Calvin Franke
has successfully completed an online offering of
Reinventing the Piano
Taught by
Dan Trueman
of Princeton University
Course Run Dates: September 13, 2016 — September 16, 2024
Issued: October 31, 2022

Learning Outcomes

Composition and Piano Design

  • Understanding of the range of approaches to keyboard design over the centuries, from the organ and clavichord through the piano and electronic keyboard.

Pitch, Rhythm, and the Machine

  • Understanding of the challenges posed (and opportunities presented) by tuning and temperament.
  • Understanding of different approaches to representing and engaging with rhythm and meter.
  • Understanding of relationships between machines and musical materials.

Digital Instrument Building and Creativity

  • Exposure to a range of approaches to digital instrument building.
  • Experience with instrument building and the creative process.