Acoustics
Objectives
a) To provide a strong understanding of the physical principles relevant to the generation of sound, including the functioning of musical instruments
b) To give a thorough understanding of acoustic phenomena, including the outdoors and indoors sound propagation as well as the perception of musical sound
c) To have a technical understanding of how musical instruments behave for effective instrumental practice
General characterization
Code
01100331
Credits
6.0
Responsible teacher
Vincent Georges Mickael Debut
Hours
Weekly - 4
Total - 168
Teaching language
Portuguese
Prerequisites
None
Bibliography
Campbell, M. & Greated, C. (1988). The musician´s guide to Acoustics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Eller, E. J. (2012). Why you hear what you hear: an experiential approach to sound, music and psychoacoustics. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
Fletcher, N. H. & Rossing, T. D. (1998) The physics of musical instruments. New-York: Springer-Verlag.
Henrique, L. (2002). Acústica Musical. Lisboa: F. C. Gulbenkian
Pierce, J. R. (1992). The science of musical sounds. New-York: W.H. Freeman & Co.
Rossing, T. D. (1990). The science of sound. New York: Addison-Wesly Publishing Company.
Teaching method
Lectures with classroom demonstration experiments, including examples with real musical instruments, virtual animations based on physical modeling of instruments and sound samples - and also discussions
Evaluation method
One written test(50%), One written test(50%)
Subject matter
Campbell, M. & Greated, C. (1988). The musician´s guide to Acoustics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Eller, E. J. (2012). Why you hear what you hear: an experiential approach to sound, music and psychoacoustics. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
Fletcher, N. H. & Rossing, T. D. (1998) The physics of musical instruments. New-York: Springer-Verlag.
Henrique, L. (2002). Acústica Musical. Lisboa: F. C. Gulbenkian
Pierce, J. R. (1992). The science of musical sounds. New-York: W.H. Freeman & Co.
Rossing, T. D. (1990). The science of sound. New York: Addison-Wesly Publishing Company.