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* Topic: [http://www.ccarh.org/courses/253/handout/smf/ Outline of the Standard MIDI File structure]
 
* Topic: [http://www.ccarh.org/courses/253/handout/smf/ Outline of the Standard MIDI File structure]
 
* Topic: [[Variable length values]]
 
* Topic: [[Variable length values]]
* Lecture  04A: [https://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/04AA_MIDI_Extensions_2021.ppt MIDI Extensions (1)] or [https://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/04AA_MIDi_Extensions_2019.pdf PDF version]
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* Lecture  04A: [https://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/04AA_MIDI_Extensions1-2_2022.ppt MIDI Extensions] or [https://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/04AA_MIDi_Extensions_2019.pdf PDF version]
 
* Assignment #5a: [[MIDI file parsing homework]] (Due in one week)
 
* Assignment #5a: [[MIDI file parsing homework]] (Due in one week)
 
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| 4 || 27 Jan 2022 ||  
 
| 4 || 27 Jan 2022 ||  
 
<b>MIDI Extensions</b>
 
<b>MIDI Extensions</b>
* Lecture 04AA: [https://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/04AA_MIDI_Extensions_2021.ppt MIDI Extensions (Time)]
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* Lecture 04: [https://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/04BB_MIDI-Extensions1-2_2022.ppt MIDI Extensions (Pitch, Expression)]
* Lecture 04BB: [https://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/04BB_MIDI-Extensions1-2_2022.ppt MIDI Extensions (Pitch)]
 
 
* Lecture: [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1_6oxivRKMQ0hrsvIV2oFxWCMZ2jHpIu2aSJs6-GiGQ8/edit?usp=sharing Creating MIDI files by hand from text files]
 
* 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
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| <div id="week5"></div>5 || 1 Feb 2022 ||  
 
| <div id="week5"></div>5 || 1 Feb 2022 ||  
 
<B>Applied MIDI</b>
 
<B>Applied MIDI</b>
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* 5A.[https://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/05A_MidiTemperamentExpression_2022b.ppt MIDI Shortcomings]
 
* [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>Piano rolls as musical data</b>
 
<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]
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* [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kJGBZ4_muAyUuZ_yIcONZSCPo3ooaJrcuivsl8tln3U/edit?usp=sharing SUPRA: Digitizing Stanford University's Piano Roll Archive]
 
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| 5 || 3 Feb 2022 ||  
 
| 5 || 3 Feb 2022 ||  
 
<b>SCORE user input code</b>
 
<b>SCORE user input code</b>
* Lecture 05A: [https://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/05AA_SCORE-Introduction_2021.ppt Introduction to SCORE]  
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* Lecture 05B: [https://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/05B_SCORE-Introduction_2022.pdf 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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| <div id="week6"></div>6 || 8 Feb 2022 ||  
 
| <div id="week6"></div>6 || 8 Feb 2022 ||  
 
<b>SCORE music editor</b>
 
<b>SCORE music editor</b>
* Lecture 05B. [https://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/05B_Special-Needs-Repertories_2021.ppt Repertories with Special Needs]  
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* Lecture 06A: [https://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/06A_PeripheriesMusicNotation_2022a.ppt Peripheries of Music Notation]
 
* Lab: Input [[SCORE user input | exercises done on paper in previous session]]
 
* Lab: Input [[SCORE user input | exercises done on paper in previous session]]
 
* [[SCORE survival guide]]
 
* [[SCORE survival guide]]
 
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| 6 || 10 Feb 2022 ||  
 
| 6 || 10 Feb 2022 ||  
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<b>Using Score and Other Notation Software</b>
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* Lecture 06B. [https://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/06B_TexturesTracks_2022.ppt Score Semantics: Textures and Tracks]
 
<b>SCORE simple examples</b>
 
<b>SCORE simple examples</b>
* Lecture 05C. [https://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/05C_Extremes-within-CMN_2021.ppt Extremes within CMN]
 
* Lecture 06B.  [https://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/06B_TexturesTracks_2022.ppt Structure, Texture, Tracks]
 
 
* Lab: Input [[five SCORE user input examples |slightly harder SCORE examples]]
 
* 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]
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| <div a="week7"></div>7 || 15 Feb 2022 ||  
 
<b>Archiving musical data</b>
 
<b>Archiving musical data</b>
* Lecture 07A. [https://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/07A_NewDirections-in-MN_2021.ppt New Directions in Music Notation Software]  
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* Lecture 07A. [https://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/07A_Beyond-CMN_2022.ppt Beyond Common Western Notation (CMN)]  
 
<b>SCORE parameters 2</b>
 
<b>SCORE parameters 2</b>
 
<b>SCORE parameters</b>
 
<b>SCORE parameters</b>
 
* Lecture 07B. [https://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]])
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| 7 || 17 Feb 2022 ||  
 
| 7 || 17 Feb 2022 ||  
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<b>Archiving musical data</b>
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* Lecture 07B. [https://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/07B_ArchivalData-2022.ppt Archiving, Interchange, Analysis]
 
