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Welcome to The Science of Music

Together. Welcome to The Science of Music. An Honors College Seminar Course Dr. Jeff Bindell – Dept. of Physics Dr. Keith Koons – Dept. of Music. Together. Welcome to The Science of Music. Dr. Koons. Dr. Bindell. An Honors College Seminar Course Dr. Jeff Bindell – Dept. of Physics

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Welcome to The Science of Music

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  1. Together Welcome toThe Science of Music An Honors College Seminar Course Dr. Jeff Bindell – Dept. of Physics Dr. Keith Koons – Dept. of Music

  2. Together Welcome toThe Science of Music Dr. Koons Dr. Bindell An Honors College Seminar Course Dr. Jeff Bindell – Dept. of Physics Dr. Keith Koons – Dept. of Music

  3. Contact Information

  4. The Science of MusicFall 2007 • WEBSITE • www.physics.ucf.edu/~bindell • Contains Syllabus, Information and A brief set of Introductory Notes on Graphs and Musical issues. • All lecture material can be found on the site, usually the day before it will be used in class. • Sometimes the day AFTER! • References to other interesting sites will be posted. • Feel free to suggest sites that you think will be helpful.

  5. NO FINAL EXAM! • Three Examinations • One Term Paper (Rules on the site) • A presentation (15 minutes) on some aspect of your term paper. • PowerPoint recommended but not required.

  6. Weights

  7. Textbook • Measured Tones, The Interplay of Physics and Music by Ian Johnston. Second Edition (2002) Institute of Physics Publishing (Textbook has been ordered from the bookstore. Also available from Amazon.com.)

  8. Good Reference • The Physics and Psychophysics of Music (An Introduction) by Juan G. Roederer. Third Edition (1995). Springer-Verlag This was a required textbook for the first delivery of this course but was eliminated because many of the students found the text a bit too dense.

  9. Stuff - The Small Print • Policy Statement: Students are expected to adhere to conduct rules established in The Golden Rule, available at http://www.goldenrule.sdes.ucf.edu/.The University of Central Florida is committed to providing reasonableaccommodations for all persons with disabilities. This syllabus is availablein alternate formats upon request. Students with disabilities who needaccommodations in this course must contact the professor at the beginning ofthe semester to discuss needed accommodations. No accommodations will beprovided until the student has met with the professor to requestaccommodations. Students who need accommodations must be registered withStudent Disability Services, Student Resource Center Room 132, phone (407)823-2371, TTY/TDD only phone (407) 823-2116, before requestingaccommodations from the professor.This syllabus is subject to revision at the discretion of the instructor.

  10. Arts Music Art History Etc. Science and Engineering All kinds of science and engineers The Class

  11. Who Are You??(Survey)

  12. Is this Art? Malevich, Suprematist Composition: White on White, 1918 (MoMA) May 16th, 2006

  13. Is This? Manet, Boating, 1874 (Metropolitan Museum of Art) May 16th, 2006

  14. Is this music? • Heavy Metal? • Queen? • Beethoven’s 5th Symphony? • Cage – Quartet for 4 portable radios?

  15. Discussion • What is music? • What are its characteristics?

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