The Programming Language as a Musical Instrument

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Claim: a programming language can be the instrument: Clojure + Overtone driving SuperCollider through Emacs, monomes and MIDI Kontrollers, Quil and Shadertone visuals, and a Raspberry Pi version (Sonic Pi) all produce live, coded music. Built: Meta-eX Ignite sets and classroom curricula that project code, generate synchronized audio/visuals, and teach kids to thread and iterate; outcome: festival crowds dance, children reach threads by lesson four, code is open source and reusable. live coding Sonic Pi

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1. 0:00Start
2. 4:47Live Coding
3. 16:22What Could Programming Be
4. 17:42Advanced Chess
5. 20:16Importance of Programming as Expression
6. 27:58Sonic Pi
7. 51:13How Did You Get Involved in the Classroom

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