<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> [apologies for cross-posting] Dear all, The Experimental Electronic Music Composition Summer Workshop at CCRMA/Stanford is designed for beginners and intermediate level participants interested in sampling-based experimental electronic music composition. The course is mostly based on open source software. Please spread the word among your students, friends, colleagues! More info below. Thanks! Bruno Ruviaro Post-Doctoral Scholar Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA) Stanford University - - - - - - - - - - EXPERIMENTAL ELECTRONIC MUSIC COMPOSITION <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> June 20-24, 2011 </div> </div> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://ccrma.stanford.edu/workshops/experimental-electronic-music-composition">https://ccrma.stanford.edu/workshops/experimental-electronic-music-composition</a> - Electronic music composition: learn the basics or improve your current skills - Develop your musical imagination using sampling creatively - Learn how to use <a href="http://ardour.org/" target="_blank">Ardour</a>: an alternative to Pro Tools, Logic - Also covered: <a href="http://audacity.sourceforge.net/" target="_blank">Audacity</a> (sound editor), <a href="http://www.hydrogen-music.org/hcms/node/6" target="_blank">Hydrogen</a> (drum machine), <a href="http://puredata.info/" target="_blank">Pd</a> and <a href="http://cycling74.com/products/maxmspjitter/" target="_blank">MaxMSP</a> (graphical programming languages), <a href="http://imtr.ircam.fr/imtr/CataRT" target="_blank">CataRT</a> (concatenative synthesis) Description: This is an exploratory course on the composition of experimental electronic music. Specifically, the goal of this five-day workshop is to give students a basic practical understanding of select tools and techniques for the composition of sample-based electroacoustic music. Sampling will be discussed in its widest possible musical definition (including how it may change the nature of musical creativity and how it relates to politics). The workshop is of an experimental nature: departing from your own musical background, you will be encouraged to creatively question underlying musical assumptions and to explore original (!) ways of composing music through the use of existing music. This workshop is intended for: beginners to intermediate level students. You don't have to have any prior experience with the software mentioned above. No music theory background necessary. Workshop structure: The schedule will be organized around morning lectures and afternoon lab sessions. You work at your own workstations, complete hands-on exercises, and get personal attention to help with your questions. You will have access to two of CCRMA's state-of-the-art composition studios. By the end of the workshop you will have a solid understanding of the fundamental operations of Audacity (sound editor), Ardour (digital audio workstation), Hydrogen (drum machine), and Pd and/or MaxMSP (graphical programming languages). You will use these programs to create a very short composition which will be presented at the end of the week. No need to bring your own laptop, although you're welcome to if you like (please note that we won't have time to help you install any software on it, so if you plan to work on your own laptop, make sure you have all necessary installations done beforehand). Keywords: Audacity, Ardour, Plugins, Pd, MaxMSP, Montage and Collage techniques, Concatenative Synthesis, Sampling, Concrete Music, Plunderphonics, Intellectual Property, Electronic Music, Electroacoustic Music, Acousmatics, Musical Borrowing, Composition. </body> </html>