Acoustic Properties Of Sound

Part 1 of the Music Technology course

What you'll learn

Review of the four groups of musical instruments and the way they produce sound

The Properties of the Acoustic sound

The Amplitude, the Frequency, The Phase, the Timbre

the Spatialization and the Envelope (ADSR)

Requirements

No programming experience needed. You will learn everything you need to know.

There are no required skills, experience, tools or equipment for this section of the course.

Although, this course does not require any specific tools, a pen, notebook, laptop and a set of headphones might be useful. Some of the examples would be perceived and understood better with an upgraded set of headphones, rather than the "earbuds".

Description

This class is Part 1 of an introductory survey of the fundamental aspects of music technology as it relates to music composition, performance, analysis, teaching, and research. Skills and concepts learned in this course will provide a foundation and basic understanding of music technology necessary for application in other courses of the music curriculum (i.e. theory, history, performance, and music education). This course provides a basic overview of the Acoustic properties of sound and how they relate to the Analog and Digital sound.Learning Goals and Objectives:This course is designed to meet the following goals:• provide a conceptual overview of the Acoustic sound.• give a broad perspective of the many ways the Acoustic sound is used in music applications-no specific software required for this section of the course. -no exams/quizzes/assignments for this section of the course.-any additional materials would be found in the Resource section of the course. Topic Schedule:• Introduction • Vibrations and Size Pitch relationship• The Strings• The Woodwinds• The Brass• The Percussion• Acoustic, Analog and Digital world• What is Sound Part 1• What is Sound Part 2• The Psychoacoustics of sound• The Amplitude (Decibel)• The Frequency (Hertz)• The Phase Part 1 (In-Phase vs Out-of-Phase sound)• The Phase Part 2• The Timbre Part 1 (Tone "Color")• The Timbre Part 2• Spatialization Part 1 (360-degree surround sound)• Spatialization Part 2• The Envelope (ADSR - Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release) • Perception of duration (The tempo)

Overview

Section 1: Introduction to the Music Technology

Lecture 1 In the Beginning…

Lecture 2 Vibrations and the Size Pitch relationship

Lecture 3 The Strings

Lecture 4 The Woodwinds

Lecture 5 The Brass

Lecture 6 The Percussion

Lecture 7 The Acoustic, Analog and Digital world

Lecture 8 What is Sound Part 1

Lecture 9 What is Sound Part 2

Lecture 10 The Psychoacoustics of sound

Lecture 11 The Amplitude

Lecture 12 The Frequency

Lecture 13 The Phase Part 1

Lecture 14 The Phase Part 2

Lecture 15 The Timbre Part 1

Lecture 16 The Timbre Part 2

Lecture 17 The Spatialization Part 1

Lecture 18 The Spatialization Part 2

Lecture 19 The Envelope (ADSR)

Lecture 20 The Perception of Duration

Students interested in learning about Music and Technology, future sound engineers and producers.,This section of the course is suitable for any student level interested in learning about the Acoustic Properties of Sound.