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The course, lecture, and examples build on each other to teach the fundamentals of programming in general (logic, loops, functions, objects, classes) and also deals with advanced topics including multi-threading, events and signals. Throughout the course, students create meaningful and rewarding expressive digital “instruments” that make sound and music in direct response to program logic. The ChucK language provides precise high-level control over time, audio computation, and user interface elements (track pad, joysticks, etc.). ChucK is used (unknowingly in most cases, via SMule Apps) by millions of users throughout the world, and is the backbone of dozens of academic programs and laptop orchestras. Learning to program using ChucK, through the musical examples provided in this course, will prepare students to program in C++, Java, and other languages. There will be special guest lectures from creators of the ChucK language, Dr. Ge Wang (Stanford University) and Dr. Perry R. Cook (Princeton University).
Below you will find an overview of the Learning Outcomes you will achieve as you complete this course.
Ability to do basic programming including conditional statements, variables, control structures, functions, and arrays.
Ability to use class/objects in coding technique.
Ability to use multi-threading in code to run multiple processes concurrently towards accomplishing a computing task.
Ability to use programing to create sonic landscapes, compositions, melodies and rhythmic pieces in a creative way.
Ajay Kapur is currently the Director of the Music Technology program (MTIID) at the California Institute of the Arts, as well as the Associate Dean for Research and Development in Digital Arts. He received an Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in 2007 from University of Victoria combining computer science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, music and psychology with a focus on intelligent music systems and media technology. Ajay graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering and Computer Science from Princeton University in 2002. Kapur has published over 100 technical papers and presented lectures across the world on music technology, human computer interface for artists, robotics for making sound, and modern digital orchestras.
Knowing how to navigate and utilize your computer beyond surfing the web will be a vital asset to this course. If you haven’t already, start looking into the command line of your operating system and get a feel for how it works. You will find yourself reaching a point with your projects that miniAudicle cannot handle everything you want it to do.
Not everyone will come from a musical background or have the ability to compose but this class is not just about music. It uses music as a creative and stimulating environment for programming. In the end, you will be learning computer science as well as how to use programming skills for creative projects.
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