p.s. a follow-up on my recent reply - you can also do a PhD at CCRMA, if you want to go deeper and have more time to spend... http://ccrma.stanford.edu/info/phd-info.html
Chuckk Hubbard wrote:
Hi. I am entering senior year as a composition major, at Univ Arts in Philly. I'm interested in going to grad school for computer music, and I want a little more of a challenge. I like freedom to pursue lots of things, but at my current school that has meant pursuing things the faculty can't really help me with. Ideally, I want a good mix of computer and musical studies. I am interested in learning all I can about computers, but I don't want to abandon "traditional" things like melody and themes. I've tried to learn C in the past, but I can't justify spending lots of time on it while studying here. It's mostly live performances, and mostly jazz, here.
I've checked out some stuff about UCSD, and their including of music cognition as an actual field of study is great, it's my other favorite subject. Not so big on algorithmic composition, but I'd be curious. Does anyone have any recommendations for other places I should check out? I'm willing to relocate, considering I would probably have to.
Thanks. -Chuckk