COMPUTERS and MUSIC at M.S.U.

COURSES

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES
GRADUATE COURSES
RELATED COURSES

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Undergraduate

MUS 440  Electronic and Computer Music Literature
            Fall. 3(3-0)

Music Literature composed with tape recorders, 
synthesizers, and computers.

P:MUS 281. R:Not open to freshmen and sophomores. 
QP: MUS 282 QA:MUS 439


MUS 441  Introduction to Computer Music
            Spring. 3(3-0)

Digital Synthesizers, samplers, and Musical Instrument Digital
Interface. Computer sequencing and timbre editing software.
Compositional techniques of computer music.

P:MUS 281. R:Not open to freshmen. QP: MUS 282 QA: MUS 440


MUS 442  Independent Projects in Computer Music
            Fall, Spring. 1 to 3 credits. 
            A student my earn a maximum of 6 credits 
            in all enrollments for this course.

Independent composition or research in computer music. 
Assigned use of computer music studios.

P: MUS 441. QP: MUS 441 QA: MUS 442

Graduate

MUS 882  Composition With Computers
            Fall. 2(2-1)

Current applications of microcomputers in musical composition.

R:Open only to graduate students in the School of Music.
QA:MUS 870


MUS 883  Advanced Computer Music Projects
            Spring. 1 to 4 credits.
            A student my earn a maximum of 12 credits 
            in all enrollments for this course.
            
Techniques and principles of composition and research with
computers. Use of computer hardware and software.

P:MUS 882 or 441.
R:Open only to graduate students in the School of Music and
  in Computer Science.
QA:MUS 871

Related Courses

MUS 974  Atonality, Serialism and Set Theory
            Spring. 2(2-0)
            
Atonal and paratonal music. Related compositional and 
analytical systems. Serialism, integral serialism, and
set theory.

R:Open only to graduate students in the School of Music.
QA:MUS 964