OpenMusic Introduction in English [online]
OpenMusic is a graphical programming environment intended to assist the composer.
Objectives
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to use a graphical programming environment as part of a composer's activity. Familiar with the interface and features of OpenMusic, they will be able to create patches using music editors and use algorithmic generation of musical sequences. They will also have acquired a basic understanding of musical formalization and studied models used in 20th and 21st century music.
Public
Composers, musicians, teachers and any person interested in computer-assisted composition
Prerequisites
- Knowledge of music theory, participants must be able to read notes and rhythms
- Basic knowledge of mathematics: arithmetic, geometry (triangles, Pythagorean and Thales theories, symmetry, airs), understanding of powers, equations with a variable, statistics, etc
- Mastery of the use of the main features of the Macintosh computer (knowledge and handling of the keyboard and mouse, creating and managing files and folders, navigating menus, starting an application)
- Basic knowledge of Zoom for online courses
Training Period and Organization
12 hours of training, 4 half-days from 2:00 p.m to 5:00 p.m: December 13, 14, 20 and 21, 2023
8 students maximum
Program
Wednesday, December 13
Preferences
Discovering and using the OpenMusic interface (Workspace, Listener, and patches)
Creation of patches, the main data types
The different types of musical notation in OM, proportional notation and metric notation (<chord>, <chord-seq>, <voice>, <multi-seq>, <poly>)
Introduction to the formalization 1
Algorithmic generation of musical sequences
Control of various musical parameters
Construction of chords
Thursday, December 14
Introduction to the formalization 2
Reconstruction of a "score" from the repertoire
Iteration, introduction to <omloop> / <mapcar> and the lambda function
The different types of music notation in OM: metric notation (<voice>, <poly>)
Composing with acoustic models - part 1
From the harmonic domain to the spectral domain : The harmonic series / distortions / Interpolation
Wednesday, December 20
Introduction to the formalization 3
Deepening of <omloop>
The predicates
Composing with acoustic models - part 2
Audio-MIDI configuration
Preferences & external synthesizers
Microtonality in OM
Spectral inversion / AM / frequency shift as examples of spectral music procedures
Thursday, December 21
Composing with acoustic models - part 3
Control of dynamic processes
Multiple-choice questionnaire
Process control from segment curves
Review
QCM
Educational Resources and Techniques
This professional training class will be taught online
- Technical requirements: Participants should download OpenMusic prior to training
- For best results, please use two screens for this class and a good internet connection
- Class Format: Class is taught in English. Training alternates between presentations, explanations on theory, studying examples to analyze, and hands-on exercises
- Didactic Materials: presentations. A class guide will be given at the beginning of each training session and all complementary files will be given as needed
Supervision
- A technical session will be held beforehand to ensure all participants have the necessary equipment
- Attendance controlled; signature of an attendance sheet required every afternoon
- Delivery of a certificate of achievement
Assessment
- Assessment of knowledge in the form of a multiple-choice questionnaire