To further develop the students programming and design skills in general, and in particular in the use of object oriented programming in a music environment. To expose the student to alternative approaches to programming.

Syllabus

Programming using operating systems calls. Basics of device drivers. Programming with peripherals.Object-oriented programming; Use of C++ or Objective C. Application to programming score representation and to computational musicology. Building a performing expert system. Programming interactive music systems (such as MAX). Other OO languages. Overview of logic and functional programming.