Introduction to Digital Music with Python Programming

Introduction to Digital Music with Python provides a foundation in music and code for the beginner and shows how coding empowers new forms of creative expression while simplifying and automating many of the tedious aspects of production and composition.

Introduction to Digital Music with Python Programming provides a foundation in music and code for the beginner. It shows how coding empowers new forms of creative expression while simplifying and automating many of the tedious aspects of production and composition.

With the help of online, interactive examples, this book covers the fundamentals of rhythm, chord structure, and melodic composition alongside the basics of digital production. Each new concept is anchored in a real-world musical example that will have you making beats in a matter of minutes.

Music is also a great way to learn core programming concepts such as loops, variables, lists, and functions, Introduction to Digital Music with Python Programming is designed for beginners of all backgrounds, including high school students, undergraduates, and aspiring professionals, and requires no previous experience with music or code.

Autorentext

Michael S. Horn is Associate Professor of Computer Science and Learning Sciences at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, where he directs the Tangible Interaction Design and Learning (TIDAL) Lab.

Melanie West is a PhD student in Learning Sciences at Northwestern University and co-founder of Tiz Media Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to empowering underrepresented youth through science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs.

Cameron Roberts is a software developer and musician living in Chicago. He holds degrees from Northwestern University in Music Performance and Computer Science.

Klappentext

Introduction to Digital Music with Python Programming provides a foundation in music and code for the beginner. It shows how coding empowers new forms of creative expression while simplifying and automating many of the tedious aspects of production and composition. With the help of online, interactive examples, this book covers the fundamentals of rhythm, chord structure, and melodic composition alongside the basics of digital production. Each new concept is anchored in a real-world musical example that will have you making beats in a matter of minutes. Music is also a great way to learn core programming concepts such as loops, variables, lists, and functions, Introduction to Digital Music with Python Programming is designed for beginners of all backgrounds, including high school students, undergraduates, and aspiring professionals, and requires no previous experience with music or code.

Zusammenfassung
Introduction to Digital Music with Python provides a foundation in music and code for the beginner and shows how coding empowers new forms of creative expression while simplifying and automating many of the tedious aspects of production and composition.

Inhalt

List of Figures

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1: Why Music and Coding? ****

Interlude 1: Basic Pop Beat

Chapter 2: Rhythm and Tempo ****

Interlude 2: Custom Trap Beat

Chapter 3: Pitch, Harmony, and Dissonance

Interlude 3: Melodies and Lists

Chapter 4: Chords ****

Interlude 4: Playing Chords

Chapter 5: Scales, Keys, and Melody ****

Interlude 5: Lean on Me

Chapter 6: Diatonic Chords and Progressions ****

Interlude 6: Random Chord progressions

Chapter 7: Frequency, Fourier, and Filters ****

Interlude 7: Creative Effects

Chapter 8: Note-Based Production Effects ****

Interlude 8: Drum Fills

Chapter 9: Song Composition and EarSketch ****

Interlude 9: Snare Drum Riser

Chapter 10: Modular Synthesis

Interlude 10: Drum Machine

Chapter 11: History of Music and Computing

Appendix A: Python Reference

Appendix B: TunePad Reference

Appendix C: Music Reference

Glossary

Index