last modified: 7 07, 2008

Rencon Workshop at ICMPC 10

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Autonomous Section

The autonomous section aims to evaluate performances rendered by autonomous computer systems using e.g. a rule-based or example-based approach. Contributors are required to refrain from hand-editing performances during the performance rendering process. The submitted performances will be graded by the attendees of the ICMPC10, and the composer of the test pieces, taking into account the degree of humanness, and expressiveness. The Recon Award(s) will be presented to the system that rendered the best performance, and the Rencon technical Award will be given to the system the technical implementation of which is the regarded as most excellent.

Requirements for the System

• can read score data (MusicXML or Standard-MIDI format)
• can render an expressive performance
  • i.e.. rule-based system / case-based reasoning
• can output the performance data (Standard-MIDI format)

Schedule of the contest

Autonomous Section	Type-in Section
0. Preparation 1. Opening 2. Announcement of the set pieces
Performance Rendering  (60 min.)
3.1 Score input & Pre-Processing	3-1. Performance rendering & free discussion
3.2 System check      Participants are allowed to check the system output by watching key movement, with no sound, of the automatic piano two times. (But are not allowed to listen to the sound)
3-3. Submission	3-2. Submission
3-4 After Submission      Participants are allowed to demonstrate their system to the audience.	�@
4. Listening Time (40 min.)
1 min. introduction of the system by each participant. Performance using an automatic piano. On-site voting by the attendees.
5. Closing

* After the above procedure, internet voting (grading) is also available (coming soon)

Set Pieces

Participants are required to submit the following two pieces.

1. Piano piece (Chopin-style, 1 min. )
2. Piano piece (Mozart-style, 1 min. )

Each piece will be newly composed and provided by Professor Tadahiro Murao (Aichi University of Education.) There will be no measure-change during the piece. The play-time (without expressiveness) of each piece is around 1 minutes.

Notation data (MusicXML format / Standard MIDI File format / printed score) will be handed out on the contest day.
       MusicXML format: Note data and expression marks (f, p, crescendo, andante, slur staccato, and so on) will be included. Neither phrase Structure nor Chords are specified.
       Standard MIDI File format: both Format 1 and Format 0 will be handed out.

Awards

• The Rencon Award will be given to the winner by the votes of ICMPC-participants.
• The Rencon Technical Award will be given to the entrant whose system is judged most interesting from a technical point of view.
• The Rencon Murao Award will be given to the entrant that affects Prof. Murao (Set piece composer) most.

Qualifications

• Participants are required to bring a system that meets the above requirement.
• At least one system operator should attend the ICMPC-Rencon. She / he will be required to register at ICMPC.
• Participants are required to bring all of the equipment for performance rendering. Electricity (100 v), a desk, chairs, and a notice board for posters will be provided by the organizer.
• Please note that the ICMPC-Rencon organizer won't take any responsibility for entrant's system trouble.
• Participants are required to attend the organized Rencon session, where the Rencon Awards will be given.
• If you want to elaborate the performance based on your repeated listening to the system output, please submit to the type-in section.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask the organizer: