Portfolio Requirements
The following paragraphs outline the portfolio requirements for each of the
courses required in the MIT minor. For those students who have completed N568 as
an independent study should consult with the supervising faculty member for
details about the portfolio requirements and submit that information in writing
when the portfolio is submitted for evaluation.
MUS-N 546 Symbolic Music Information
Processing
Information forthcoming
MUS-N 547 Audio Music Information Processing
Information forthcoming
MUS-N 560 Introduction to Music Informatics
Information forthcoming
MUS-N 561 MIDI and Computer Music
Students will submit 1) a MIDI sequence using the current high-level MIDI
sequencing software used in N561 (currently MOTU Performer) and a
synthesizer/sampling instrument covered in the course (currently a Kurzweil
K2000/K2500). The sequence will demonstrate a mastery of all aspects of the
software, including the use of tempo maps, controller information such as volume
and pan, as well as the ability to control aspects of timbre. The specific
Programs for the instrument will also need to be submitted, demonstrating a
thorough understanding of its architecture. Programs should include control
parameters for altering timbre (through digital filtering), pitch modification
and effects modification. The submitted sequence should make musical use of
these control parameters. A short written description should accompany the
project. The musical style of the example should be appropriate to the student's
major discipline or agreed to in advance between student and instructor.
Students should also submit 2) a written paper of approximately 10 pages in
length on an advanced topic of computer music to be agreed upon between student
and instructor. The paper may be one written during the semester in which N561
was taken, a revision of that paper, or an original paper, so long as the
student makes clear its origin.
MUS-N 562 Electronic Text Processing and Distribution
1. A finished set of camera-ready pages for some
type of publication (e.g., a newsletter, a small booklet, a brochure of some
complexity, etc.). The publication must involve text and graphics, all of which
must be printed in a single output (i.e., there must be no manual work on the
camera-ready pages), and it must be of sufficient length and complexity to
present unusual challenges that have been resolved. The camera-ready pages must
be accompanied by a description of the processes used in their creation, the
various problems that arose, and their solution.
2. An Internet site for the distribution of text
and graphics. This may exist either as an actual site (in which case the URL
would be provided) or as a print of all the component parts. The site must
involve both text and graphics and must be structured in such a way as to be
retrievable (i.e., it must either be able to be viewed on a computer screen or
printed or both) on a wide variety of platforms and by more than a single
application (i.e., it cannot require a particular application such as Netscape
or Explorer). A description must be provided of the various factors that
affected decisions about the form of delivery and the actual creation of the
site, including comment on problems that arose and their solution.
MUS-N563 Multimedia Development for Music Instruction
1. A critical review of an instructional
software package. It may be the review done in class, an expansion
of that review, or a review of another program. Please indicate which of
these options you have chosen.
2. The final project completed for the
course,
including both the movie (in Director or Flash, depending on which program was used when you took the course) and the accompanying narrative.
The movie may be submitted as a URL; please ensure ahead of time that it
will run correctly.
MUS-N 564 Music Information Representation, Search, and Retrieval
Students should
submit the final course project. The project may be revised from the
original; please attach a brief description of the changes that have been
made.
MUS-N 568 Topics in Music Information Technology
Consult with the course instructor.
MUS-N 569 Independent Research in Music Information Technology
Consult with the supervisor of the independent research progjec
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