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Higher Education
Faculty of Arts, Education and Human Development
School of Communication, Culture and Languages
Campus Sunbury
Prerequisite(s) Nil.
Content This unit of study provides an introductory understanding of the vibration of stretched strings and air columns, scales, the voice and the ear, architectural acoustics, and some aspects of the reproduction and transmission of music.
Learning Outcomes On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:Demonstrate an introductory understanding of the vibration of stretched strings, air columns, scales, the voice and the ear, architectural acoustics, and some aspects of the reproduction and transmission of music;Develop a working knowledge of the science of sound.
Required Reading Rossing, T 1990,The science of sound, Wesley Publishing Company, Mass Addison.
Recommended Reading Denes & Pinson 1996, The speech chain: physiological biology of spoken language, Anchor Science Books, New York. Fletcher, N 1984, Physics and music, Heinemann Educational, Richmond, Victoria. Lowery, H 1966, A guide to musical acoustics, Dover, New York. Roederer, JJ 1994, The physics and psychophysics of music, Springer, New York.
Class Contact One hour per week for one semester.
Assessment Written assignments 50%; Quiz exercises 50%. (Total EWL 3000 words).
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