Music 66 /
Engineering Science ES 95me
(formerly Music 53)

Electronic Musical Instrument Design

Instructor: Paul D. Lehrman   •   M, W 1:30 - 2:45 pm
(SPRING SEMESTER ONLY )

NEW! Click HERE for an interview with Professor Lehrman from Gearwire.com

INFORMATION:

What is this Course and Who Should Take It?

Course Requirements & Policies

Assignments

Readings & Media

Lecture notes

Max Patch examples


Guest Presentations Spring 2010
All presentations are in Anderson Hall, are open to the public, and start at 1:30 pm. Dates TBA

Dr. Bruce Ronkin, Northeastern University — Yamaha WX wind controllers

Margaret Schedel, Stony Brook University—Extended Cello and Kinesthetic Music

Leon Gruenbaum Samchillian, a relativistic instrument

Vessela Stoyanova, Fluttr Effect & Goli — Buchla Marimba Lumina

Phil Acimovic , Tufts MA, Composer — Programming with Max/MSP

Mario DeCuiitas, Alternate Mode Inc. — Mallet KAT and other controller


Read about this course:


Winter 2007


November 2006

MAGAZINE
August 2005


November 13, 2001


Bridging the Gap Between Art and Science Education Through Teaching Electronic Musical Instrument Design
by instructor Paul Lehrman and student Todd Ryan, presented at the 5th
New Interfaces for Musical Expression

conference, Vancouver, Canada, May 2005.
2009 Final Project Reports
The griDJ

   
The Kitty Bass

   
Big Daddy

   

2009 1st Project Reports:

The Swords of MIDI  
Box O’ Bouncy Balls
The Sorcerer             


Electronic Musical Instrument Design in Performance!

The Tufts Electronic Music Ensemble performs Pink Floyd's Atom Heart Mother Suite, December 5, 2008
125 MB


Paul Lehrman and Phil Acimovic perform Imaginary Dialogues on
2 Wii Remotes at the "ElectroNME" concert, April 25, 2008
25 MB


Seth Goldenberg plays the
Wireless M*A*R*T*H*A
at the "Composers in Transit"
concert, April 12, 2007

28 MB      

Project reports from past years…

2008

The Xenbox • The Octable
The MIDI Tie • Red vs. Blue
MusicaI Shoes
The Electronic Baby
The Musical Stick
One Man Band (v2.0)

2007

The Racket Saber
Drum Pants


2006

The Four-Wheeled Cello
The M*A*R*T*H*A
The Big-A**Box
The Stringless Guitar



The Ubertheremin
The Laserharp
The Robolunga
The Schwinnophone
Nintendarcade


Edward Sensorhands
The Digital Washboard
The Virtual Lunga
The Carstrument


 

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