Music and Human-Computer Interaction

Description:

This agenda-setting book presents state of the art research in Music and Human-Computer Interaction (also known as ‘Music Interaction’). Music Interaction research is at an exciting and formative stage. Topics discussed include interactive music systems, digital and virtual musical instruments, theories, methodologies and technologies for Music Interaction. Musical activities covered include composition, performance, improvisation, analysis, live coding, and collaborative music making. Innovative approaches to existing musical activities are explored, as well as tools that make new kinds of musical activity possible. Music and Human-Computer Interaction is stimulating reading for professionals and enthusiasts alike: researchers, musicians, interactive music system designers, music software developers, educators, and those seeking deeper involvement in music interaction. It presents the very latest research, discusses fundamental ideas, and identifies key issues and directions for future work.

subjects: Information systems,  Software engineering,  Computers and Society,  Computers and Education,  User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction,  Computer Appl. in Arts and Humanities,  Computer science,  Education,  Personal Computing,  Special Purpose and Application-Based Systems,  Human-computer interaction,  Music, social aspects