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== Introduction == |
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'''Welcome to the OLPC Music portal |
'''Welcome to the OLPC Music portal.''' |
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Our mission is to build a strong community of people interested in working on music-related projects associated with the XOs, including content, software and hardware. Projects related to music education are always welcome to the extent they can accommodate our goal to serve the children of the world and provide them with means to improve their skills in various fields. The preservation of the national heritage and culture, an inextricable part of which is music, is important to us and, definitely, a field, in which we are interested. There are no restrictions to what the origins of the music projects can be. A local grassroots undertaking, a student group project, a pilot implementation, a global community creation, individual efforts to make music available to more people and to assist people express themselves through music. Education knows no borders or limitations, the same with music. |
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== Community == |
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We are always interested in getting in touch and collaborating with people who share our passion with music. There are no particular requirements for participating in our project. Your inclination to music and your desire to learn more and share your knowledge make you a perfect contributor to our cause. |
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If you are interested in these projects, please add your name to the [[Music/People|People]] list. |
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''Please, include in this section any known recent updates regarding the music-related projects.'' |
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== Music teams == |
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=== Music content === |
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Music available in relation to the XOs can be found in a number of [[Music/formats|formats]]. |
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==== Sound samples ==== |
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*[[Sound samples]]: There is a large collection of new and original samples that have been donated to Dr. Richard Boulanger - one of the Csounders - specifically to support the OLPC developers, students and XO users. These are sounds for the children of the world. They are free and available for downloading and use in your music and activities. |
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==== Spreading the music ==== |
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Below you can find a list of music that could be included in our libraries. We are willing to find freely licensed copies of this music to be included in the XOs and the school server. Feel free to recommend music, which could be associated with the OLPC project and its educational mission. |
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*'''Classical''' |
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''Western'': |
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* Britten : ''Young People's Guide to the Orchestra'' |
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* Prokoviev: Peter and the Wolf : with narration. music is available (us/sr split) |
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* Saint-Saens : ''Le Carnaval des Animaux'', words by Ogden Nash |
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* Schumann: ''Kinderszenen'' |
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* Debussy: ''Children's corner'' |
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* Bizet: ''Jeux d'enfants'' |
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* Other: |
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*: Jacque Hibert : ''Divertissement'' |
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*: Gershwin : ''An American in Paris'' |
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*: Mozart : ''Eine Kleine Nachtmusik'' |
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*: Aaron Copland : ''El Salon Mexico'' |
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: contact @ sony (cf joel & martin) |
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''Indian'': |
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* Sounds of Starkness |
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*'''Modern''' |
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''Music sharing'' |
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*[[Jamendo]] |
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''Remixed'' |
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* [http://www.djspooky.com| DJ Spooky] |
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=== Music Education and Theory === |
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Music education is not only about listening to or playing music. |
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:It is also about studying the fundaments of music - that is music theory, harmonies and chords, or about music notation. |
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:It is about learning how to compose your own music. |
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:It is about exercising your ears and finding ways to improve your improvisation skills and being able to enjoy the music you like whenever and wherever you like. |
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:It is about studying the history of music and learning more about the differences in the music cultures of nations worldwide. |
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:This is why there is even greater space for all of you to contribute to our project. ''Please'', everyone, who is interested in resources, which could be useful in this field, take the initiative and list them below. |
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=== Music curators === |
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==== Free Music Project ==== |
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The [[Free Music Project|''Free Music Project'']], sponsored by the [http://freeculture.org Free Culture society], is putting together a collection of iconic music from cultures and genres around the world. Their initial target is the OLPC audience of children and teachers; see [http://freemusic.freeculture.org freemusic.freeculture.org] for details. |
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This group is working with Antenna Alliance and [[Jamendo]] to curate global collections for children. |
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==== Antenna Alliance ==== |
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The [[Antenna Alliance]] is helping produce and record free music by offering free recording space and technical support to groups that record freely licensed music. See their [http://www.antalliance.org site] for further details. |
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==== Tempostand ==== |
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TempoStand is a group testing out using CC-BY-SA music for all of their remixes and as backgrounds for other productions, out of India. All the music on their site is cc-by-sa: [http://tempostand.com/ Tempostand.com] |
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==== Other sources of curated music ==== |
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*DJ C |
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*Miss Fairchild |
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*DJ Spooky / Paul D. Miller |
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*The Juan Maclean |
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*Wayne&Wax |
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*DJ/Rupture -- Maga Bo / Filastine |
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*Astronaut |
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*FGV Brazil -- Axial / Luisa Manda Um Beijo |
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*[http://www.tempostand.com Tempostand] (various groups) |
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*[http://www.apnidhun.com ApniDhun] (various groups) |
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We are always interested in getting in touch and collaborating with people who share our passion with music. There are no particular requirements for participating in our project. Your inclination to music and your desire to learn more and share your knowledge make you a perfect contributor to our cause. Teaching and learning are interdependent. |
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=== Music software === |
