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Blending Computer Science and Music at UMass Lowell

Blending Computer Science and Music at UMass Lowell. a presentation to the Lifelong Kindergarten Group MIT Media Lab S. Alex Ruthmann and Jesse M. Heines Depts. of Music and Computer Science, UMass Lowell in cooperation with Gena R. Greher , Dept. of Music. July 7, 2010.

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Blending Computer Science and Music at UMass Lowell

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  1. Blending Computer Scienceand Music at UMass Lowell a presentation to the Lifelong Kindergarten Group MIT Media Lab S. Alex Ruthmann and Jesse M. Heines Depts. of Music and Computer Science, UMass Lowell in cooperation with Gena R. Greher, Dept. of Music July 7, 2010

  2. connecting Computer Science to Music and Art through interdisciplinary courses • synchronized vs. hybrid courses • originally conceived to attract and retain CS majors by connecting theory to practice • but also exposes non-CS majors to higher levels of computing than typically seen in “GenEd” courses • supported by NSF CISE CPATH

  3. Sound Thinking:Goals of Original Course • Must clearly deal approximately equally with both computing and music • GenEd Committee was adamant that Science majors must learn about music while Arts majors must learn about computing • Not just sound ... music • aesthetics as well as mechanics • encouraging creativity • allowing students to work with their own music

  4. Sound Thinking:Add’l Goals of Revised Course • Integrate music and CS theory more closely • create exercises and experiences where students can see the relationships more clearly • Switch from web-based sound production using JavaScript to sound coding in Scratch • integrate Scratch throughout the course • basic tasks to generative music to live coding • Create more course activities that can be replicated by others

  5. Nicole’s Audacity Mash-Up:Satan Lives Inside Your Radio Click picture to play audio

  6. Jenna’sFlow-chart:All YouNeed IsLove Click picture to play video

  7. Ken’s Scratch Mash-Up Click picture to play audio

  8. In-Class Development Click picture to play audio

  9. In-Class Development Click picture to play audio

  10. Musical Live Coding

  11. IchiBoardInstrument

  12. IchiBoard Instrument

  13. Final Project Presentations Click to play video

  14. Performamatics:Acknowledgments • Additional Co-PIs Gena Greher – Music, Education Program Jim Jeffers – Art Sarah Kuhn – Regional Economic & Social Development Fred Martin – Computer Science Karen Roehr – Art Nancy Selleck– English, Theatre Program • Photos in collage by Anne Ruthmann • This work was supported by National Science Foundation CPATH Award No. 0722161

  15. S. Alex Ruthmann Alex_Ruthmann@uml.edu Jesse M. Heines Jesse_Heines@uml.edu http://www.performamatics.org July 7, 2010

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