Lecture 1: Course overview, Module 1 (what is music?), and Module 2 (music technology)

Thursday, April 9, 2020

In this section lecture, I will first provide a general overview of the course. Then, I will cover the live session materials for Modules 1 and 2, including instructions on how to install Audacity and other audio software tools.

Lecture 1 Slides

Lecture 2: Module 3 (frequency)

Thursday, April 16, 2020

Today, we will discuss the live session materials on frequency. As part of this discussion, we will analyze complex tones using Audacity.

Lecture 2 Slides

Lecture 3: Module 4 (music intervals)

Thursday, April 23, 2020

This lecture will cover the concept of music intervals. Within this broad category, we will discuss consonance vs. dissonance, scales, notation, and tuning systems.

Lecture 3 Slides
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Lecture 4: Module 5 (music history and music perception)

Thursday, April 30, 2020

Today, we will discuss aspects of music history and music perception. As part of this discussion, we will review the film The Story of Music by Howard Goodall. We will also go over techniques for completing the Stage assignment using Audacity.

Lecture 4 Slides

Lecture 5: Module 6 (new music: noise)

Thursday, May 7, 2020

This is the first installment of our five-part lecture series on new music. Today's lecture will cover futurism, musique concrète, generative music, glitch, and microsound. We will also dissect several of the prompts in this week's writing assignment.

Lecture 5 Slides

Lecture 6: Module 7 (new music: remix)

Thursday, May 14, 2020

In today's live session, we will first cover the course materials on remix, including a discussion of sampling and mashup. Then, we will spend the remainder of the session discussing the Stage assignment on soundpainting.

Lecture 6 Slides

Lecture 7: Module 8 (new music: machine learning)

Thursday, May 21, 2020

We continue our lecture series on new music with a discussion of machine learning. As part of this discussion, we will introduce Google Magenta. Then, we will spend the remainder of the session discussing the Stage assignment.

Lecture 7 Slides

Lecture 8: Module 9 (new music: computational creativity)

Thursday, May 28, 2020

We continue our lecture series on new music with a discussion of computational creativity. Specific topics include Boden's three kinds of creativity, Memex, and hypertext. Then, we will spend the remainder of the session discussing the Studio Work assignment and the Final Project.

Lecture 8 Slides

Lecture 9: Module 10 (new music: the future of music)

Thursday, June 4, 2020

We conclude our lecture series on new music with a discussion of what the future might be for music, and how computers may shape that future. Then, we will spend the remainder of the session discussing the Final Project.

Lecture 9 Slides
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