Fall 2016
Monday 2-5
WLH 2136
We will look at the practices of musicians who are using (or have used) the computer as a primary instrument, such as Sachiko M, Leo Hoffman, Ikue Mori, Annette Krebs, Merzbow, and Michel Waisvisz. Electronic, visual, and/or theatrical components of these works will be deciphered and analyzed. Students will create instruments with software and hardware components for a final performance.
Syllabus
Week 1: Intro, Special Guest: Weston Olencki
Week 2: Special Guests: Christopher Williams: on using MorrowSound, a 3D immersive audio system, and Notation for Improvisors Robin Hayward: Tuning Vine- an app for just intonation Meet in Concert Hall
Week 3: Designing custom controllers. Michel Waiswisz, Annette Krebs, Simon Steen-Andersen. Interviews.
Week 4: No class
Week 5: Special Guest: Chris Wood: Soft, Flexible, and aLive: Extended Performance Techniques in Ableton using M4L and Arduino
Week 6: No class, veteran's day
Week 7: 'Mid-term' Class presentations
Week 8: Extra-musical elements: Michael Biel, Sachiko M, Cathy van Eck
Week 9: Crit session
Week 10: Concert
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Class 1: Intro
Falk Hübner's article on musicians as performers
Simon Steen-Andersen Run-Time Error
Cathy Van Eck Wings
Alison Knowles' Event Scores
Kaj Duncan David Computer Music
Leo Hofmann The Reply
Score to Ricefall
Suggested Reading: Christopher Williams' article: Say No Score: A Lexical Improvisation after Bob Ostertag
AssignmentRecreate Michael Pisaro's Ricefall(1) as a computer piece.
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