Can Artificial Intelligence replace musicians? Probably not, but they can definitely help musicians unlock their creativity. Our recent event — Sound & Music Computing for Human Health & Potential (SMC4HHP) seminar and concert — held at NUS campus on Saturday, 12 November 2022 proved just that.
This seminar & concert event is hosted by NUS Sound and Music Computing Lab (SMC Lab) as part of the module fulfillment of CS4347/CS5647 Sound and Music Computing. In the first part, Dr. Suzy Styles delivers a seminar talk on "The neural basis of creative audition: How human brains learn to generate speech and music". In the second part, SMC Lab members and CS4347/CS5647 students present a unique concert. This concert combines music and AI technology and thus has a clear educational purpose. [SoC News] [poster] [program sheet]
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[Seminar] The Neural Basis of Creative Audition
A guest lecture on "The Neural Basis of Creative Audition: How Human Brains Learn to Generate Speech and Music" by Dr. Suzy Styles.
[Concert-01] Nandemonia (なんでもないや)
Selected from animation movie Your Name. Piano solo performance by Nicholas Mak.
[Concert-02] Spring Breeze (望春風)
Taiwan folk song by Teresa Teng. Accordion solo performance by Jingwei Zhao.
[Concert-03] Summer Vacation (サマーバケーション)
Music by Japanese guitarist Yuki Matsui. Guitar solo performance by Longshen Ou.
[Concert-04] Don't Stop Me Now
Song by British rock band Queen. Piano solo performance by Wei Zeng.
[Concert-05] All Of Me
Music by American musician Jon Schmidt. Piano solo performance by Yuchen Wang.
[Concert-06] Bamboo In The Moonlight (月光下的凤尾竹)
Chinese Yunnan ethnic music. Hulusi (Chinese cucurbit flute) performance by Yixin Wang.
[Concert-07] Auld Lang Syne
Demo showcase of AccoMontage, a state-of-the-art piano and multi-track music accompaniment generation system. Music based on Scottish folk music Auld Lang Syne. Demo presented by Yixin Wang and Jingwei Zhao.
[Concert-08] Big Fish (大鱼)
Selected from animation movie Big Fish and Begonia. Woodwinds by Stan Ma and piano by Yuchen Wang.
[Concert-09] I'll Never Love Again
Selected from movie A Star Is Born. Band performance by Junchuan Zhao (vocal), Nicholas Mak (piano), Longshen Ou (guitar), Zephir Lorne (cajon), and Jingwei Zhao (bass).
[Concert-10] The Persistence of Memory
Demo showcase of computer music generation with modular sythesizer. Original piece by Shawn Ng.
[Concert-11] Wave (波)
Original Chinese Rap music by Jianan Zhang.
[Concert-12] Un Sospiro
Classical music by Franz Liszt. Piano solo performance by Danielle Ong.
[Concert-13] Czardas
Classical music by Vittorio Monti. Violin by Longshen Ou and accordion by Jingwei Zhao
[Concert-14] Imagine
Song by British musician John Lennon. Band performance by Justin Tzuriel (vocal), Wei Zeng (piano), Nicholas Mak (keyboard), Zephir Lorne (cajon), and Jingwei Zhao (bass).
[Concert-15] Danny Boy
Demo showcase of AI-Lyricist, a state-of-the-art music lyrics generation system. Music based on traditional Irish melody Londonderry Air. Demo presented by Justin Tzuriel and Stan Ma.
[Concert-16] The Moon Represents My Heart (月亮代表我的心)
Song by Teresa Teng. Band performance by Chuang Li (saxophone), Longshen Ou (violin), Hui Ling Ng (guitar), Nicholas Mak (keyboard), Zephir Lorne (cajon), and Jingwei Zhao (bass)
[Concert-17] Edelweiss
Selected from movie Sound Of Music. Band performance by Ye Wang (vocal), Longshen Ou (violin), Yuchen Wang (violin), Stan Ma (clarinet), and Danielle Ong (piano), with participation of the audience.
[Concert-18] Let It Be
Song by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Choir and band performance by all student performers.