Lecture for yesterday...

GEK1519 - Science of Music, Music, physics and keyboards

This module aims to introduce students to the science of music.

The aim of the module is to introduce non-musicians as well as non-scientists to the underlying science on which much of music is based. Present-day music theory is based on firm physics and psycho-acoustical foundations which may not be apparent to most listeners but which underlie the rules of harmony and counterpoint. The design and technology of musical instruments also has a solid basis in physics and acoustics. Recent developments in electronic and computer music, as well as sound reproduction, have served to bring music, science and technology even more closely together. Electronic keyboards and synthesizers are now widely used alongside traditional keyboard instruments like the pianoforte for music making.

Great... I am so musically-inclined since I play the recorder and simply love physics that I drop it while in college.

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Predictably, I will have a marvelous time with the subject.

Oh... and did I mention that it is at an obviously not dreaded time of 0800 in the morning?