Development of an Embryonic Model System to Study Pathogenesis of Diabetes Related Birth Defects

In computer programming there are different language levels ranging from a list of numbers representing electrical signals to very high level languages with commands similar to English. One of these high level language categories is called Declarative Programming, wherein rules to attain a goal are specified to the computer instead of a list of commands. I have spent this semester prototyping my own declarative type language for Music Composition and experimenting with rules governing how individual notes proceed from chord to chord. My presentation will examine both the music theory involved in making this language and the development of its algorithms. A short musical demonstration will follow.