Sound Theory
 


LEARNING OUTCOMES
 

  • Acquire knowledge about sound and its propagation.
  • Acquire knowledge on the human auditory system
  • Acquire knowledge about psychoacoustics
  • Reflecting on Aesthetic Audio
  • Acquire basic knowledge about the History of Contemporary Popular Music

    • STUDY PROGRAMME
     

  • The sound
  • Physical properties of sound.
  • The propagation medium
  • Speed, frequency, wavelength and amplitude
  • Types of sound waves.
  • Influences in the propagation of sound
  • Loudness (decibel)
  • The human hearing system
  • Psychoacoustics
  • Hearing sensitivity
  • The Sound Aesthetics: the Arts and Music
  • Brief History of Popular Contemporary Music
  • The industry of sound

    • BIBLIOGRAPHY
     

    Augusto, Carlos Alberto – Sons e silêncios da paisagem Sonora portuguesa (FFMS – 2014
    Crook;Tim – The sound handbook (Ed Routledge-2012)