Computing for Musicians (MUSI10004)

On completion of this subject, students should be able to:

• use notation software to enter, layout and edit music in a variety of formats, including music scored for multiple instruments, keyboard instruments, vocal parts;
• produce audio and MIDI versions of their score;
• produce scores and players' parts that are accurate and legible;
• export graphics from notation software and incorporate them into other types of document, such as a word-processing file, presentation or web page;
• understand the nature of difficulties encountered when transcribing real-time performances into usable notation, and of the issues involved in using combined;
• demonstrate practical skills in using MIDI and sequencing software;

In particular, students should be able to:

• set up a simple MIDI system for classroom or performance use;
• use sequencing software to produce an arrangement with musical control of structure, dynamics, phrasing, and instrumentation.
• understand the purpose of the commonly-used MIDI message types;