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<div><font color="#000000">Dear Colleague,</font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000">This summer, for the fourth year, we'll be
offering the<i> Workshop in Algorithmic Computer Music</i> (WACM) at
UC Santa Cruz. Student evaluations from past years have been
uniformly positive and we're excited about doing it
again.</font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000">One of the things the students benefit
most from is limiting the workshop to fifteen students, which allows
for a very high student/teacher ratio. But it also means that people
applying later in the year may not get in.</font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000">So I'm sending you this email to remind
you about the workshop and to give you an opportunity to apply before
our main publicity goes out. I won't barrage you with details here (a
general blurb appears below), but if you're interested you can visit
the website, which is at:</font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000">http://summer.ucsc.edu/wacm</font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000">... and please don't hesitate to contact
me if you have any questions. If you know anyone else who might
benefit from the workshop, please feel free to forward this
message.</font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000">All best,</font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000">Dave Cope</font></div>
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<div><font face="Palatino" color="#EF1F1D">The fourth Workshop in
Algorithmic Computer Music (WACM) will take place from June 26
through July 9, 2006 at the University of California, Santa Cruz
(UCSC). The workshop will be held at UCSC's Music Center, which
features state of the art facilities as well as sweeping vistas of
the Monterey Bay. David Cope, Paul Nauert, Peter Elsea, and Soren
Goodman will be among those on hand to teach and advise workshop
attendees. Participants will take classes on the basic techniques of
algorithmic composition and algorithmic music analysis, learning and
using the computer programming language Lisp. Participants will
create three significant software projects: a Markov-based rules
program, a genetic algorithm, and software modeled on the Experiments
in Musical Intelligence program. Music analysis software and
techniques will also be covered in depth. Many compositional
approaches will be discussed in detail including rules-based
techniques, data-driven models, genetic algorithms, neural networks,
fuzzy logic, mathematical modeling, and sonification. Software
programs such as Common Music, Max, Open Music, and so on will also
be presented and used.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Palatino" color="#EF1F1D">The workshop is limited to
15 participants to ensure an excellent student/teacher
ratio..</font></div>
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The first two days of the workshop are optional and will cover basic
Lisp programming. Those individuals with extensive programming
experience and/or prior experience using Lisp may not need to attend
these first two days.<br>
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Each participant will receive a class reference manual, class
software in source code, and other printed and software tools and
guides relevant to the workshop's goals. Access to the world class
computer music facilities at UCSC will allow performances and special
lectures by invited guests. The workshop includes five daily hours of
individual computer time (with an advisor close at hand). Each week
will culminate in performances of participant works and presentations
of analysis and composition software. By the workshop's end, each
participant will have gained facility with Lisp, have written
compositional and analytical software programs, and be presented with
a CD of their compositions.<br>
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Prospective students must have an ability to read music and
understand basic music theory as well as have at least a basic
facility with computers (text editing, etc.). Students need not be
active musicians or programmers. Room and board is available on
campus if desired. 5 quarter units of credit is
available.</font></div>
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To obtain Experiments in Musical Intelligence and other music by
David Cope go to http://www.spectrumpress.com.<br>
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For information on the fourth Workshop on Algorithmic Computer Music
(WACM) go to http://summer.ucsc.edu/wacm/.<br>
<br>
David Cope<br>
Professor, Music Department<br>
Music Center, University of California, Santa
Cruz<br>
Santa Cruz, CA 95064<br>
831 459-3417<br>
msgs: 831 459 2804<br>
fax: 831 459-5584<br>
website: http://arts.ucsc.edu/faculty/cope<br>
email: howell@ucsc.edu</div>
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