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== Objectives ==
==Objectives==
* Students will understand how amplitude relates to the aural concept of volume.
* Students will be familiar with sound envelopes and their components.


*Student will be able to notate various dynamics and articulation symbols.
*Student will be able to interpret or define various dynamics and articulation symbols.
*Students will be familiar with ADSR sound envelopes and their components.
*Student will be able to relate different aspects of the attack envelope with perceived articulation and/or dynamic.
*Student will understand the relationship between pitch, loudness, and timbre.
*Student will be able to derive the harmonics for specific wave shapes given a fundamental frequency (triangle, sawtooth, square).


== Resources ==
==Resources==


==== Readings ====


== Class Activities ==
* "[http://www.smackmypitchup.com/smpu/?sec=content&id=79&topid=123 Wave Shapes"] (''Smack my Pitch Up'')
* Discussion and definition of amplitude and dynamics
* [http://www.smackmypitchup.com/smpu/?sec=content&id=80&topid=123 "Envelope."] (''Smack my Pitch Up)''
* Investigation of variables using waveform diagrams
* [http://musictechmusician.weebly.com/envelopes.html "Envelopes."] (''Music Technology Musician'')
* [http://musictechmusician.weebly.com/timbre.html "Timbre."] (''Music Technology Musician'')


==== Tools ====


== Assignments ==
* [https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/Oscillators/ Chrome Music Lab Oscillators]
* [http://mohayonao.github.io/adsr-envelope/ ADSR Envelope Simulation]
*[https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/Spectrogram/ Chrome Music Lab: Spectrogram]
*[https://academo.org/demos/virtual-oscilloscope/ Academo Virtual Oscilloscope]
*(Software) [https://www.audacityteam.org/ Audacity]
*[https://teropa.info/harmonics-explorer/ Teropa Harmonics Explorer]


==Class Activities==


== Assessments ==
*Discussion and definition of ADSR envelope with demo.
*Illustration of articulation with different instruments, comparison of oscilloscope/spectrogram with ADSR envelope graph.
*Alteration of harmonics for various wave shapes (demo).
*Visualization of timbre changes on spectrogram/oscilloscope.


==Assignments==
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==Notes==


== Notes ==
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[[Category:Fundamentals of Sound & Music]]
[[Category:Theory 1]]

Revision as of 21:24, 24 July 2020

This lesson is part of the Fundamentals of Sound & Music module.

Objectives

  • Student will be able to notate various dynamics and articulation symbols.
  • Student will be able to interpret or define various dynamics and articulation symbols.
  • Students will be familiar with ADSR sound envelopes and their components.
  • Student will be able to relate different aspects of the attack envelope with perceived articulation and/or dynamic.
  • Student will understand the relationship between pitch, loudness, and timbre.
  • Student will be able to derive the harmonics for specific wave shapes given a fundamental frequency (triangle, sawtooth, square).

Resources

Readings

Tools

Class Activities

  • Discussion and definition of ADSR envelope with demo.
  • Illustration of articulation with different instruments, comparison of oscilloscope/spectrogram with ADSR envelope graph.
  • Alteration of harmonics for various wave shapes (demo).
  • Visualization of timbre changes on spectrogram/oscilloscope.

Assignments


Notes

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