The trinity test: Workshop on unified notations for practices and pedagogies in music and programming

Nash, Chris

Abstract

This paper outlines a workshop to explore intersections of programming and music in digital notation. With the aid of the Manhattan music programming and sequencing environment (Nash, 2014), methods for representing both high-level processes and low-level data constructs in both domains will be explored and debated. The goal of this research is to establish ways of using music concepts to teach programming (and vice versa), working towards digital pedagogies and platforms supporting intrinsic motivation, virtuosity, and auto-didactic learning.
The proposed schedule begins with a presentation of findings from studies of both programming and music students, followed by an introduction to the Manhattan software, a sequencer supporting end-user programming (combining declarative and imperative programming idioms) for real-time manipulation of live music notation. The second half of the workshop invites participants to explore concepts in, and overlaps between, programming and music using the software (provided). Beginning with simple structured exercises and examples, the activities will proceed to freer exploratory design and experimentation, drawing on the participants’ backgrounds in music and programming. The workshop concludes with a discussion of conclusions and future directions for research.

• Presentation Conference Type: Other
• Conference Name: International Conference on Technologies for Music Notation and Representation (TENOR) 2016
• Start Date: May 27, 2016
• End Date: May 29, 2016
• Acceptance Date: Apr 2, 2016
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2016
• Deposit Date: Sep 21, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Sep 21, 2016
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Keywords: end-user programming, algorithmic composition, generative music, minimalism, sequencers, trackers, digital music notations
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/921867
• Publisher URL: http://tenor2016.tenor-conference.org/workshops.html
• Additional Information: Title of Conference or Conference Proceedings : International Conference on Technologies for Music Notation and Representation (TENOR) 2016
• Contract Date: Sep 21, 2016