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School of Computing · ANU College of Systems and Society
Do you want to create sound and music with your computer? Do you want to build new kinds of musical instruments? Do you want to be a part of a laptop band? This is the course for you! This course is an introduction to the fundamental concepts of music computing, including digital synthesis, algorithmic composition, and musical interface design. Students will develop their knowledge by creating computer musical instruments in music programming languages and developing new computer music works to present in concert with an ensemble of other students. Modern music technology exists at the forefront of computing practice and involves new live programming paradigms, human interface design, digital signal processing, networking, and machine learning. Students will gain experience in these concepts and learn how to conceptualise and realise new computer music instruments, compositions, and performances. Students will engage with recent developments in sound and music computing, including within the research literature to develop a high level of knowledge at the cutting edge of computing for the creative arts.
Computer music diary portfolio 1
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3
Computer music diary portfolio 2
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3
Computer music artefact design proposal
Learning outcomes 1, 3
Final computer music performance artefact and concert
Learning outcomes 2, 3, 4
Lectures, laboratory/workshop sessions and around 6 hours of self-study per week. The total workload will be 130 hours over the whole course.
- Dannenberg, R. B. Introduction to Computer Music (2nd Edition) (2021). available free online - Puckette, M. Theory and Technique of Electronic Music (2007). available free online Preliminary Reading - Dean, R. T. (2011). The Oxford Handbook of Computer Music. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. - Roads, C. (1996). The computer music tutorial. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press - Kreidler, J. (2013). Loadbang: Programming Electronic Music in Pd. Hofheim am Taunus; Wolke Verlag. - Collins, N., & d’Escrivan, J. (2017). The Cambridge companion to electronic music. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.