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* | *''Music Theory for Musicians and Normal People:'' [http://tobyrush.com/theorypages/pdf/en-us/dynamics-and-articulations.pdf Dynamics and Articulations] | ||
*Magnuson, ''Sound Patterns'': [http://academic.udayton.edu/PhillipMagnuson/soundpatterns/dynamics/ Dynamics] | |||
* | *Wolfe, ''Music Acoustics'': | ||
* | **[https://newt.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/loudness.html Loudness and spectra] | ||
* | **[https://www.animations.physics.unsw.edu.au/waves-sound/sound/index.html Sound] | ||
* | **[https://www.animations.physics.unsw.edu.au/jw/dB.htm dB: What is a Decibel?] | ||
*Elsea, ''UCSC Electronic Music Studios:'' [http://artsites.ucsc.edu/EMS/Music/tech_background/TE-06/teces_06.html Decibels] | |||
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*J. Wolfe | *J. Wolfe, ''Physclips:'' [https://newt.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/hearing.html Hearing Test On-Line] | ||
*[https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/Spectrogram/ Chrome Music Lab: Spectrogram] | *[https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/Spectrogram/ Chrome Music Lab: Spectrogram] | ||
*[https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/Sound-Waves/ Chrome Music Lab: Sound Waves] | *[https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/Sound-Waves/ Chrome Music Lab: Sound Waves] | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:04, 21 December 2024
| This lesson is part of the Fundamentals of Sound & Music module. |
Objectives
- Student will understand the relationship between perceived loudness and amplitude
- Student will understand how pitch and amplitude interact to create perceived loudness
- Students will understand how amplitude relates to the aural concept of volume and in turn, notated dynamics
- Student will understand the scale derivation of decibels
- Student will be able to visualize amplitude and loudness on oscilloscopes and spectrograms
- Student will be able to notate various dynamic levels
Resources
Readings
- Music Theory for Musicians and Normal People: Dynamics and Articulations
- Magnuson, Sound Patterns: Dynamics
- Wolfe, Music Acoustics:
- Elsea, UCSC Electronic Music Studios: Decibels
Tools
- J. Wolfe, Physclips: Hearing Test On-Line
- Chrome Music Lab: Spectrogram
- Chrome Music Lab: Sound Waves
- Academo Virtual Oscilloscope
- (Software) Audacity
Class Activities
- Discussion and definition of wave amplitude, loudness, and dynamics
- Discuss various types of dynamics and relative contrasts
- Demonstration of loudness graph via online hearing test
- Decibel derivation
- Performance of music with various dynamics, shown on oscilloscope/spectrogram
Assignments
- Loudness graph (hearing-test online)