MUS 301 Coding for Music

This course will introduce students to the Max/MSP music programming environment. This graphic programming environment, Max/MSP is an application for musicians to write one’s own application and/or for designing interactive music programs. It is a suitable programming environment that is useful for a wide variety of areas: music performances, sound and art installations, animations, video, as well as particularly useful for situations involving human-computer interaction. Each student in the class will be required to become fluent in this programming environment, learning to design and realize artistic projects within it.