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Exploring YourMusical Creativity
usingImpro-Visor
Robert KellerHarvey Mudd College
Byte of LearningOctober 8, 2012
Impro-VisorImpro-Visor (for Improvisation Advisor)is software originally designed tohelp jazz musicians.
Others have made diverse uses of it.
Free, open-source, on all major platforms(coded in Java): Windows, MacOSx, Linux
http://www.cs.hmc.edu/~keller/jazz/improvisor/
for tutorials and other info
Example of Unexpected Usesn Argonne National Laboratory
Ecological Researchers: Microbial Bebop
n “Scientists convert oceanic microbe data intomusic”
n http://www.bio.anl.gov/microbialbebop.htm
Today’s Talkn Non-technical introduction
n Inviting you to become a user
n For “Edu-tainment” purposes
Acknowledging Developers: HMC
n Prof. Belinda Thomn Stephen Jones ‘07n Aaron Wolin ‘07n David Morrison ‘08n Martin Hunt ‘08n Sayuri Soejima ‘10n Stephen Lee ‘10
n Greg Bickerman ‘10n Emma Carlson ‘11n Paul Hobbs ‘12n Xanda Schofield ‘13n August Toman-Yih ’13n Audrey Musselman-Brown ’14n Kevin Choi ‘15
Acknowledging Developers from Elsewhere
n Steven Gomez, Dartmouth Collegen Jim Herold, Cal Poly Pomonan Brandy McMenamy, Carleton Collegen Jon Gillick, Wesleyan Universityn Kevin Tang, Cornell Universityn Chad Waters, Winthrop Universityn Peter Swire, Brandeis Universityn Sam Bosley, Stanford Universityn John Goodman, UKn Lasconic (Nicolas Froment), France
n Julia Botev, Rice Universityn Ryan Wieghard, Pomona Collegen Zack Merritt, University of Central Floridan John Davison, Harvard Universityn David Halpern, Columbia Universityn Brian Howell, Belmont Universityn Amos Byon, Troy H.S., Fullerton, CAn Nicholas Chung, Troy H.S., Fullerton, CAn Caitlin Chen, Los Osos H.S., RC, CA
Basic Elements of Musicn Rhythm
n Harmony
n Bass Line
n Melody
Impro-Visor Focusn A single melody line
n Automatic accompaniment in the form ofpercussion, bass, chords
n Various accompaniment styles
n You don’t need to know how to play.
Producing Music Electronicallyn On your computer
n Audio (mp3, wav, AIFF, au, …)n MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface)
n MIDI is rendered to Audion MIDI Synth program or module on Computern External MIDI instruments (e.g. digitial piano)
n Impro-Visor sounds are made using MIDI
MIDI can also be used for Input
Akai EWI-USBElectronic Wind Instrument
Kitara MIDI GuitarEVL MIDI Violin
Yamaha Tenori-On
Apple iPad
Composingn Start with some chords
n Add melody
n Listen, enjoy
Sheet Music and Lead Sheets
Chord Symbol Chord Symbol
Sheet Music Lead Sheet(from a Fakebook)
Leadsheet for “All My Loving”(Lennon&McCartney) in Impro-Visor
Chord Symbol
PlayButton
Mixer
Preferences
Mixer Panel
Adjust toSuit
Instrument Choices
Press forOptions
Style Choices
ChooseStyle bySection
Example: Create a Contrafactn A contrafact is an original melody composed
to the chord progression of an existing song.
n Contrafacts do not violate copyright, as chordprogressions are not copyrightable.
n Available is The Imaginary Book of chordchanges to over 2500 songs in Impro-Visornotation.
Contrafact Creationn Erase the original melody.
n “Punch in” new melody, hear it played with chords.
n Correct mistakes by punching in over melody orusing transpose keystrokes.
Playing Your Creation as You Go
n Return plays the selected notes
n Shift-Return plays the selection to theend.
Get Hints from Music Theory
Pull-Down Menus Document Accelerators
Make Your Own Styles withthe Style Editor
Learn About Chord Voicingsand Create Your Own
Learn to ImproviseTrade melodies with Impro-Visor
It Plays
You Play