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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 12:30&ndash;1:50</td>
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<td>Tuesday & Thursdays 1:30&ndash;3:05</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>Special circumstances (Winter 2021) :</b></td>
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<td align=right><b>Covid information (Winter 2022):</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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<td>Masking remains in place. Please respect the Stanford rules. In case of quarantine or illness, please notify us at your earliest convenience. We are well equipped with videos of last year's classes and can schedule 1:1 appointments for labs.  
 
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See also [[Music_254/CS_275b_Syllabus|Music 254/CS 275b Syllabus]]  
 
See also [[Music_254/CS_275b_Syllabus|Music 254/CS 275b Syllabus]]  
  
Go to week: [[#week1|1]] |  [[#week2|2]] |  <font color="gray" size="-1">MIDI</font> [[#week3|3]] |  [[#week4|4]] |  <font color="gray" size="-1">SCORE</font> [[#week5|5]] |  [[#week6|6]] | <font color="gray" size="-1">MuseData</font> [[#week7|7]] | <font color="gray" size="-1">XML</font> [[#week8|8]] | <font color="gray" size="-1">Humdrum</font> [[#week9|9]] |  [[#week10|10]]
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Go to week: [[#week1|1]] |  [[#week2|2]] |   
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<font color="gray" size="-1">MIDI</font> [[#week3|3]] |   
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[[#week4|4]] |   
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<font color="gray" size="-1">SCORE</font> [[#week5|5]] |   
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[[#week6|6]] |  
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<font color="gray" size="-1">XML</font> [[#week7|7]] |
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<font color="gray" size="-1">MuseData</font> [[#week8|8]] |  
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<font color="gray" size="-1">Humdrum</font> [[#week9|9]] |   
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[[#week10|10]]
  
 
=== Week 1 ===
 
=== Week 1 ===
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| 4 || 4 Feb 2021 ||  
 
| 4 || 4 Feb 2021 ||  
 
<b>MIDI Extensions/Wrap-up</b>
 
<b>MIDI Extensions/Wrap-up</b>
* Lecture 04AA: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/04AA_MIDI_Extensions_2021.ppt MIDI Extensions (1)]
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* Lecture 04AA: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/04AA_MIDI_Extensions_2021.ppt MIDI Extensions (Time)]
* Lecture 04BB: ([http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/04BB_MIDI-Extensions2_2021.pptx MIDI Extensions (2)])
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* Lecture 04BB: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/04BB_MIDI-Extensions2_2021.pptx MIDI Extensions (Pitch)]
* Lecture/Demo: [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1_6oxivRKMQ0hrsvIV2oFxWCMZ2jHpIu2aSJs6-GiGQ8/edit?usp=sharing Creating MIDI files by hand]
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* Lecture: [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1_6oxivRKMQ0hrsvIV2oFxWCMZ2jHpIu2aSJs6-GiGQ8/edit?usp=sharing Creating MIDI files by hand from text files]
 
* [https://github.com/craigsapp/binasc binasc] tool for creating MIDI files in a text editor
 
* [https://github.com/craigsapp/binasc binasc] tool for creating MIDI files in a text editor
 
* 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)
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| <div id="week5"></div>5 || 9 Feb 2021 ||  
 
| <div id="week5"></div>5 || 9 Feb 2021 ||  
<B>MIDI Conclusion</b>
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<B>Applied MIDI</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)
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<b>Piano rolls as musical data</b>
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* [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kJGBZ4_muAyUuZ_yIcONZSCPo3ooaJrcuivsl8tln3U/edit?usp=sharing SUPRA: Digitzing Stanford University's Piano Roll Archive]
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| 5 || 11 Feb 2021 ||
 
<b>SCORE user input code</b>
 
<b>SCORE user input code</b>
* Lecture 05A: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/05A_SCORE%20Introduction_2017.ppt Introduction to SCORE] or [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/05A_SCORE%20Introduction_2016.pdf here]
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* Lecture 05A: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/05AA_SCORE-Introduction_2021.ppt Introduction to SCORE]  
 
