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<b>SCORE user input code</b>
 
<b>SCORE user input code</b>
* Lecture 05A: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/05AA_SCORE%20Introduction_2021.ppt Introduction to SCORE]  
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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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<b>SCORE simple examples</b>
 
<b>SCORE simple examples</b>
* Lecture 05C. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/06A_Extremes-within-CMN_2021.ppt Extremes within CMN]  
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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 in one week
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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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| <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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<b> Data markup and interchange: MusicXML </b>
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<b> MusicXML: Data markup and interchange </b>
* 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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| <div id="week8"></div>8 || 2 Mar 2021 ||  
<b> MuseData organization and digital repository</b>
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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]]
 
* [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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<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]
 
* [[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)
 
* [[MusicXML and MEI homework | XML homework]] (due next Thursday)
  
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<b>MuseData</b>
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* Walter Hewlett: MuseData
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* 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]]
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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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<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> 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 and Koto notation]
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* [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1uOZqvZdzcXhL5Gx2tKMvmY--dbqGF8r4Xgtaw2GMdBM/edit?usp=sharing Koto notation]
 
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Revision as of 02:25, 2 March 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
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.
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