Week Date Topics (linked to Lecture Notes), Links Assignment, due at class (HW is Exercises at ends of Chapters) 1 Wed Jan 09 Chapter 1 What is Music? Read Chapter 1 2 Mon Jan 14 Chapter 2 Vibrating Systems HW Chapter 1 Read Chapter 2 www.kettering.edu/~drussell/demos.html - Modal Resonance Animations www.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/basics.html - Chladni patterns Wed Jan 16 Chapter 3 Waves HW Chapter 2, Read Chapter 3 3 Mon Jan 21 NO CLASS, MLK Holiday Wed Jan 23 Chapter 4 Resonances HW Chapter 3, Read Chapter 4 4 Mon Jan 28 Chapter 5 Hearing HW Chapter 4, Read Chapter 5 Wed Jan 30 Chapter 6 Loudness, Chapter 7 Pitch, Timbre HW Chapter 5, Read Chapter 6 *ASSIGNMENT: Plot your hearing response using link below; do this 2 times and compare (print out both curves and turn in Monday 2/4): www.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/hearing.html 5 Mon Feb 4 Chapter 7 Pitch, Timbre HW Chapter 6, Read Chapter 7 Wed Feb 6 Chapter 8 Combination Tones, Harmony HW Chapter 7, Read Chapter 8 Fri Feb 8 Optional: Review of Chapters 1-8 1pm in CCARH (2nd floor CCRMA end room, Tom's office area) 6 Mon Feb 11 Midterm Exam: Chapters 1-8 Wed Feb 13 Chapter 10 Strings Read Chapter 10 Fri Feb 15 Optional: Midterm Discussion 2:30pm; Chapter 9 Scales, Temperament 3pm, CCARH wing 7 Mon Feb 18 NO CLASS, GWB Holiday Wed Feb 20 Chapter 11 Brass: Guest Lecture Brian Holmes HW Chapter 10, Read Chapter 11 8 Mon Feb 25 Chapter 12 Woodwinds HW Chapter 11, Read Chapter 12 Wed Feb 27 Chapter 13 Percussion HW Chapter 12, Read Chapter 13 9 Mon Mar 3 Chapter 14 Keyboard Instruments HW Chapter 13, Read Chapter 14 Wed Mar 5 Chapter 17 Singing HW Chapter 14, Read Chapters 15-17 10 Mon Mar 10 Optional: Acoustics of Bells, 12 noon in CCRMA Classroom (Knoll 217) Mon Mar 10 Chapters 23,25 Acoustics of Rooms HW Chapter 17, Read Chapters 23-25 Wed Mar 12 Optional: Review all Chapters Exam Wed Mar 19 12:15pm Final Exam - closed book Chapters 1-8, 10-17, 23-25
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