Selected lecture notes are provided below.
Summary of key lecture topics (PDF - 1.6MB)
LEC # | TOPICS | LECTURE NOTES |
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1 |
Course introduction Overview of the structure of music Overview of music's psychological and social functions | |
2 | Overview: auditory perception and the time sense | (PDF - 2.7MB) |
3 | Overview of the auditory system | (PDF - 3.2MB) |
4 | Pitch | (PDF - 6.0MB) |
5 | Pitch mechanisms and neurocomputational models | (PDF - 5.7MB) |
7 | Timbre | (PDF - 2.0MB) |
8 | Consonance, dissonance, and roughness | (PDF - 5.4MB) |
9 | Scales, tuning and harmony | (PDF - 2.2MB) |
10 | Melody | (PDF - 1.8MB) |
16 | Rhythm, timing, and expectation | (PDF - 3.8MB) |