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Working Syllabus (currently assuming 13 long lectures once per week)
- Lecture 1: Introduction and basic concepts/philosophy behind musical controllers
- Lecture 2: Keyboards and their relatives
readings:
- Cadoz, C., Lisowski, L. & Florens, J-L. (1990). A modular feedback keyboard design. Computer Music Journal, 14 (2), 47-51.
- Carlos, Wendy. (1987). "Tuning: At the Crossroads". Computer Music Journal, 11(1): 29-43.
- Moog, R. A., and T. L. Rhea (1990). "Evolution of the Keyboard Interface: the Bösendorfer 290 SE Recording Piano and the Moog Multiply-Touch-Sensitive Keyboards." Computer Music Journal 14 [2]: 52-60.
- Keislar, D. (1987). "History and Principles of Microtonal Keyboards," Computer Music Journal, 11(1): 18-28.
Lecture 3: Percussion Interfaces
Lecture 4: Guitar and String Interfaces
Lecture 5: Interfaces for wind instruments and voice
Lecture 6: Batons and tracking controllers
Lectures 7 & 8: Free gesture controllers
Lecture 9: Wearable Interfaces
Lecture 10: Tactile Interfaces, Contact Surfaces, HCI input devices, and other techniques
Lecture 11: Mapping Techniques
Lecture 12: Current Topics
Lecture 13: Student Presentations
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