This book is an innovative introduction to Python and its audio-visual capabilities for
beginning programmers a resource for expert programmers and of interest to anyone involved in
music. It is structured around four extensible audio-visual projects on music and sound. The
beginner will appreciate the 'need to know' basis of the presentation of Python for each
project and expert programmers will be able to go straight to the project code run it and
then extend it as they see fit. Musically interested readers will enjoy the historical and
theoretical material at the beginning of each project and it may even tempt them to try some
coding - it is not too difficult! The four projects the book focuses on are all self-contained
but can be extended to incorporate aspects of the others. Above all this book is suited for
self-study which should be playful (pun intended!).
