb 2020 ||  
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| 6 || 18 Feb 2021 ||  
<b>SCORE parameters</b>
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<b>Piano rolls as musical data</b>
* 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]
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* [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kJGBZ4_muAyUuZ_yIcONZSCPo3ooaJrcuivsl8tln3U/edit?usp=sharing SUPRA: Digitzing Stanford University's Piano Roll Archive]
* Lecture: [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1YLXSje3Snxm6nkx0JQZaUs3FyGia3plYl4gveu0eXEg/edit?usp=sharing SCORE parameters]
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* [http://library.stanford.edu/ars Virtual 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].
* 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]
 
 
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| <div a="week7"></div>7 || 23 Feb 2021 ||  
* 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]
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<b>Archiving musical data</b>
* Guest Lecture: Mauricio Rodriguez: Typewriters and SCORE
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* Lecture 07A. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/07A_EsAC-Plaine_2020.ppt Codes for Archiving, interchange, and Analysis: EsAC and Plaine & Easie]  
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<b>SCORE parameters 2</b>
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<b>SCORE parameters</b>
  
<b>SCORE parameters 2</b>
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* Lecture 07B. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/07B_Archiving-MuseData-2020v2.ppt MuseData: A Comprehensive Approach to Building Encoded Repertories]
* Lab/Homework: [[SCORE_parameter_exercises|Hard SCORE exercises]], due 27 Feb 2020
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* Lecture: [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1YLXSje3Snxm6nkx0JQZaUs3FyGia3plYl4gveu0eXEg/edit?usp=sharing SCORE parameters]
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* Score parameter examples: [[SCORE_note_parameters|notes]], [[SCORE_slur_parameters|slurs/ties]] ([[Media:codes1and2.pdf|note and slur parameter sheets]])
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* Lab/Homework: [[SCORE_parameter_exercises|Hard SCORE exercises]] (due next Tuesday)
 
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| 7 || 20 Feb 2020 ||  
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| 7 || 25 Feb 2021 ||  
<b> MuseData</b>
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<b> MuseData organization and digital repository</b>
* 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)]
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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]
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* Lecture 07C. [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1IzznOL_jQc78JCBl-CkKXYIukJI242KxmdkDncVVQi0/edit?usp=sharing Musedata and Beethoven string quartets]
 
* [[Beethoven String Quartets]]
 
* [[Beethoven String Quartets]]
 
* [http://github.com/musedata/beethoven-quartets MuseData files for the quartets]
 
* [http://github.com/musedata/beethoven-quartets MuseData files for the quartets]
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<b> MusicXML </b>
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* 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]
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<b> Data markup and interchange: MusicXML </b>
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* Lecture 08A. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/08A_MusicXMLMEI-2020.ppt Markup Languages for Music: MusicXML and MEI]and [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/08A_MusicXM_MEI_2019.pdf here]
 
* Lecture: [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1N1zLKy6DgGyW6S0JAtJDZSk3K94I2-r1uj_yjdXun_0/edit?usp=sharing  MusicXML and musical parameters]
 
* Lecture: [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1N1zLKy6DgGyW6S0JAtJDZSk3K94I2-r1uj_yjdXun_0/edit?usp=sharing  MusicXML and musical parameters]
 
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| 8 || 27 Feb 2020 ||
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| 8 || 4 Mar 2021 ||
 
<b> Transposition via Base-40 </b>
 
<b> Transposition via Base-40 </b>
* 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]
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* Lecture 08b. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/08B_Base-40_2020.ppt Base-40 Arithmetic for Music Apps]and [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/08b_Base-40-2019.pdf here]
  
<b> MEI </b>
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<b> Source markup and publishing: MEI </b>
 
* Lecture: [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Bb8e6j7u_56aTp8buZjhbbMIpKR8UK0uSTxu2Vnw9GM/edit?usp=sharing Introduction to MEI]
 
* 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]]
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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_2018.pdf Introduction to Humdrum] or [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/09A_Humdrum-Intro_2018.pdf here]
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* Lecture 09A. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/09A_Humdrum-Intro_2020.ppt 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]
 
* Lecture: [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/16WEM_s2WetlCgC9OMA_HpEELko7_udyIEG46hCEwSak/edit?usp=sharing Humdrum file format]
 
* [http://doc.verovio.humdrum.org/humdrum/getting_started/ Introduction to **kern music encoding]
 
* [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])
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* [http://verovio.humdrum.org Verovio Humdrum Viewer] ([https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1cAHLBn4zQwcwWqJj0cMhS6zN-U551fX0MvZzD_xPjdY/edit?usp=sharing 2019 IAML (Krakow, Poland) workshop 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).
 
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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_2019.ppt Uses of Humdrum] or [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/09B_Uses%20of%20Humdrum_2019.pdf here]
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* Lecture 09B. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/09B_Uses%20of%20Humdrum_2020.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]]
 
 
* [[Humdrum homework]] (due next Thursday)
 
* [[Humdrum homework]] (due next Thursday)
  
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<b> Music as Intellectual Property</b>
 
<b> Music as Intellectual Property</b>
  
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<b> Humdrum Analysis 2</b>
 
<b> Humdrum Analysis 2</b>
* [[Musical dice game]]
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* [[Musical dice game]] (usually)
* Lecture/Demo: [[Media:Humdrum_Tools_2.pdf|Humdrum Tools II]]
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* Instead for this week: [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1gQX2AVXSxIgfsgeW5wzeJqx2ihCUlHqfJDR6VMMv2FE/edit?usp=sharing Harmony in Humdrum ]
 
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<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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<b> Non-standard music representations in Humdrum </b>
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* [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1uOZqvZdzcXhL5Gx2tKMvmY--dbqGF8r4Xgtaw2GMdBM/edit?usp=sharing Tab and Koto notation]
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<b> Take-home final (4-credit students) due by 11 p.m.</b>
 
 
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# <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), URL [http://oae.stanford.edu http://oae.stanford.edu].
 
# <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].
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# <i>Students in distress</i>: Stanford offers an abundance of resources for students dealing with problems of a personal nature.
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## <i>Confidential support</i>: <b>(650) 736-6933</b>
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## <i>Crisis hotline</i>: <b>(650) 725-9955</b>
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Latest revision as of 06:32, 5 January 2021

Music 253/CS 275a "Symbolic Musical Information"
Stanford University (Winter 2021).

This music-information introduction surveys symbolic frameworks and methods for a wide range of 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 (Computational Musical Analysis), which focuses on projects requiring a working knowledge of notation and familiarity with sound software.


Meeting times: Tuesday & Thursdays 12:30–1:50
Virtual Location (2021): Enrolled students will receive Zoom invitation
Customary 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: By appointment.
Credits: 2–4
Grading:

Four-credits: class attendance: 25%; weekly assignments: 50%; take-home final essay: 25%.
Three-credit/no final essay: class attendance: 33%; weekly assignments: 67%.
Two-credit/no final essay: 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.
Special circumstances (Winter 2021) : Topics may be adjusted to accommodate changing circumstances. We are not planning on a take-home final, but 4-credit students may be required to do other work earlier in the quarter. This will be negotiated early in the quarter.


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

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

Week 8

Week 9

Week 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.
  4. Students in distress: Stanford offers an abundance of resources for students dealing with problems of a personal nature.
    1. Confidential support: (650) 736-6933
    2. Crisis hotline: (650) 725-9955
    3. Title IX questions: (650) 497-4955