Introduction to Digital Music with Python Programming: Learning Music with Code
- Author: Horn, Michael
- Author: Roberts, Cameron
- Author: West, Melanie
Introduction to Digital Music with Python Programming: Learning Music with Code
- Author: Horn, Michael
- Author: Roberts, Cameron
- Author: West, Melanie
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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.
Contents
- 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
