Music Programming Courses and Certifications

ACM SIGPLAN

How to Score in the Art Racket - Embedding Music Programming Languages in Graphical Score Editors

Discover how to embed music programming languages into graphical score editors using MuseScore and Tonart in Racket for modular composition workflows.

• YouTube
• 27 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Scala Days Conferences

Scala, Sound, and Structure - Composing Music through Functional Programming

Explore how functional programming concepts like immutability and recursion apply to music composition, using Scala to generate melodies inspired by mathematical structures.

• YouTube
• 32 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Drum Machine with Python and Pygame – Full Project Course

Learn to create a drum machine using Python and Pygame. Build a beat maker with audio playback, customizable rhythms, and save/load functionality while exploring OOP concepts and audio file handling.

• freeCodeCamp
• 2-3 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Video

javidx9

Programming MIDI - Implementing a MIDI File Parser and Visualizer

Explore MIDI protocol and file format, implement a parser, visualize contents, and send MIDI to a synthesizer in this hands-on programming tutorial.

• YouTube
• 47 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

ChibiAkumas

Elan Enterprise - Z80 Assembly Programming

Master Z80 assembly programming on the unique Elan Enterprise 64/128 through hands-on tutorials covering graphics, sound, sprites, and hardware-specific features.

• YouTube
• 7 hours 18 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

JSConf

Live - JS

Immersive JavaScript-powered audiovisual performance featuring interactive music, visuals, and lights. Experience the creative fusion of web technologies and artistic expression.

• YouTube
• 33 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

NDC Conferences

Sonic Pi

Explore live coding music with Sonic Pi: from its origins to advanced techniques. Learn to create melodies, use samples, and perform in real-time through hands-on demonstrations.

• YouTube
• 59 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

NDC Conferences

How to Code Music

Explore live music coding with Sonic Pi and JavaScript, and learn to integrate music into web applications using Web Audio API. Discover the exciting world of programmatic music creation.

• YouTube
• 39 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Strange Loop Conference

Alda's Dynamic Relationship with Clojure

Explore the intertwined history of Alda music programming language and Clojure, discussing their complex relationship, ZeroMQ, Open Sound Control, and native executable creation.

• YouTube
• 37 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Strange Loop Conference

African Polyphony and Polyrhythm

Exploring computational models for African music, bridging ethnomusicology and programming to preserve and recreate traditional central African polyphony and polyrhythm.

• YouTube
• 42 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Strange Loop Conference

Beating Threads - Live Coding with Real Time

Explore live coding with Sonic Pi, learning temporal semantics, thread coordination, and innovative programming techniques while creating music in real-time.

• YouTube
• 42 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

JSConf

JavaScript Patterns for Contemporary Dance Music

Explore live music composition using JavaScript in the browser. Learn about pattern-based composition, livecoding environments, and create dance music through programming.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Code Sync

Sonic Pi - BEAM Up the VJ

Explore Sonic Pi's architecture, focusing on its BEAM-based IO subsystem and the future of live coding visualizations synchronized with music.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 3 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Ruby Central

Anyone Can Play Guitar - With Ruby

Explore object-oriented principles to model a blues shuffle using Ruby, combining inheritance, composition, and dependency injection to simulate guitar playing through an amplifier.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

GOTO Conferences

Teaching Kids to Code with Sonic Pi

Explore Sonic Pi, an innovative platform merging coding and music creation. Learn how this tool is revolutionizing programming education and breaking barriers in both tech and music fields.

• YouTube
• 45 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk