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In this course, students will get an introduction to quantum computing with a focus on developing computer music applications. We will then go into what quantum computing is, and why are researchers so excited about it. The building blocks and fundamentals of quantum computing (qubits, superposition entanglement, interference, etc.) will then be covered followed by sections on quantum algorithms and how they are used in current quantum computer music applications. In the later weeks, we will also cover quantum representations of digital audio signals along with a preview of different quantum hardware. There will be hands-on programming assignments along with weekly problem sets. Students will also be expected to build, complete and present a final quantum music generation application for this course.

The course will include historical background, theory and techniques used in modular synthesizers, with an emphasis on contemporary Eurorack-based systems using free and open source software and hardware. Other standards will also be described. The course will cover analog, hybrid and fully digital modules, exploring in depth various synthesis and sound processing methods and generative music techniques. Classes will be split between lecture time and hands-on practice and improvisation, with all students participating with their own laptops or devices. The quarter will end with a concert of shared music-making.

Poets, lyricists, rappers, composers, intermedia experimentalists, and others curious about combining words and sounds are invited to explore the exciting world of sound poetry. Students will make electronic works, musique concrète soundscapes, songs, or audio essays featuring their voice or that of others, with vocal sounds produced by singing, speaking, or speech synthesis, and employing digitally processed or collaged words. Our words can be original, collaboratively composed, quoted, or AI-generated. Students will complete several short creative etudes that build to a public concert featuring original multi-channel works, pieces with video, or live performances. No prerequisites.

Queer Electronic Music Composition is a creative course structured around the historical and theoretical contributions of composers from the LBGQT+ community with an emphasis on computer-based electronic music. Through a series of reading, listening, and media assignments, students will be exposed to the social and historical implications of LGBTQ+ perspectives in music. Queer-led workshops and lectures will provide further insight into the experience of working professionals in music who identify as being a part of the LGBTQ+ community. Creative assignments for the course are centered around personal experience and the subversion or 'queering' of process and/or perspective. Previous experience working in a Digital Audio Workstation is highly recommended. Enrollment permissions are offered through an application process only. Permission numbers will be distributed during the first week of classes.

The Stanford Virtual Reality Orchestra (sVoRk) is an unprecedented form of computer music ensemble, where both performers and audience are in a shared fully-immersive virtual environment. sVoRk embodies aesthetics and philosophies central to the laptop orchestra while exploring new ways of thinking and doing. This course has the express mission of creating new works and delivering a full VR concert experience that encompasses both the performance itself and the contexts that surround the performance. Each student will take on roles of VR instrument designers, audiovisual programmers, experiential engineers, and performers. How do we create a successful VR concert? Prerequisite: Music 228X.

The Stanford Virtual Reality Orchestra (sVoRk) is an unprecedented form of computer music ensemble, where both performers and audience are in a shared fully-immersive virtual environment. This project-based course explores artful ways of designing VR instruments, avatars, virtual environments, and audience experiences directly in support of a full VR concert to be delivered as part of Music 228 in Spring Quarter. Pre-requisite Music 256a / CS 476a.

Advanced study of orchestral conducting through individual weekly meetings with the instructor. Develop skills in score reading and analysis, baton technique and the physical art of conducting, performance practice, and rehearsal technique. Expand knowledge of the orchestral repertoire through score study plus reading and listening assignments. This course is intended primarily for juniors, seniors, and graduate students with prior conducting experience. Prerequisites: MUSIC 130B and MUSIC 136, or two equivalent beginning and intermediate conducting courses. May be taken for credit a maximum of 6 times.

Individual instruction continuing trajectory of Music 130C. Focus on gestural technique and analysis of works by genre and historical period. May be repeated for credit a total of 8 times. Prerequisite: 130C.

Hand-on. Media technologies from origins to the recent past. Students create artworks based on Victorian era discoveries and inventions, early developments in electronic media, and orphaned technologies. Research, rediscover, invent, and create devices of wonder and impossible objects. Readings in history and theory. How and what media technologies mediate.