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I promised some follow-up information from lecture, in particular links for music to listen to and and, for those who had trouble accessing the live lecture, a message to let you know that video from this morning’s sessions is now uploading to Canvas for you to review.

Ordinarily, video from lectures and sections will be online in the “Zoom” tab area under “Cloud recordings”, but since today I had some technical issues of my own (!), I did some slight editing to the video to add a view of items I was referring to that were not visible.

See that video on Canvas in the “Files” area for the course.

Now, some links to enjoy!

My introductory, pre-lecture music from today:

Sounds from the phonoautogram, invented in 1857 by Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville, with first recordings (played in lecture) in the early 1860’s:

Information here at http://www.firstsounds.org/

How the sounds were “retrieved” from the paper etchings.

The phonautograph in action, video and sound test from “THEVICTROLAGUY“.

Some other music of interest, most caught in the gap between analog and digital…including a pieces by my predecessor David Borden, who worked as a composers at the Moog factory in nearby Trumansburg, NY.

Another of Laurie Spiegel, here a live improvisation with equipment from Bell Labs, analog synthesizers triggered by  computer controller:

Delia Derbyshire’s famous theme for Doctor Who:

David Borden’s “The Continuing Story of Counterpoint #9:

Hi, everyone!

My name is Jocelyn Gilbert, and I am a senior studying Electrical and Computer Engineering in the College of Engineering.

I have played the violin since third grade, and continue to do so now. I am currently learning to play the piano using chord sheets and am capable of playing the guitar in the key of G for most songs. I have also done it little bit of songwriting and instrument composition.

Recently, I’ve been interested in learning how to record instruments and put them together on the computer. I look forward to learning about electronic music in class and writing music.

Hi All,

My names Isaac Murphy, I’m a senior in Arts and Sciences majoring in Linguistics. As far as music experience goes I played cello for a few years when I was young and never got very good at it because I refused to practice, and then played flute through high school.

I’ve never done anything with electronic music before but I’ve always thought it was really impressive that people could. I’m hoping to learn about both making my own and mixing other sounds in this class.

Looking forwards to learning with yall!

Hey guys,

I’m Isaac and I’m a rising senior studying ORIE in the college of engineering. I really enjoy listening to music while doing pretty much anything and over quarantine I started making remixes in Garageband. I play trumpet and recently have been working on writing music. I like songs from almost every genre, but would prefer to make jazzy hip-hop music in this class. Let me know if you want to collab!

Hi everyone! My name is Grace, and I’m a senior studying Fiber Science (think materials science rather than fashion design) in HumEc. I have a random assortment of skills (CAD, Animation/Video Editing [Adobe Suite], Programming/Coding).

I started playing piano when I was 4 and was a child prodigy before I quit around age 7 because I didn’t feel passionate about music at the time (went through the process of excelling at a hobby before inevitably quitting a few times after this). After taking a music history class during my freshman year of high school, I developed a newfound appreciation for all types of music, even though I primarily learned about classical music. I’m from New York City and used to go out with friends for karaoke and watched a few musicals with my acting class. I’d like to say that I’m a decent singer (alto) although I’m very much out of practice.

I haven’t tried songwriting, but I love listening to songs with challenging lyrics and may or may not try my hand at it depending on how this semester goes. I’m open to pretty much all genres of music, but I think my criteria for what I look for in music varies by genre. I’m very much a beginner and look forward to learning about producing music.

Hi, everyone! I’m a senior ILRie minoring in psychology and music. I love singing and have been singing in school choirs for 12 years, with this being my fourth year in the CU Chorus (lifetime alto 2, secret mezzo). I also discovered a cappella in college and am musical director of Hearsay A Cappella, who I’ve arranged a few songs for. Way back when, I also took 8 years of private piano lessons and played 5 years of violin in school. I soon realized that I liked singing more than instruments, and now only occasionally play piano to accompany my singing. I also love listening to and discovering new music, though I mainly listen to pop, pop rock and R&B. My current favorite artists are Lauv, Ruel and Day6.

I’m really excited about this class because I want to learn more about the digitized world of music, since I’ve been so focused on singing. I’m also very interested in learning about music production, after being inspired from recently recording an album with Hearsay. And as I hope to write/arrange my own songs someday, I’m looking forward to creating my own compositions and stretching my creativity in a new way. I’m open to collaborations and/or singing for other people! Can’t wait to see the music everyone creates.

Hey Everybody! My name is Lazarus Ziozis and I’m a senior in the A&S school getting a degree in economics with minors in history and business. In terms of musical experience, I’ve played the trombone for 7 years. Also, in the past 3 years, I’ve self-taught myself on how to use both Traktor and Rekordbox to DJ live parties. This has evolved into me making mixes and releasing them on SoundCloud.

I’ve dabbled in producing music and used to have FL Studio on my PC in high school, but I was never able to make a coherent piece of music. I hope that through this class, I will finally be able to get my ideas down on a program like Ableton, so I can finally make a piece of music I am proud of.

In terms of my music tastes, I listen to a variety of different genres such as deep house, country, alternative, Pop/R&B, classic rock, punk, and metalcore. I hope my final project will be a piece that incorporates some elements from each of these genres. I’m looking forward to learning more about music production and collaborating with others!

Hi everyone! My name is Michael Zhang and I am a senior Computer Science major in the College of Arts and Sciences. I like listening to variety of music genres, including electronic dance, alternative, rock, and pop. I have wanted to learn how to produce music digitally for a while now, so I am really excited to take this course. I don’t have a lot of experience with music theory; I played the piano and the trombone when I was younger but its been so long that I don’t remember much. I am excited to create my own compositions, as well as learn the process behind how much of the music I listen to is made. I am open to collaborating with others and want to learn about other peoples’ musical experiences!

Hi everyone! My name is Michael Cadogan and I am a junior in Arts and Sciences. I enjoy playing different styles of guitar, from classical to electric, and I listen to many genres of music as well. Experiencing Amsterdam’s clubbing culture while living in Europe last year, I discovered house music and EDM, and I’ve loved this type of music ever since. I attempted some rudimentary DJing on my iPhone while in quarantine this summer, but other than that producing digital music will be entirely new for me, so I’m super excited to learn.