* Lab: [[SCORE user input]] ([https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1huO1MX1aGTZKFksIVb4EJqGNa5L5tNTffKWWPkX7728/edit?usp=sharing slides])
 
* Lab: [[SCORE user input]] ([https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1huO1MX1aGTZKFksIVb4EJqGNa5L5tNTffKWWPkX7728/edit?usp=sharing slides])
 
* [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 || 11 Feb 2021 ||
 
<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]
 
* Lab: Input [[SCORE user input | exercises done on paper in previous session]]
 
* [[SCORE survival guide]]
 
 
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| <div id="week6"></div>6 || 16 Feb 2021 ||  
 
| <div id="week6"></div>6 || 16 Feb 2021 ||  
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<b>SCORE music editor</b>
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* Lecture 05B. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/05B_Special-Needs-Repertories_2021.ppt Repertories with Special Needs]
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* Lab: Input [[SCORE user input | exercises done on paper in previous session]]
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* [[SCORE survival guide]]
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| 6 || 18 Feb 2021 ||
 
<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]
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* Lecture 05C. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/05C_Extremes-within-CMN_2021.ppt Extremes within CMN]  
* Lab: Input [[SCORE user input 2 |slightly harder SCORE examples]]
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* Lecture 06B.  [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/06B_TexturesTracks_2021.ppt Structure, Texture, Tracks]
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* Lab: Input [[five SCORE user input examples |slightly harder SCORE examples]]
 
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G0H_0jTgxSsWWnEet0GIG2WKheDshLmP-sZkiBKzKpM/edit?usp=sharing List of useful SCORE commands]
 
* [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
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* Homework #6: [[Five SCORE user input exercises]], due in one week (but best to do it before the next class)
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| 6 || 18 Feb 2021 ||
 
<b>Piano rolls as musical data</b>
 
* [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kJGBZ4_muAyUuZ_yIcONZSCPo3ooaJrcuivsl8tln3U/edit?usp=sharing SUPRA: Digitzing Stanford University's Piano Roll Archive]
 
* [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].
 
 
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| <div a="week7"></div>7 || 23 Feb 2021 ||  
 
| <div a="week7"></div>7 || 23 Feb 2021 ||  
 
<b>Archiving musical data</b>
 
<b>Archiving musical data</b>
* 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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* Lecture 07A. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/07A_NewDirections-in-MN_2021.ppt New Directions in Music Notation Software]  
 
<b>SCORE parameters 2</b>
 
<b>SCORE parameters 2</b>
 
<b>SCORE parameters</b>
 
<b>SCORE parameters</b>
  
* Lecture 07B. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/07B_Archiving-MuseData-2020v2.ppt MuseData: A Comprehensive Approach to Building Encoded Repertories]  
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* Lecture 07B. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/07B_EsAC-P&E_MuseData-2021.ppt Encoding for Durable Repositories]  
 
* Lecture: [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1YLXSje3Snxm6nkx0JQZaUs3FyGia3plYl4gveu0eXEg/edit?usp=sharing SCORE parameters]
 
* Lecture: [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1YLXSje3Snxm6nkx0JQZaUs3FyGia3plYl4gveu0eXEg/edit?usp=sharing SCORE parameters]
 
* Score parameter examples: [[SCORE_note_parameters|notes]], [[SCORE_slur_parameters|slurs/ties]] ([[Media:codes1and2.pdf|note and slur parameter sheets]])
 
* Score parameter examples: [[SCORE_note_parameters|notes]], [[SCORE_slur_parameters|slurs/ties]] ([[Media:codes1and2.pdf|note and slur parameter sheets]])
* Lab/Homework: [[SCORE_parameter_exercises|Hard SCORE exercises]] (due next Tuesday)
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* Homework 7: [[SCORE_parameter_exercises|Hard SCORE exercises]]: do 3 out of the 10 examples (due next Thursday): Or a page of music of your choice with Craig's approval (so he can make sure it is not too easy or too hard)
 
