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* Andrew Granade, "Cracking the Code: What Notation Can Tell Us About Our Musical Values" (''[https://openaccessmusicology.wordpress.com Open Access Musicology],'' forthcoming) | |||
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Revision as of 18:47, 9 July 2020
| This lesson is part of the Fundamentals of Sound & Music module. |
Objectives
- Students will be familiar with and understand the basic concepts of guitar tablature, lead sheet notation, braille music notation, and electronic notation formats such as Standard MIDI File and MusicXML.
Resources
- Andrew Granade, "Cracking the Code: What Notation Can Tell Us About Our Musical Values" (Open Access Musicology, forthcoming)
Class Activities
- Discussion and demonstration of different notation systems and their individual purposes, strengths and weaknesses
- Transcription of a simple melody in guitar tablature (given fretboard diagrams) and braille music notation
- Demonstration of the creation of various electronic notation formats
Assignments
- Notating short melodies in different notation systems