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

[Sylvain]

Hi Samuel,

Nice idea. I'm on the list too.
Looking forward for further details.

Sylvain

Samuel van ransbeeck a écrit :
> 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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