| Instructor | Hao-Wen Dong (ude.hcimu@gnodwh) |
| Room | Music 378 (Music Tech Lab) |
| Days & times | 10:30am–12pm, Mondays & Wednesdays |
| Office hours | By appointment |
[Gradescope] [Canvas] [Material (enrolled students only)]
An introduction to principles and practices of computer programming for musical applications. Students learn visual, procedural, and object-oriented programming in general-purpose and music-specific languages. Projects address important musical programming concepts including algorithmic composition, real-time interaction, and audio buffer processing. Emphasis is on creative and artistic uses of code.
| Week | Date | Lecture | Assignment | Project |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 26 | Introduction | ||
| Processing Programming | ||||
| Aug 28 | ├ Programming Basics | Homework 1 | ||
| 2 | ├ |
└ due on Sep 6 | ||
| Sep 4 | ├ Randomness & Keyboard Controls | Homework 2 | ||
| 3 | Sep 9 | ├ Loops & Recursion | └ due on Sep 13 | |
| Sep 11 | ├ Data Types & Arrays | Homework 3 | ||
| 4 | Sep 16 | ├ Objects | └ due on Sep 23 | |
| Sep 18 | ├ Lists & Data I/O | Midterm assignment | ||
| 5 | Sep 23 | ├ Images & Videos | │ | |
| Sep 25 | ├ Transformations & 3D Graphics | │ | ||
| 6 | Sep 30 | ├ Motion & Physics | │ | |
| Oct 2 | ├ Midterm Assignment Discussions | │ | ||
| 7 | Oct 7 | ├ Midterm Showcase & Review | └ due on Oct 7 | |
| Oct 9 | └ Midterm Review | |||
| 8 | ||||
| MAX Programming | ||||
| Oct 16 | ├ Intro to MAX | |||
| 9 | Oct 21 | ├ MAX/MSP Basics | ||
| Oct 23 | ├ MAX/MSP Basics II | Homework 4 | ||
| 10 | Oct 28 | ├ Additive, AM & FM Synthesis | │ | |
| Oct 30 | ├ Polyphony | └ due on Nov 4 | ||
| 11 | Nov 4 | ├ Filters | Homework 5 | |
| Nov 6 | ├ Drum Machines | │ | ||
| 12 | ├ |
│ | ||
| ├ |
└ due on Nov 18 | |||
| 13 | Nov 18 | ├ Recording & Panning | ||
| Nov 20 | ├ Sampling & Delay | Homework 6 | ||
| 14 | Nov 25 | ├ Open Sound Control | └ due on TBD | Proposal |
| ├ |
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| 15 | Dec 2 | ├ Generative Systems | ||
| Dec 4 | └ Review & Discussions | |||
| 16 | Dec 9 | Project presentation | Presentation & final report |
All grading will be handled via Gradescope, including assignment submission and regrade requests.
| Homework | 40% | Midterm assignment | 20% |
|---|---|---|---|
| ├ Homework 1 | 5% | Project | 40% |
| ├ Homework 2 | 5% | ├ Proposal | 5% |
| ├ Homework 3 | 5% | ├ Presentation | 15% |
| ├ Homework 4 | 5% | └ Final report | 20% |
| ├ Homework 5 | 10% | ||
| └ Homework 6 | 10% |
The final grading scale is as follows.
| A+ | >96 | B+ | 87–89 | C+ | 77–79 | D+ | 67–69 | F | <60 |
| A | 93–96 | B | 83–86 | C | 73–76 | D | 63–66 | ||
| A− | 90–92 | B− | 80–82 | C− | 70–72 | D− | 60–62 |
| Assignment | Content | Out | Due on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homework 1 | Bouncing “Hello, World!” | Aug 28 | Sep 6 |
| Homework 2 | Paddle Ball Game | Sep 4 | Sep 13 |
| Homework 3 | Spectrum Visualizer | Sep 14 | Sep 23 |
| Midterm assignment | Build Your Own Music Visualizer | Sep 20 | Oct 7 |
| Homework 4 | MIDI Keyboard | Oct 26 | Nov 6 |
| Homework 5 | Polyphonic FM Synthesizer | Oct 31 | Nov 18 |
| Homework 6 | TBD | TBD |
| Due on | |
|---|---|
| Proposal | Nov 25 |
| Presentation | Dec 9 |
| Final report | Dec 15 |
There is no required reading. Here is some good optional reading:
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