[microsound] any interest in participating in a research project?

[Sofus Forsberg]

Good idea



Im in! :D



On Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:51:29 -0800 (PST), Samuel van ransbeeck

<thinksamuel at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hello

> 

> As a student of composition, I always felt a lack of a method for

> algorithmic composition. For counterpoint and harmony, there are

treatises

> and structured methods but for the 20th century idiom with all its

facets,

> there is no structured pedagogical means for students to learn about

> algorithmic composition. I would like to write a method book to allow

> students to learn about algorithmic composition, giving them information

> and i the end of each chapter some exercises. It would be like the book

of

> Straus about posttonal theory, only it will focus on algorithmic

methods. 

> 

> I have spoken to my professor about this but he told me I need a rather

> large group of people to test my texts and exercises on. My question now

> is: Are there people from the microsound mailing list interested in

> participating in such a research. I would write a chapter and exercises,

> share them with you and letting you write small exercises and then

> collecting and comparing the results of each exercise. This would be

like

> one year. What is in it for you: eternal glory and I will try to record

as

> many compositions possible to include in a CD.

> 

> Let me know what you think

> Samuel



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