PREREQUISITES
Who is the intended audience and what are the prerequisites?
This tutorial is intended for anyone who is interested in music from a complex systems perspective. Some basic knowledge of Python will be helpful to complete the coding activities.
TUTORIAL DESIGN & USE
How does the tutorial work?
This tutorial consists of a series of lectures and coding demonstration videos with optional creative exercises contained in the coding notebooks. You can watch these videos at your own pace and in any order you desire. They will remain available indefinitely.
GRADES
How is the tutorial graded?
This tutorial is not graded.
CERTIFICATES
Will I receive a certificate for completing this tutorial?
No, this tutorial does not provide a certificate.
RESOURCES
In what ways am I allowed to use these resources?
All the materials on this site are available for your use for any non-commercial purpose. All materials (videos, code, write-ups, etc.) are covered by the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ ). This states that you may copy, distribute, and transmit the work under the condition that you give attribution to ComplexityExplorer.org, and your use is for non-commercial purposes.
SUBTITLES AND TRANSCRIPTS
Are subtitles available?
The Complexity Explorer Project has an on-going project in which users volunteer to create subtitles in different languages. If subtitles are available for a given video they can be accessed in the following way: First, start and pause the video. A tool bar will now be visible along the bottom of the video. Second, click on the gear-shaped button located directly to the right of the “CC” button. A list of available languages will be shown in the middle drop-down menu located in the box the opens after hitting the gear-shaped button. Select the language you would like to use for subtitles and click on it.
How do I download and use subtitles offline?
You can download videos and available subtitles to watch offline if you wish. Information on downloading videos is located below under technical requirements. In order to make the subtitles you download play with the video, you will need to go through a few steps. Our suggested method is detailed in this help document. Click the link to download the instructional pdf.
Can I download a plain text transcript of the video?
For any video that has subtitles available, there will also be a plain text transcript (in .txt format) available for download, for each subtitle language available. When you click on Subtitles & Transcripts you will be given all of the language options available, and you can choose to download either the subtitle or the transcript, or both.
COLLABORATION
What are the rules on collaboration with other people?
You are free, and encouraged, to discuss this tutorial with other students. To that effect, the tutorial hosts an online forum for students. Questions posted to this forum are answered by other students.
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
Can I download the videos directly, rather than watching them via YouTube?
Yes, just click on the "Download" button that appears in the Summary view of the Lectures page.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Please address any other questions you have to admin@complexityexplorer.org.