Music command interpreter : a tool for writing computer assisted music instruction programs

Author

Francis Scott King

Date of Award

6-1983

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science

Major

Computer Science

Major Professor

David L. Matuszek

Committee Members

Donald Pederson, J. Michael Moshell

Abstract

The goal of the work presented in this thesis was to develop a programming tool which gives musical Input/Output capabilities to programs written in Applesoft BASIC. Computer Assisted Music Instruction (CAMI) would be an important application for programs having these capabilities.

The tool which was developed is called the Music Command Interpreter (MCI). MCI is designed to run on an Apple microcomputer having additional musical hardware peripherals. The required peripherals are the Mountain Computer Music System cards, the Alpha Syntauri music keyboard, and a keyboard interface card. MCI provides a programmer-friendly interface to Applesoft BASIC programs.

Recommended Citation

King, Francis Scott, "Music command interpreter : a tool for writing computer assisted music instruction programs. " Master's Thesis, University of Tennessee, 1983.
https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/14846