Graduate programs- computer science (or related) plus music (musicology, theory, etc)
  • Adam WoodAdam Wood
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    I'm starting to think about grad school in a couple years (once my wife finishes with hers). I had long thought about doing liturgics or something along those lines, but it's increasingly clear that is not a good idea for me.

    I'm thinking something that combines CS with Music would be cool. I know of a few programs (for example Stanford - which is close, and also has Mahrt, so that's cool).

    Any others that people know of? Or places with relatively flexible programs where you can build your own thing?

    I want to get some serious coursework in CS, musicological research methods, and music theory; plus have the opportunity to build some neat things.
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  • M. Jackson Osborn
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    Godspeed!
  • matthewjmatthewj
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    Instead of music and CS, what about ANDROID EPISTEMOLOGY? I took three classes in the field while I was an undergrad and they were amazing.

    Kinda purple bold but not really.
  • innocentop
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    It is further afield, but one of the best computer-musicology programs right now is at McGill in Montreal: https://www.mcgill.ca/music/people-research/areas/music-technology

    Ichiro Fujinaga is doing very interesting things in collaboration with some Canadian chant scholars, particularly in the area of music OCR:
    https://www.mcgill.ca/music/about-us/bio/ichiro-fujinaga/
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  • innocentop
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    This is the project I was thinking of; https://simssa.ca/
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  • Adam WoodAdam Wood
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    omg that's what i'm looking for...
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  • Andrew_Malton
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    Speaking of Montreal, here's how it was last Monday.
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  • matthewjmatthewj
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    Montreal is an amazing place. I wouldn't want to live there - but if you've never visited it would be worth going to check out the program. I'd go with you.
  • Drake
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    I did not go through a specific program the combines the two, but as an undergrad, I took some music courses while working on my computer science degree at Texas A&M-Commerce. After a little time at seminary, I got into independent iOS development and eventually self-published a few music-related apps: Liber Pro and Forzando.

    At the grad level, there would probably be more opportunities at many universities to work on a synthesis of the two fields, particularly for a master's thesis. At least one of my music professors was also into CS, so it could be a matter of finding the right professor, even if the university doesn't have CS-Music as a program.

    If you're not looking for a career necessarily (and have some free time), some of the mobile platforms could offer the opportunity to learn on your own and implement your own music program ideas as apps.

    I wish you the best of success in your endeavor.
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