Feb 6
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Week 1: Intro & Motivation
- History of Musical Interfaces
- Design criteria in Musical Interfaces
- Aesthetics and Engineering
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Readings:
- Paradiso, J. (unpublished). Electronic Controllers for Musical Performance and Interaction.
- Rovan, J.B. (2009). Living on the Edge: Alternate Controllers and the Obstinate Interface. In: Riley, S.R., Hunter, L. (eds) Mapping Landscapes for Performance as Research. Palgrave Macmillan, London.
- Dolan, E. (2012) Toward a Musicology of Interfaces. Keyboards Perspectives V.
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Feb 13
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Week 2: Keyboards & Button Banks
- Physics of sound
- Requirement of keyboard controllers
- Generalized Keyboard and Alternative Keyboards
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Readings:
- Allen, J. (1997). The general keyboard in the age of MIDI.
Watchlist:
- Jordan Rudess playing the AXiS 64.
- H-Pi TONAL PLEXUS - Demo
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Feb 20
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President's Day
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Feb 27
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Week 3: Musical Mapping for Controllers
- Significance of mapping control structures for sound synthesis.
- Paradigms of musical interactions in controllers.
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Readings:
- Van Nort, D., Wanderley, M. M., & Depalle, P. (2014). Mapping Control Structures for Sound Synthesis: Functional and Topological Perspectives. Computer Music Journal, 38(3), 6-22.
- Tubb, R., & Dixon, S. (2014). A Zoomable Mapping of a Musical Parameter Space Using Hilbert Curves. Computer Music Journal, 38(3), 23-33.
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Hunt A, Wanderley MM. Mapping performer parameters to synthesis engines. Organised Sound. 2002;7(2):97-108.
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Mar 5
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Week 4: Machine Learning and Musical Expression
- New perspectives in Musical Interfaces Design
- Mappings and Representations in the ML Era
- Utility, Opportunities & Challenges in Machine Learning for Musical Expression
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Readings:
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Jourdan, T. & Caramiaux, B. (2023). Machine Learning for Musical Expression: A Systematic Literature Review. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression
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Fiebrink, R. & Sonami, L. (2020). Reflections on Eight Years of Instrument Creation with Machine Learning. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression
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Mar 12
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Week 5: Musical Mapping in Time and Space
- Musical mappings in large art installations
- Sonic and percepetual characteristics of spaces
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Readings:
- Dunn, D. (2022). Acoustic ecology and the experimental music tradition - new music USA.
- Amacher, M. (2009). Composing perceptual geographies.
- Cascella, D. (2006). Maryanne Amacher. Gravity. Music for sound joined rooms series. The Wire. Adventures in Modern Music.
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Mar 19
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Week 6: Vocal Interfaces
- Avant-garde vocalists and their interfaces
- Voice as Music Controller
- Vocoder and derivative products
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Watchlist:
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Phil Minton and Christian Marclay
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David Moss performs at Open Air Philly
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Incredible Sonovox - Kay Kyser - 1940 film "You'll Find Out"
- Adachi Tomomi - Voice and Infrared Sensor Shirt
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Mar 26
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Spring Break
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Apr 2
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Week 7: Percussion Interfaces & Control Surfaces
- Pitch Perception
- Sensorimotor Synchronization
- Latency
- Biomechanics
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Readings:
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Merrill, D., Raffle, H. & Aimi, R. (2008). The sound of touch: physical manipulation of digital sound. Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '08).
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Repp, B.H. (2005) Sensorimotor synchronization: A review of the tapping literature. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review 12, 969-992.
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Aoki, T., & Kinoshita, H. (2001). Temporal and force characteristics of fast double-finger, single-finger and hand tapping. Ergonomics, 44(15), 1368-1383.
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Apr 9
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Week 8: Bioeletric & Free Gesture Interfaces
- Body wiring for music control
- Brain interfaces and Brain music
- Baton and tracking controllers
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Readings:
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Ulyate, R., & Bianciardi, D. (2002). The Interactive Dance Club: Avoiding Chaos in a Multi-Participant Environment. Computer Music Journal, 26(3), 40-49.
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Mark Feldmeier, & Paradiso, J. A. (2007). An Interactive Music Environment for Large Groups with Giveaway Wireless Motion Sensors. Computer Music Journal, 31(1), 50-67.
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Apr 16
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Week 9: Wearable Interfaces & Tactile Controllers
- Kinetic & Isometric Sensors
- Wearable Technology for Musical Expression
- Case studies for trust networks
- Situate within deliberative democracy theory
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Readings:
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Paradiso, J., Hsiao, K., Benbasat A. & Teegarden, Z. (2000). Design and implementation of expressive footwear. IBM Systems Journal, vol. 39, no. 3.4, 511-529.
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Laubier, S., & Goudard, V. (2006). Meta-Instrument 3: a look over 17 years of practice. New Interfaces for Musical Expression.
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Apr 23
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Week 10: Sonar, Video, and Tangible Controllers
- Tangible Interfaces in Musical Expression
- Capactive Applications and Magnetic Sensing
- Tag Tracking
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Watchlist:
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SOUND=SPACE, Rolf Gehlhaar, 1997
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Very Nervous System (1982-1991) by David Rokeby
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Apr 30
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Project presentations
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May 7
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Project presentations
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May 13
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TBD
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