Workshop on Computer-Assisted Music Analysis
with an Emphasis on Spatiality in Music Performance Practice
with an Emphasis on Spatiality in Music Performance Practice
Faculty of Music, Kralja Milana 50, Belgrade
October 2-3, 2019
(followed by conference presentation on Oct. 4, 2019)
October 2-3, 2019
(followed by conference presentation on Oct. 4, 2019)
Workshop leader: Professor Dr. Nico Schüler, University Distinguished Professor of Music Theory & Musicology at Texas State University
Workshop Language: English.
Prerequisite Requirements: Curiosity. But beyond being curious, students do not need to have a music or computer science background.
Work to be completed before the workshop: Students will be asked to read some published papers in preparation of this workshop.
Lecture portions of this workshop will introduce students to the history of computer-assisted music analysis from the earliest attempts during the 1950s to current approaches, methods, projects, and software packages today.
For the practical portions of this workshop, students will participate in one of the following projects to pursue an original research projects, the results of which will be presented at The 13th Biennial International Conference on Music Theory and Analysis Music and Spatiality on October 4 or 5. All projects will analyze music recordings (either commercial recordings by well-known musicians or recordings of student performances). Students may participate in choosing the music to be analyzed, formulating research questions and the research methodology, before pursuing the research in small groups of 4-7 students. If possible, each student should bring a computer (Windows computer or Mac) to the workshop. For most of the projects we will use Sonic Visualiser (http://sonicvisualiser.org) and various VAMP plugins (http://www.vamp-plugins.org).
Projects:
Workshop Language: English.
Prerequisite Requirements: Curiosity. But beyond being curious, students do not need to have a music or computer science background.
Work to be completed before the workshop: Students will be asked to read some published papers in preparation of this workshop.
Lecture portions of this workshop will introduce students to the history of computer-assisted music analysis from the earliest attempts during the 1950s to current approaches, methods, projects, and software packages today.
For the practical portions of this workshop, students will participate in one of the following projects to pursue an original research projects, the results of which will be presented at The 13th Biennial International Conference on Music Theory and Analysis Music and Spatiality on October 4 or 5. All projects will analyze music recordings (either commercial recordings by well-known musicians or recordings of student performances). Students may participate in choosing the music to be analyzed, formulating research questions and the research methodology, before pursuing the research in small groups of 4-7 students. If possible, each student should bring a computer (Windows computer or Mac) to the workshop. For most of the projects we will use Sonic Visualiser (http://sonicvisualiser.org) and various VAMP plugins (http://www.vamp-plugins.org).
Projects:
- Expressive Timing in Music: A Case Study on the Differences Between Performers
- Expressive Timing in Music: A Case Study on the Differences Between Performances
- Analyzing Rubato in Music Performances
- How ‘blue’ are Blue Notes?
- Analyzing Tempo in Performances of Music
- A Critical Assessment of Automatic Onset Detection
- Conductors’ Influence on Tempo, Timing, and Character of Orchestra Performances