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TTT4197

Musical Acoustics and Audiology

Credits 7.5
Level Second degree level
Course start Autumn 2015
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction Norwegian
Examination arrangement Written examination

About

About the course

Course content

Introduction to acoustical perspectives concerning music, musical instruments, music perception and audiology.
Topics: Acoustics of musical instruments, playability and control. Musical sound sources and radiation. Music informatics and music signal Processing for analyses and synthesis. The hearing mechanism, function and limitation. Hearing tests. Hearing models. Perseption. Psycho Acoustics. Music psychology.

Learning outcome

This course gives basic knowledge of musical instruments and the Acoustics of performance, basic knowledge about Music signal analysis and synthesis, basic knowledge of the hearing mechanism (function and limitations), perception and sound experience.

Knowledge: We intend to make the student capable of - Understand and describe music as signal in the time and frequency domain - Understand the production and use of acoustical instruments - Understand the use of computer aided music analysis - Be familiar of the possibilities and limitations of the hearing mechanism including hearing models.

Skills: The student will achieve a good background to - process acoustical sound and music with available software - understand possibilities and limitations (signal) - Understand possibilities and constraints of the hearing mechanism and Music perception.

General competence: The aim is to obtain understanding of musical Acoustics and audiology.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures and laboratory exercises.
If there is a re-sit examination, the examination form may be changed from written to oral.

Compulsory assignments

  • Exercises

Course materials

Articles and book chapters.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
TT2010 3.7 sp
TT3010 3.7 sp
TTT4190 7.5 sp
This course has academic overlap with the courses in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Applied Electrical Engineering
  • Build Acoustics
  • Computer and Information Science
  • Electronics and Telecommunications
  • Music History
  • Music Technology
  • Music Theory
  • Musicology
  • Psychology
  • Technological subjects
  • Multidisciplinary Information and Communication Technology
  • Music Performance Studies

Contact information

Course coordinator

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Electronic Systems

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: Written examination
Grade: Letters

Ordinary examination - Autumn 2015

Skriftlig
Weighting 100/100 Date 2015-12-05 Time 09:00 Duration 4 timer Place and room Not specified yet.

Re-sit examination - Summer 2016

Skriftlig
Weighting 100/100 Duration 4 timer Place and room Not specified yet.

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