<b> MusicXML: Data markup and interchange </b>
 
<b> MusicXML: Data markup and interchange </b>
 
* 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 || 22 Feb 2022 ||  
 
| <div id="week8"></div>8 || 22 Feb 2022 ||  
 
  
 
<b> Transposition via Base-40 </b>
 
<b> Transposition via Base-40 </b>
 
* Lecture 08B. [https://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/08B_Base-40_2021.ppt Tools for Notation: Base-40 Arithmetic for Music Apps]
 
* Lecture 08B. [https://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/08B_Base-40_2021.ppt Tools for Notation: Base-40 Arithmetic for Music Apps]
 
  
 
<b> MEI: Source markup and publishing </b>
 
<b> MEI: Source markup and publishing </b>
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! scope="col" | Topics
 
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| <div id="week9"></div>9 || 3 Mar 2022 ||  
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| <div id="week9"></div>9 || 1 Mar 2022 ||  
 
<b> Humdrum </b>
 
<b> Humdrum </b>
* Lecture 09A. [https://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/09A_Humdrum-Intro_2020.ppt Introduction to Humdrum] or [https://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/09A_Humdrum-Intro_2018.pdf here]
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* Lecture 09A. [https://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/09A_Humdrum-Intro_2022-1.ppt Introduction to Humdrum] or [https://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]
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*  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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| 9 || 5 Mar 2020 ||  
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| 9 || 3 Mar 2022 ||  
 
<b> Humdrum Analysis 1</b>
 
<b> Humdrum Analysis 1</b>
* Lecture 09B. [https://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/09B_Uses%20of%20Humdrum_2020.ppt Uses of Humdrum] or [https://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/09B_Uses%20of%20Humdrum_2019.pdf here]
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* Lecture 09B. [https://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/09B_Uses%20of%20Humdrum_2022-1.ppt Uses of Humdrum] or [https://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/09B_Uses%20of%20Humdrum_2019.pdf here]
 
* Lab: [[Humdrum Lab 1 | Humdrum Lab]]
 
* Lab: [[Humdrum Lab 1 | Humdrum Lab]]
 
* [[Humdrum homework]] (due next Thursday)
 
* [[Humdrum homework]] (due next Thursday)
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| <div id="week10"></div>10 || 10 Mar 2022 ||  
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| <div id="week10"></div>10 || 8 Mar 2022 ||  
 
<b> Music as Intellectual Property</b>
 
<b> Music as Intellectual Property</b>
  
* Lecture 10A. [https://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/10A_Basic%20Concepts%20in%20Music%20Copyright_2019.ppt Basic Concepts in Music Copyright] and [https://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/10A_Basic%20Concepts%20in%20Music%20Copyright_2019.pdf here]
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* Lecture 10A. [https://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/10A_Basic%20Concepts%20in%20Music%20Copyright_2022.ppt Basic Concepts in Music Copyright] and [https://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/10A_Basic%20Concepts%20in%20Music%20Copyright_2019.pdf here]
 
 
* Lecture 10B. [https://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/10B_Ear-Eye-Brain.ppt What is musical similarity?] or [https://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/10B_Ear-Eye-Brain.pdf here]
 
  
 
<b> Humdrum Analysis 2</b>
 
<b> Humdrum Analysis 2</b>
 
* [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1fIYMTj4TRjFyKc8yf-eODUXk_MUkFb1CzhLoW91xVaE/edit?usp=sharing Musical Dice Game]
 
* [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1fIYMTj4TRjFyKc8yf-eODUXk_MUkFb1CzhLoW91xVaE/edit?usp=sharing Musical Dice Game]
 
* [https://dice.humdrum.org Online implementation], command-line variant (different piece): [[Musical dice game]]
 
* [https://dice.humdrum.org Online implementation], command-line variant (different piece): [[Musical dice game]]
 
  
 
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<b> Preview: Musical Similarity</b>
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* Lecture 10B. [https://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/10B_Ear-Eye-Brain_PC2022.ppt What is musical similarity?] or [https://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/10B_Ear-Eye-Brain.pdf here]
  
 
<b> Non-standard music representations in Humdrum </b>
 
<b> Non-standard music representations in Humdrum </b>

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Music 253/CS 275a "Symbolic Musical Information"
Stanford University (Winter 2022).

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 1:30–3:00
Slack channel: https://music253cs275.slack.com
Customary Location: Braun Music Building, Rooms 131
Instructors: Eleanor Selfridge-Field (esfield@stanford.edu)
Craig Stuart Sapp (craig@ccrma.stanford.edu)
Office Hours: After class meetings and by appointment.
Credits: 2–4
Grading:

Four-credits: class participation: 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/music275a.stanford.edu: Overview of individual topics presented in Music 253/CS 275a, 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

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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.
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