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If you are interested in contributing to our mission and in sharing more innovative ideas about with us, you can learn more information on the Library mailing list (http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/library). So, if you are interested in joining the conversation, simply join the list and introduce yourself. Additionally, you can add your name to the [[Music/People|People]] list, if you are willing to assist our community in our mission. |
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==== TamTam ==== |
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:[[TamTam|TamTam]] is a suite of four music and sound related activities for the XO. TamTam is written in python with some C functions for speed-critical services. The audio engine for TamTam is [[Csound]]. |
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== Music projects == |
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Initially, the Music projects can take three major forms, relating to content, software or hardware |
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:The [[Music Jigsaw]] is a cultural activity, the purpose of which is to help the child recognize music, both popular and classical. The game uses musical sections as if they were pieces of a broken head, where the child assembles these parts to order the music properly. |
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=== [[Music/Music content|Music content]] === |
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==== Public Csound ==== |
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Our interest in that field is mainly focused on finding partners, who are willing to donate music content appropriate for the music education of the receivers of the XOs - children all around the world. For that reason, music content can have the form of audio files, of text documents containing music sheets, and of text documents related to music theory. |
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:[http://csounds.com Csound] is the music and audio signal processing language developed by [http://web.media.mit.edu/~bv/ MIT's Barry Vercoe]. Csound provides audio services for the XO laptops. |
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The help of [[Music/Music curators|music curators]] in that case is very important to us. |
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More information about projects related to Music content can be found [[Music/Music content|here]]. |
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:<b>Available Interfaces</b> |
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::<p>There are a variety of interfaces to Csound. There is a C based API, a Python API and a Csound Server that currently allows for communication via TCP/IP. The Csound Server is the recommended method for interacting with Csound on the XO. Csound can also be run from the command-line. </p> |
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=== [[Music/Music software|Music software]] === |
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::<p>More Information on the Csound Server can be found at http://rhythmicdesign.com/CsoundXO/</p> |
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We are also focused on providing software, which could be used by the XO users, in order to express their musical skills and create their own music. It is important at this point to let them preserve their musical culture, but also give them the opportunity to express themselves creatively. Participants of such efforts can be found here, at the [[Music/Music software|music software]] section. |
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::<p>Sources are available at http://dev.laptop.org/git?p=projects/csoundserver;a=tree</p> |
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=== [[Music/Music hardware|Music hardware]] === |
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::<p>For more information on Csound you can check http://www.csounds.com/</p> |
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The XO users should also be given the opportunity to have at their disposal hardware and peripherals which they could use in innovative ways, so as to make the most of their learning experience and travel in imaginary musical highways. We are currently calling for relevant projects and people who would like to participate in the construction of such hardware. |
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:<b>Audio Applications</b> |
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== Getting Involved == |
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:*<i>FMSynth</i>: a basic FM synthesis emulator built using Csound and the Csound Server. Sources with regard to the emulator are available at http://dev.laptop.org/git?p=projects/olpcmusic;a=tree</p> |
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If you are interested in assisting us with our mission, we would be grateful for your help in whatever way, even by just providing us information about related projects about which you have heard. We need people from all disciplines, whether or not they have music education background. Do not hesitate to contact [[User:Aferti|Andriani]] for more information on our attempt to make music a tool of communication and expression for the children of the world. |
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Revision as of 00:01, 23 February 2008
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Introduction
Welcome to the OLPC Music portal.
Our mission is to build a strong community of people interested in working on music-related projects associated with the XOs, including content, software and hardware. Projects related to music education are always welcome to the extent they can accommodate our goal to serve the children of the world and provide them with means to improve their skills in various fields. The preservation of the national heritage and culture, an inextricable part of which is music, is important to us and, definitely, a field, in which we are interested. There are no restrictions to what the origins of the music projects can be. A local grassroots undertaking, a student group project, a pilot implementation, a global community creation, individual efforts to make music available to more people and to assist people express themselves through music. Education knows no borders or limitations, the same with music.
Community
We are always interested in getting in touch and collaborating with people who share our passion with music. There are no particular requirements for participating in our project. Your inclination to music and your desire to learn more and share your knowledge make you a perfect contributor to our cause. Teaching and learning are interdependent.
If you are interested in contributing to our mission and in sharing more innovative ideas about with us, you can learn more information on the Library mailing list (http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/library). So, if you are interested in joining the conversation, simply join the list and introduce yourself. Additionally, you can add your name to the People list, if you are willing to assist our community in our mission.
Music projects
Initially, the Music projects can take three major forms, relating to content, software or hardware
Music content
Our interest in that field is mainly focused on finding partners, who are willing to donate music content appropriate for the music education of the receivers of the XOs - children all around the world. For that reason, music content can have the form of audio files, of text documents containing music sheets, and of text documents related to music theory. The help of music curators in that case is very important to us. More information about projects related to Music content can be found here.
Music software
We are also focused on providing software, which could be used by the XO users, in order to express their musical skills and create their own music. It is important at this point to let them preserve their musical culture, but also give them the opportunity to express themselves creatively. Participants of such efforts can be found here, at the music software section.
Music hardware
The XO users should also be given the opportunity to have at their disposal hardware and peripherals which they could use in innovative ways, so as to make the most of their learning experience and travel in imaginary musical highways. We are currently calling for relevant projects and people who would like to participate in the construction of such hardware.
Getting Involved
If you are interested in assisting us with our mission, we would be grateful for your help in whatever way, even by just providing us information about related projects about which you have heard. We need people from all disciplines, whether or not they have music education background. Do not hesitate to contact Andriani for more information on our attempt to make music a tool of communication and expression for the children of the world.