PHYS 332W

Physics of Music and Musical Reproduction

Autumn 2006: CRN: 15660

Old Dominion University Department of Physics:

Upper Division General Education Cluster: Aesthetics in Art and Science

Prof. Charles E. Hyde-Wright

Syllabus
Safety Guidelines

PowerPoint Lecture Notes:

(2004 Versions, updated)
Lecture 1: Introduction
Lecture 2: Waves & Sound
Lecture 3: Standing Waves
Lecture 4: Sound Synthesis and Analysis
Lecture 5: Human Perception of Sound, PartII
Lecture 6: Human Vocal Tract,
Lecture 7: Musical Recording & Reproduction,
Notes on the Doppler Effect,
Excel File on Pumpkin Drop Theory:
Trajectory, Doppler Effect, Echo Interference
Lecture 8: Room Acoustics,
Homework Assignment, Due 11/02/04
Lecture 10:  Scales, Tuning, & Temperament

Lecture 11: Woodwinds
Homework Assignment, Due 11/30/04 .doc, or .pdf
Lecture 12: Brass
Lecture 13: Piano Acoustics
Lecture 14: Percussion
Lecture 15: Violin Acoustcs
Lecture 16: Review

Projects:

Sample list of Auditory/Acoustic tests
Excellent web page from University of New South Wales on acoustics of musical instruments (mostly wind): Singing, Didjeridou, Brass, Woodwinds.
Some (simple) instrument making sites
http://www.ehhs.cmich.edu/~dhavlena/#my
http://www.ehhs.cmich.edu/~dhavlena/#others
Making Simple Musical Instruments, book by Bart Hopkins.
Experimental Musical Instruments Web Page
Pumpkin Drop 2004 Doppler wave files: raw, filtered, filtered mp3 file
Acoustics of Rm 146 .wav files: raw, noise_reduction, noise-fft file.
2nd set of Rm146 files: raw, noise_reduction, noise-fft file.

Laboratory Exercises:

(2004 and 2002 Versions, to be updated)

Lab 1: Visualizing Sound , Thurs, Aug. 31, OCNPS rm 224.
Lab 2: Standing Waves on String , Tue, Sept. 5, OCNPS rm 140
Lab 2: Theory details, and suggestions for write-up
Lab X : Sound Resonance in a Tube: .doc (MS Word), or .htm (hyper text) TBA.

Lab writeup description, with excel file: AcousticResonanceTubeLab.doc
Lab 3: Harmonic Analysis with Cool Edit , Thurs. Sept. 14, OCNPS rm 224.
Lab 5: Auditory Perception

Lab 6: Chladni Plates

The resonant oscillations of a circular drumhead are described by Bessel Functions. See the pictures here

Lab 7: Cool Edit Sound Synthesis. Tuesday, Oct 2, OCNPS rm 224
Lab 8: Mechanical Resonance

Lab 9: Pumpkin Drop Doppler
Additional analysis notes/instructions.

Lab 11: Formants in Human Voice
Lab 12: Project work time

Music of Adolphus Hailstork
Three Smiles for Tracey (First Smile)
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