Music informatics is a study of music

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, in particular music representations, fourier analysis of music, music synchronization, music structure analysis and chord recognition. Other music informatics research topics include computational music modeling (symbolic, distributed, etc.), computational music analysis, optical music recognition, digital audio editors, online music search engines,

music information retrieval Music information retrieval (MIR) is the interdisciplinary science of retrieving information from music. MIR is a small but growing field of research with many real-world applications. Those involved in MIR may have a background in academic musico ...

and cognitive issues in music. Because music informatics is an emerging discipline, it is a very dynamic area of research with many diverse viewpoints, whose future is yet to be determined.

Sub-topics in Music Informatics research

* interdisciplinary relationships in music informatics * the digital revolution in music its impact on music information services and music libraries * knowledge of current trends in music technologies including software and hardware * mental models in the cognition of music listening and performing * symbolic music modeling systems and computer-aided composition * social and economic realities of the consumption of music in Western societies *

improvisation Improvisation is the activity of making or doing something not planned beforehand, using whatever can be found. Improvisation in the performing arts is a very spontaneous performance without specific or scripted preparation. The skills of impr ...

in music, especially where it is facilitated by music technology * music digital libraries and collections architectures * future of music distribution, the music industry, and music libraries *

* music

recommendation systems A recommender system, or a recommendation system (sometimes replacing 'system' with a synonym such as platform or engine), is a subclass of information filtering system that provide suggestions for items that are most pertinent to a particular u ...

* studying and synthesizing music expression * audio signal-to-score (singing, polyphonic, piano, etc.) *

musical analysis Musical analysis is the study of musical structure in either compositions or performances. According to music theorist Ian Bent, music analysis "is the means of answering directly the question 'How does it work?'". The method employed to answer ...

* musical accompaniment systems * score following * optical music recognition (OMR) * music Source Separation * music for Computer Games * MIDI to Symbolic Score

Music informatics in education

Music informatics, as a

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subject, offers a similar learning experience to

music technology Music technology is the study or the use of any device, mechanism, machine or tool by a musician or composer to make or perform music; to compose, notate, playback or record songs or pieces; or to analyze or edit music. History The earlie ...

, but goes further into learning the principles behind the technology. Informatics students will not just use existing music hardware and software, but will learn programming and

artificial intelligence Artificial intelligence (AI) is intelligence—perceiving, synthesizing, and inferring information—demonstrated by machines, as opposed to intelligence displayed by animals and humans. Example tasks in which this is done include speech r ...

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Sub-topics in Music Informatics research

Music informatics in education

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