| Instructor | Hao-Wen Dong (ude.hcimu@gnodwh) |
| Room | Music 378 (Music Tech Lab) or Zoom |
| Days & times | 3–4:30pm, Mondays & Wednesdays |
| Office hours | By appointment |
[Gradescope] [Last year’s course website]
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 25 | Introduction | ||
| Processing Programming | ||||
| Aug 27 | ├ Programming basics | Homework 1 | ||
| 2 | ├ |
└ due | ||
| Sep 3 | ├ Randomness & keyboard controls | Homework 2 | ||
| 3 | Sep 8 | ├ Loops & recursion | └ due | |
| Sep 10 | ├ Data types & arrays | Homework 3 | ||
| 4 | Sep 15 | ├ Objects | └ due | |
| Sep 17 | ├ Lists & data I/O | |||
| 5 | ├ |
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| 6 | Sep 29 | ├ Images & videos | Midterm assignment | |
| Oct 1 | ├ Transformations & 3D graphics | │ | ||
| 7 | Oct 6 | ├ Motion & physics | │ | |
| Oct 8 | └ Midterm showcase | └ due | ||
| 8 | ||||
| Max Programming | ||||
| Oct 15 | ├ Intro to Max/MSP | |||
| 9 | Oct 20 | ├ Max/MSP basics | ||
| Oct 22 | ├ Max/MSP basics II | Homework 4 | ||
| 10 | Oct 27 | ├ Additive, AM & FM synthesis | └ due | |
| Oct 29 | ├ Polyphony | Homework 5 | ||
| 11 | Nov 3 | ├ Filters | │ | |
| Nov 5 | ├ Drum machines | │ | ||
| 12 | Nov 10 | ├ Recording, panning & balancing | └ due | |
| Nov 12 | ├ Sampling & delay | Homework 6 | ||
| 13 | Nov 17 | ├ Networking & open sound control | │ | |
| Nov 19 | ├ Case studies | │ | Pitch | |
| 14 | Nov 24 | └ Review | └ due | |
| 15 | Dec 1 | Discussion | ||
| Dec 3 | Project presentation | Presentation | ||
| 16 | Report |
| Content | Out | Due on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homework 1 | Bouncing “Hello, World!” | TBD | TBD |
| Homework 2 | Paddle Ball Game | TBD | TBD |
| Homework 3 | Spectrum Visualizer | TBD | TBD |
| Midterm assignment | Build Your Own Music Visualizer | TBD | TBD |
| Homework 4 | MIDI Keyboard | TBD | TBD |
| Homework 5 | Polyphonic FM Synthesizer | TBD | TBD |
| Homework 6 | TBA | TBD | TBD |
| Due on | |
|---|---|
| Proposal | TBD |
| Presentation | TBD |
| Report | TBD |
All grading and regrade requests will be handled on Gradescope.
| Homework | 40% | Midterm assignment | 20% |
|---|---|---|---|
| ├ Homework 1 | 5% | Project | 40% |
| ├ Homework 2 | 5% | ├ Presentation | 15% |
| ├ Homework 3 | 5% | └ Report | 25% |
| ├ Homework 4 | 5% | ||
| ├ 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 |
There is no required reading. Here is some good optional reading:
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