Fundamental Acoustics (Music Direction) 1

Subject guarantor:

Zdeněk OTČENÁŠEK

Name of lecturer(s):

Zdeněk OTČENÁŠEK

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

This course explains the basic events and concepts of physical, physiological, musical, psychological, spatial and structural acoustics.

Mode of study:

contact instruction

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

None

Recommended optional programme components:

none

Course contents:

Oscillation and its basic dimensions

dampened and non-dampened oscillations, resonance

Compostion of oscillations, harmonic tones, spectrum, tone color

Wave in point rows and its basic dimensions

Gradual longitudinal and transverse waves

wave reflection, interference, rise of standing longitudinal and transverse waves

Spatial waves, plane and spherical waves

Huyghen's principle, wave spread around a barrier, reflection and bending waves

Basic acoustic dimensions and their interpretation

The Doppler principle, Chladni patterns

Acoustic elements and systems

The structure of the human ear, the ear canal, hearing theory

The hearing field, superluminal volume, volume depth, volume census

Masking, critical bandwidth

Pitch, the distinguishing abilities of the ear, musical ear

listening time-thresholds

distortions in the hearing organ, combinations of tones and their significance

Adaptation, exhaustion and hearing defects, audiometry

Binaural and spatial hearing

Recommended or required reading:

V. Syrový: Hudební akustika, AMU 2003, kap. 1,2,7

V. Syrový, Malý slovník základních pojmů z hudební akustiky a hudební elektroniky, AMU 2001

Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

Lectures

Assessment methods and criteria:

Active in the course.

Course web page:

Note:

none

Schedule for winter semester 2013/2014:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2013/2014:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Obor Hudební režie (Bc) (next compulsory subject)