FI:PV121 Computer Music I - Course Information

PV121 Computer Music I

Extent and Intensity

1/0. 1 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

MgA. Rudolf Růžička (lecturer), doc. Ing. Jan Staudek, CSc. (deputy)

Guaranteed by

prof. PhDr. Karel Pala, CSc.
Department of Machine Learning and Data Processing – Faculty of Informatics

Timetable

each even Thursday 16:00–17:50 D2

Prerequisites

! P121 Computer Music I
No preliminary education in music required.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Applied Informatics (programme FI, B-AP)
• Applied Informatics (programme FI, N-AP)
• Informatics with another discipline (programme FI, B-BI)
• Informatics with another discipline (programme FI, B-FY)
• Informatics with another discipline (programme FI, B-GE)
• Informatics with another discipline (programme FI, B-GK)
• Informatics with another discipline (programme FI, B-CH)
• Informatics with another discipline (programme FI, B-IO)
• Informatics with another discipline (programme FI, B-MA)
• Informatics with another discipline (programme FI, B-SO)
• Informatics with another discipline (programme FI, B-TV)
• Informatics (programme FI, B-IN)
• Informatics (programme FI, M-IN)
• Informatics (programme FI, N-IN)
• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in Informatics (programme FI, M-SS)
• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in Informatics (programme FI, M-TV)
• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in Informatics (programme FI, N-SS)

Course objectives

The teaching provides elementary knowledge in the application of the computer in music. It can expand students knowledge of computers art, algorithmization, programming of music composing. Students will learn about professional programs for rises, editing, notation and performing of sounds and with electroacoustic and computer music as an art production and with its using as a part of computer games and animation.

Syllabus

• Mathematics and music
• Foundations of musical theory and acoustics
• History of computer-aided music
• Computer utilization in musical theory
• Computer-based musical analysis
• Random processes and AI in creative computer composition
• Score coding
• Algoritmized composition and programming
• Theoretical training for computer compositing
• Software for music composing, editing, notation and reproduction
• Electro-acoustic and computer music
• Computer music utilized in computer games
• Reception and interpretation of selected pieces of contemporary music

Literature

• http://www.fi.muni.cz/~qruzicka/bibl.html

Assessment methods (in Czech)

Studenti mají možnost zapojit se do výuky formou samostatného pedvedení vlastní práce s hudebním programem a jeho struným popisem, který bude v hypertextu zveejnn na stránce pedmtu tak, aby sloužil pro informaci o použití programu a práci s ním i jiným studentm. Vybraný hudební program mže být vlastním programem studenta nebo také vhodným komerním programem vytvoeným pro amatérské nebo profesionální použití v práci hudebního skladatele, uživatele, upravovatele i poítaového odborníka. Student tímto zpsobem získá ukonení studia pedmtu kolokviem se dvma kredity. Vysoce kvalitní práce (zejm. vlastní program studenta pro praktické využití, který pedvede ped svými kolegy) bude ocenna jako zkouška s hodnocením se temi kredity. Student, který má zájem o získání zápotu plus ukonení s jedním kreditem, vypracuje krátkou textovou zprávu o prbhu výuky.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• PV129 Computer Music II

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.

Teacher's information

http://www.fi.muni.cz/~qruzicka

• Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2004, recent)
  
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