ENGS 14 The Science and Engineering of Music

Almost everyone enjoys some forms of music, but few are familiar with the science and engineering that make music possible.  In this course students are invited to explore the making of music from technical and scientific perspectives.  In particular this covers aspects of acoustics, the workings of musical instruments, and selected aspects of musical theory and audio engineering.  Students in the course explore music with many in-class demonstrations and hands-on experimentation.  Course topics include how sound is recorded and stored digitally, the composition of sound from a musician's point of view (pitch, chords, harmony and melody) and from an engineer's point of view (frequency, harmonics).  The relationships between these two perspectives are then explored.  This course does not require proficiency in either music or any particular instrument. Enrollment is limited to 75 students.

Instructor

Hartov

Degree Requirement Attributes

TAS

The Timetable of Class Meetings contains the most up-to-date information about a course. It includes not only the meeting time and instructor, but also its official distributive and/or world culture designation. This information supersedes any information you may see elsewhere, to include what may appear in this ORC/Catalog or on a department/program website. Note that course attributes may change term to term therefore those in effect are those (only) during the term in which you enroll in the course.