HV_07 Acoustics of Music

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Petr Kalina, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Vladimír Maňas, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Petr Kalina, Ph.D.
Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Ing. Alena Albíniová
Supplier department: Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 12:00–13:40 N41, except Mon 13. 11.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 120 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 21/120, only registered: 0/120, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/120
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should know basic terms concerning acustics, sound, waves, tunning and acustical characteristics of individual instruments.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should identify basic aspects of acustics, sound, waves, tunning and acustical characteristics of individual instruments.
Syllabus
  • Topics:
  • Music instruments as acoustic sources, frequency normal and its development, Pythagoras tuning, physical tuning, damped and undamped resonator, sensor acoustics, mutual relation of sound, tone, noise and din, radiation diagrams of music instruments, resonance effect, masking of tone, acoustical units their importance and usage.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • SYROVÝ, Václav. Hudební akustika. Vyd. 1. V Praze: Akademie múzických umění v Praze, 2003, 427 s. ISBN 8073319012. info
  • KURFÜRST, Pavel. Organologie (propedeutika, exemplifikace) (Organology). 1st ed. Hradec Králové: Georgius, 1998, 379 pp. ISBN 80-902548-02. info
Teaching methods
Class discussions and group projects, drills.
Assessment methods
Written test consisting of 40 multiple-choice questions, minimum pass level 70 %.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2023, recent)
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