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Music is an art form whose medium consists of sound and silence, and whether an audible work is recognized as music depends on the cultural context in which it is experienced. Common elements of music are pitch (which includes melody and harmony), rhythm (which is associated with the concepts of tempo, meter, and articulation), dynamics (which refers to loudness and softness), and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture (which are sometimes referred to as the "color" of a musical sound). (Music on Wikipedia)

Theory and composition

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Western music

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The goal of the 'Theory and composition' department is to equip the student with the tools and skills necessary to compose, arrange and analyze music. At the completion of this course of study, students will possess the skills and knowledge of western theory, creative writing, arranging, as well as having a portfolio of original works.

Non-western music

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Some Non-European cultures have different music composition, arrangement and analysis traditions, less commonly known in western cultural spheres.

Genres

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Some genres of Western music have genre-specific music theory.


Ear training

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Ear training is learning/training your ears to recognize what you hear and put it down onto paper. These are basic learning guides, exercises and projects to help you understand in a meaningful way the flurry of sound in music.

Musicology

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Music instruments

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Music resources

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Wikibooks - Music

Open Source software

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For all operating systems
  • Metronome
  • Music Instrument Tuner (a great tool that has nice features such as showing harmonics, wave form, etc.)
  • Guitar tuner
  • Vtones (cross platform midi editor)
  • Audacity (cross-platform sound editor ; a helpful tool for simple recordings and editing)
  • Ardour (digital audio workstation ; a great program for multi-track recording, mixing, mastering, etc.)
  • Musescore (cross-platform music notation software)
  • SuperCollider (programming language and framework mainly for sound synthesis and algorithmic composition)
For Linux
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Active participants

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Inactive participants

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