SOFTWARE

Atonal Assistant and Twelve-Tone Assistant

Atonal Assistant and Twelve-Tone Assistant are Web-based software programs that aid in the analysis and composition of atonal and twelve-tone music, respectively. Students and instructors can conveniently check their theoretical calculations, or freely explore the atonal pitch-class set and twelve-tone serial universes. Specifically designed to be compatible with the terms, definitions and theoretical symbols employed in Kostka and Payne (2008) and Straus (2005), students, instructors, composers, and theorists alike can use these programs in coordination with a word processor to produce formatted output for homework assignments, term papers, tests, scholarly articles, Web pages, and so forth. In addition to providing the usual set theoretical and twelve-tone analytical functions, the programs also feature Self-Test modules and pedagogical tools like the Mod12 and Interval Calculators that are specifically designed for novices rather than experts.

Launch: Atonal Assistant v2.19d | Twelve-Tone Assistant v.2.20d

Status: Access is currently restricted to users with a valid user name and password.

Click here to see a screenshot of Atonal Assistant v2.19d's interface.

Click here to see a screenshot of Twelve-Tone Assistant v2.20d's interface.

Joseph Straus, Introduction to Post-Tonal Theory, Third Edition (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2005).

Stefan Kostka and Dorothy Payne, Tonal Harmony: With an Introduction to Twentieth-Century Music, Sixth Edition (New York: McGraw Hill, 2008), forthcoming.

 

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ONGOING PROJECTS

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SLAPI

String Length and Pitch Interval (SLAPI) is a just interval player and tuning calculator. Like a monochord, it provides a simple way for students to explore interval frequency ratios associated with string length divisions. SLAPI makes it easy for the student to compare the relative size of just intervals with their equal-tempered counterparts on the modern piano. SLAPI may be of interest to students of tuning theory, composers working in just intonation, and K-12 math teachers interested in demonstrating the connection between fractions and musical intervals.

Status: Download is currently restricted to users with a valid user name and password.

The AIMS Project

ICMC 2006 Paper: The AIMS Project: Creative Experiments in Musical Sonification.

Download: pdf

The Harmonic Series

A Web-based multimedia introduction to the harmonic (overtone) series as a path to understanding musical intervals, scales, tuning systems and timbre.

Access: Click here.

WebNHT

WebNHT is a Web-based interactive electronic text dedicated to the study of nonharmonic (nonchord) tones, a topic traditionally covered in most tonal harmony and counterpoint texts. Specifically designed for use in a university-level music theory curriculum, it provides new opportunities for self-paced study, drill, review, analysis, and assessment that can easily be integrated into any course. Its straightforward hypertext interface provides quick and convenient non-linear access to definitions of terms, analytical commentary, and musical examples. Examples from the musical literature associated with courses in sixteenth-century counterpoint, eighteenth-century counterpoint, tonal harmony, and jazz theory are placed side-by-side for the student to compare. This software, which offer a fresh perspective on a familiar topic, include full-length analytical animations that merge score, analytical symbols and compact disc quality audio into a single multimedia experience.

Status: In Progress

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Updated: June 25, 2007