Physics 22: The Physics of Musical Sound
Fall 2004

  Instructor: Professor Grossman
Office: Science Center L38

Office Hours
T,R 9:30 - 12:00
Telephone: 328 - 7790
Email: cgrossm1@swarthmomre.edu
Class Schudule
Phys 22 MWF 9:30 - 10:20
Phys 81-82 F 2:15 - 5:00

Pioneers of Electronic Music

Lev (Leo) Teremin playing the thermin.

 

 
 
Clara Rockmore - theremin virtuoso.
 
Robert Moog -- developer of the modular synthesizer
 
Wendy Carlos -- composer and recording artist
Raymond Scott -- Composer, performer and inventor.

 

 

Handouts     Links  
Introductrory Notes and Syllabus   HTML PDF Psychoacoustics - Inner Ear
Images   Figures   Simulation
Notes #1 HTML PDF Drum vibration   Simulation I   and   Simulation II
Home Work #1 HTML PDF Robert Moog   Products   and   Info
Matlab Workshop I HTML PDF Theremin Enthusiasts Club International ZIP
Matlab Workshop II HTML PDF    
Laboratory I: Waveform Analysis HTML PDF    
Laboratory I: Report Comments HTML PDF    
Suggested Presentation Topics HTML PDF Presentations  
Electronics Workshop I HTML PDF Nora Taplin - The Science of the voice HTML   PPT
Electronics Workshop II HTML PDF Micaela Baranello - Theobald Boehm and the Development of Woodwind Key Systems HTML   PPT
Old Problems HTML PDF Alyssa Van Thoen - Dobro, Hurdy Gurdy and the Berimbau: Stinged Insstruments with an Attitude  
Notes #2 HTML PDF Peter Baker - The Koto: Japan's National Instrument  
Solutions to homework #1   PDF Aatish Bhatia - Indian Percussion Instruments - Tablas and Mrdanga HTML
Electronics Lab Theremin HTML PDF Lauren Janowitz - Airway Resonance and the Tacoma Narrows Bridge  
Presentation Topics II HTML PDF Patrick Tiederman - Holographic Interferometers HTML   PPT
Theremin Lab Notes HTML PDF Stephanie Hsu - The Acoustics of Carnegie Hall HTML   PPT
Synthesizer Workshop Notes HTML PDF    

 

Lab Sections

Monday Wednesday
Micaela Baranello
Stephanie Hsu
Alyssa Van Thoen
Peter Baker
Aatish Bhatia
Nora Taplin
Pat Tiedemann
Lauren Janowitz

 

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