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A Simplified Granular Processing Interface Based on Perceptual Research

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PhD dissertation completed at Northwestern University. This research showed evidence that listeners hear changes in grain duration on a log-2 scale. Salient features of randomization were also different for duration versus periodicity. These findings informed my later plug-in design work for Hipno.

Granular Toolkit v1.0 for Cycling74's Max/MSP

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Journal SEAMUS, Volume XVI:2, pp. 34-46. Contains details of the granular toolkit development, including new features and fixes.

Concert Review: 2003 SCI Region IV Conference

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SCI Newsletter, Issue XXXIV:1. Also available online. A review of the concerts on the third day of this regional conference held at Stetson University. Featured many new works for various electronic media and chamber ensembles.

>> presentations

Pursuing NASM approval for an undergraduate music technology degree

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Paper presented at the 2007 Association for Technology in Music Instruction National Conference in Salt Lake City, UT. Provides the the necessary questions to consider when establishing an undergraduate degree program, distills the NASM proposal formatting requirements into an easy to follow format, and details the process of preparing for plan approval.

Discussion boards as a platform for sharing composition assignments

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Digital poster presented at the 2007 CMS Pre-Conference Technology Boot Camp in Salt Lake City, UT. An invited submission for this workshop on Web 2.0 applications within music education. Demonstrated a system in which discussion boards and MP3 files can be easily combined to implement a powerful system for tracking student progress on music composition and audio production assignments.

The Laptop Ensemble as Pedagogical Tool

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Panel presented at the 2006 International Computer Music Conference at Tulane University. Co-chair of panel with Virgil Moorefield. This panel brought together several scholar/artists who have directed laptop ensembles in a university setting. The goal will be to engage in a dialogue about their collective experiences, recounting both successes and failures.

Perceptually significant features of granular processing

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Presented at the 2006 Xenakis Legacies Symposium in Ontario, Canada. Details the findings of my dissertation, including the significance of log-2 parameter scaling. Also touches on the application of these findings to development of Hipno.

Exploring New Places for New Music

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Panel presented as part of the 2006 soundaXis festival in Toronto, Canada. Sponsored by the Canadian League of Composers, this event highlighted innovative venues for new music. Invited to participate as a panelist and discuss my experiences as the music director of MPG.

Music technology in higher education:
different models, common issues and future trends

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With Peter V. Swendsen. Presented at the ATMI 2003 Conference in Miami, FL. It takes a look at current programs in music technology and discusses possibilities for the future.

Understanding the Perception of Granular Processing

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With Scott D. Lipscomb and Gary S. Kendall. Presented at the SMPC 2003 Biennial Conference at the Univeristy of Nevada - Las Vegas. Discusses the results of my experiments designed to gain a better understanding of how granular sounds are perceived. These were conducted as part of my dissertation research.

A Granular Toolkit for Cycling74's Max/MSP

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This paper was presented at the SEAMUS 2002 National Conference at the University of Iowa. It details the development of my granular toolkit, a set of externals and abstractions for Max/MSP that can be downloaded from the software section of this site.