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| 7 || 25 Feb 2021 ||  
 
| 7 || 25 Feb 2021 ||  
<b> MuseData organization and digital repository</b>
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<b> MusicXML: Data markup and interchange </b>
* 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: [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1N1zLKy6DgGyW6S0JAtJDZSk3K94I2-r1uj_yjdXun_0/edit?usp=sharing MusicXML and musical parameters]
* Lecture 07C. [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1IzznOL_jQc78JCBl-CkKXYIukJI242KxmdkDncVVQi0/edit?usp=sharing Musedata and Beethoven string quartets]
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* [[Beethoven String Quartets]]
 
* [http://github.com/musedata/beethoven-quartets MuseData files for the quartets]
 
* [http://github.com/musedata/muse2ps muse2ps for printing the MuseData files]
 
 
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| <div id="week8"></div>8 || 2 Mar 2021 ||  
 
| <div id="week8"></div>8 || 2 Mar 2021 ||  
  
<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]
 
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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_2020.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_2021.ppt Tools for Notation: Base-40 Arithmetic for Music Apps]
  
<b> Source markup and publishing: MEI </b>
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<b> MEI: Source markup and publishing </b>
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* Lecture 08A. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/08A_MusicXMLMEI-2021.ppt Markup Languages: MusicXML and MEI]
 
* 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]
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* [[Media:30_short_mei_encoding_examples.pdf|30 Short MEI encoding examples]]
 
* [[Media:30_short_mei_encoding_examples.pdf|30 Short MEI encoding examples]]
* [[MusicXML and MEI homework | XML homework]] (due next Thursday)
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* [[MusicXML and MEI homework | XML homework]] #8 (due next Tuesday)
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| 8 || 4 Mar 2021 ||
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<b>MuseData</b>
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* Walter Hewlett: [[Media:Walter-MuseData-20210304.pdf | MuseData]]
  
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* Lecture 07C. [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1yvyXG3357Q4-At5poYRY8N16r9EUq0mlzxer_jIlSDg/edit?usp=sharing Musedata online resources]
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* [[Beethoven String Quartets]]
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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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| <div id="week9"></div>9 || 9 Mar 2021 ||  
<b> Humdrum file format</b>
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<b> Humdrum </b>
 
* 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 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/1cAHLBn4zQwcwWqJj0cMhS6zN-U551fX0MvZzD_xPjdY/edit?usp=sharing 2019 IAML (Krakow, Poland) workshop 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 (Kraków, 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 2</b>
 
<b> Humdrum Analysis 2</b>
* [[Musical dice game]] (usually)
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* [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1fIYMTj4TRjFyKc8yf-eODUXk_MUkFb1CzhLoW91xVaE/edit?usp=sharing Musical Dice Game]
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* [https://dice.humdrum.org Online implementation], command-line variant (different piece): [[Musical dice game]]
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* Instead for this week: [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1gQX2AVXSxIgfsgeW5wzeJqx2ihCUlHqfJDR6VMMv2FE/edit?usp=sharing Harmony in Humdrum ]
 
* Instead for this week: [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1gQX2AVXSxIgfsgeW5wzeJqx2ihCUlHqfJDR6VMMv2FE/edit?usp=sharing Harmony in Humdrum ]
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| 10 || 18 Mar 2021 ||  
 
| 10 || 18 Mar 2021 ||  
  
 
<b> Non-standard music representations in Humdrum </b>
 
<b> Non-standard music representations in Humdrum </b>
* [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1uOZqvZdzcXhL5Gx2tKMvmY--dbqGF8r4Xgtaw2GMdBM/edit?usp=sharing Tab and Koto notation]
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* [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1uOZqvZdzcXhL5Gx2tKMvmY--dbqGF8r4Xgtaw2GMdBM/edit?usp=sharing Koto notation]
 
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Latest revision as of 21:16, 7 December 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 1:30–3:05
Slack channel: https://music253cs275.slack.com
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.
Covid information (Winter 2022): Masking remains in place. Please respect the Stanford rules. In case of quarantine or illness, please notify us at your earliest convenience. We are well equipped with videos of last year's classes and can schedule 1:1 appointments for labs.


Syllabus

See also Music 254/CS 275b Syllabus

Go to week: 1 | 2 | MIDI 3 | 4 | SCORE 5 | 6 | XML 7 | MuseData 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