2013-2014 Academic Catalog

Apr 16, 2024

2013-2014 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

MUSC 125 - Musical Acoustics

Musical acoustics is an interdisciplinary study of the physical, perceptual, and cognitive character of musical sound—a unique blend of science and art. Topics include the elementary physics of vibrating systems, waves and wave motion; the human ear and its response; time- and frequency-domain analysis of sound; room acoustics and reverberation; and the acoustics of musical instruments—the human voice, strings, winds, and percussion. The emphasis will be on the practical aspects of acoustics in music making. The class meets as a lecture with a mandatory weekly hands-on laboratory.