Like many other universities, Musical Acoustics is offered at our school as a lab-based course fulfilling general science requirements for non-majors. The course has been team-taught by a physics professor and music professor since its earliest inception and, by far, the most popular unit explores room acoustics through a variety of activities and experiences. The purpose of this article is to share the ways we engage students in the process of learning the conceptual elements related to room acoustics.
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See the following room acoustics related websites as examples: https://www.primacoustic.com/applications/music-teaching/ (general discussion of how to adapt music studio spaces for better sound); https://www.akutek.info/concert_hall_acoustics.htm (wide array of articles and research related to concert hall acoustics); http://www.concerthalls.org/ (outlines the general foundations and metrics of concert halls); https://amcoustics.com/ (provides tools to help improve room acoustics).
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We recommend https://ledgernote.com/columns/mixing-mastering/fletcher-munson-curve/ as a source for further consideration of the Fletcher-Munson curve.
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We use the physics apps found at phyphox.org and the decibel meter from Ashlogic.com.
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