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Introduction to Opusmodus (level 1)

Categories: Opusmodus, Teacher courses

About Course

This course is an introduction to Opusmodus, going from interface discovery to music composition using the powerful functions of this incredible music composition environment.

Who this course is for

This course is for people who want to learn algorithmic music composition and generative music techniques.

No prior programming experience needed but basic knowledge of music is recommended for this course.

What you’ll learn in this course:

How to write programs who generate music based on your ideas and concepts
How to explore musical areas and music techniques you may never seen before
Output music scores and export them to MusicXml
Output midifiles
Algorithmic generation of material
Algorithmic organisation of musical material
Pitch remapping techniques
Generate and use Euclidean Rhythms
Control musical parameters via vectors
Compose a short piano study
Compose a string quartet section
Explore scales and modes from all around the world
Convert vector data to useful information for generative music
Mapping articulations to rhythm
Writing generative algorithm to output musical score and Midi-files

Navigating into the Opusmodus interface
Compose a short study for piano
Use powerful Opusmodus functions
Display and play scores
Create and design generative algorithms for music composition
Explore new harmonic and rhythmic possibilities
Write a short section for string quartet
Export the score to Midifile
Export to MusicXML

Course Content

Quick Introduction and crash course
Discover and learn quickly the basics of Opusmodus with this tutorial

Quick interface tour

08:33
Introducing OMN (Opusmodus notation)

06:35
Introducing functions

14:03
Generate chords progressions

09:30
Vector based melodic contour

02:32
Convert vector to pitch

02:32
Generate euclidean rhythms

04:10
Assemble right hand parameters with make-omn

02:07
Left hand OMN pattern

02:03
Left hand pattern repetitions

01:59
Pitch remapping

01:59
Output score with preview score

01:10
More harmonic experimentation with harmonic progression

01:33
Ressources

00:00

Exploring and assembling parameters
Focus on musical parameters and learn new techniques to generate pitch, rhythms, dynamics and articulations

The MAKE-OMN function Part 1

03:50
The MAKE-OMN function part 2

02:47
The MAKE-OMN function part 3

01:47
The MAKE-OMN function part 4

02:36
Pitch generation examples part 1

08:26
Pitch generation examples part 2

06:26
Pitch generation examples part 3

06:43
Pitch generation examples part 4

03:10
Pitch generation examples part 5

03:19
Pitch generation examples part 6

04:41
Pitch generation examples part 7

05:44
Pitch generation examples part 8

04:15
Pitch generation examples part 9

04:01
OMN length Notation part 1

04:13
OMN length Notation part 2

02:05
OMN length Notation part 3

01:18
OMN length Notation part 4

03:11
Some lengths generation examples part 1

03:46
Some lengths generation examples part 2

04:36
Some lengths generation examples part 3

02:55
Some lengths generation examples part 4

03:35
Some lengths generation examples part 5

04:11
Dynamics writing and generation

05:27
Articulations

04:37

Writing a score: String quartet study
From blank page to full string quartet section

Using Score templates

04:15
Def-score presentation

07:01
Preparing pattern material

06:51
Assembling Patterns parameters

01:25
Index numbers generation

02:52
Mapping patterns from index values

01:55
Apply random transposition

02:43
First test output

02:05
Preparing remapping harmonic material: Chord progression

02:14
Output remapped section

02:57
Ambitus and tessiture control

02:08
Exporting MusicXml and Midi-Files

00:47
Global random seed control

02:05
ressources

00:00

Ressources

A course by

Stéphane Boussuge

Composer Workshop

Student Ratings & Reviews

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Cliff Scherer

2 years ago

Good intro. Good content. Good speed and verbal commenting.
The webpage is almost not useable with iPad.

Price

120,00 €
Course Level Beginner
Duration
3 hours
Total Enrolled 23
Lessons 53
Last Update July 5, 2023

Introduction to Opusmodus (level 1)

About Course

Who this course is for

What you’ll learn in this course:

What Will You Learn?

Requirements

Audience

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Course Content

Quick Introduction and crash course Discover and learn quickly the basics of Opusmodus with this tutorial

Quick interface tour

Introducing OMN (Opusmodus notation)

Introducing functions

Generate chords progressions

Vector based melodic contour

Convert vector to pitch

Generate euclidean rhythms

Assemble right hand parameters with make-omn

Left hand OMN pattern

Left hand pattern repetitions

Pitch remapping

Output score with preview score

More harmonic experimentation with harmonic progression

Ressources

Exploring and assembling parameters Focus on musical parameters and learn new techniques to generate pitch, rhythms, dynamics and articulations

The MAKE-OMN function Part 1

The MAKE-OMN function part 2

The MAKE-OMN function part 3

The MAKE-OMN function part 4

Pitch generation examples part 1

Pitch generation examples part 2

Pitch generation examples part 3

Pitch generation examples part 4

Pitch generation examples part 5

Pitch generation examples part 6

Pitch generation examples part 7

Pitch generation examples part 8

Pitch generation examples part 9

OMN length Notation part 1

OMN length Notation part 2

OMN length Notation part 3

OMN length Notation part 4

Some lengths generation examples part 1

Some lengths generation examples part 2

Some lengths generation examples part 3

Some lengths generation examples part 4

Some lengths generation examples part 5

Dynamics writing and generation

Articulations

Writing a score: String quartet study From blank page to full string quartet section

Using Score templates

Def-score presentation

Preparing pattern material

Assembling Patterns parameters

Index numbers generation

Mapping patterns from index values

Apply random transposition

First test output

Preparing remapping harmonic material: Chord progression

Output remapped section

Ambitus and tessiture control

Exporting MusicXml and Midi-Files

Global random seed control

ressources

Ressources

Ressources

A course by

Student Ratings & Reviews

Quick Introduction and crash course
Discover and learn quickly the basics of Opusmodus with this tutorial

Exploring and assembling parameters
Focus on musical parameters and learn new techniques to generate pitch, rhythms, dynamics and articulations

Writing a score: String quartet study
From blank page to full string quartet section