Combined Major in Music and Computer Science

Introduction and Motivation

The combined degree program in Music and Computer Science is for those who intend to work with both music and technology. The disciplines of Music and Computer Science have a natural affinity. The history of music over the last half century has been very largely a history of its attempts to take in and adapt the new possibilities afforded by technological innovation. A lot of live music performance involves computer technology, ranging from sound synthesizers and samplers to 3-dimensional controllers for manipulating sound. Computers are used to create digital audio (recorded and computer-generated) which is used for musical activities such producing music recordings, music for film and music for video games, and delivering this music in the form of CDs, DVDs, internet broadcasts and MP3 files for download.

Program of study

The combined degree program includes the essential courses for both a Music and Computer Science degree, omitting only private lessons in voice or an instrument. Music courses include theory and history, as well as acoustics, recording techniques, sound synthesis and manipulation, and computer music. Computer Science courses include programming techniques, algorithms, data structures, operating systems, networks, multimedia systems, digital signal processing and artificial intelligence.

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