INSTRUCTOR CHARLES FEILDING
Based on the texts
Acoustics and Psychoacoustics (David M. Howard and James Angus)
Music Sound and Sensation (Fritz Winkl)
The Psychology of Music (Diana Deutsch)
and other sources
1.0 Introduction to sound 1
1.1 Pressure waves and sound transmission 1
1.2 Sound intensity, power and pressure level 14
1.3 Adding sounds together 20
1.4 The inverse square law 28
1.6 Time and frequency domains 51
1.7 Analyzing spectra 56
2.0 Introduction to hearing 65
2.1 The anatomy of the hearing system 66
2.2 Critical bands 74
2.3 Frequency and pressure sensitivity ranges 79
2.4 Loudness perception 82
2.5 Noise-induced hearing loss 91
2.6 Perception of sound source direction 96
3.1 Musical notes 109
3.2 Hearing pitch 119
3.4 Tuning systems 144
Mid term Review
MIDTERM EXAMS
4.1 A 'black box' model of musical instruments 152
4.2 Stringed instruments 155
4.3 Wind instruments 166
4.3.7 Brass Instruments 189
4.4 Percussion instruments 194
4.5 The speaking and singing voice 198
5.1 What is timbre? 210
5.2 Acoustics of timbre 211
5.3 Psychoacoustics of timbre 220
5.4 The pipe organ as a timbral synthesiser 226
5.5 Deceiving the ear 228
6.1 Acoustics of enclosed spaces 247
6.1.10 Reverberation time
6.2 Room modes and standing waves 288
6.3 Absorption materials 305
6.4 Diffusion materials 311
6.5 Sound isolation 316
6.6 Energy-time considerations 321
Lecture 024 Student Project I
Lecture 025 Student Project II
Lecture 026 Student Project III