Course Number:

Credit Hours:

2

Course Title:

ELMO Music Module 1

Course Description:

Offers a laboratory course designed to integrate concepts and methods of science into the music curriculum. Subjects from across the spectrum of the sciences and engineering with particular relevance to the music disciplines are used to build quantitative and critical thinking skills and a knowledge base in science and technology. Topics relevant to music majors include the wave nature of sound; the sound of a musical instrument; the relation of pitch, tone, and timbre to the instruments’ shape, sound, and pitch perception; and acoustics properties of materials and rooms. A sense of the magic and mystery of science is reinforced throughout the course by dramatic demonstrations and hands-on activities.