Musical Instruments Course code: 161307 | 6 ECTS credits

Basic information

Level of Studies: Undergraduate applied studies

Year of Study: 2

Semester: 4

Requirements:

Goal: Students are educated to be able to read orchestral sheets and to achieve basic knowledge about musical instruments

Outcome: Students will be able to attend courses of Audio recording, Audio wiring and Musical production successfully.

Contents of the course

Theoretical instruction:

1. Introduction. Notes, keys, note frequencies.
2. Intervals. Just and equal temperament scales.
3. Major scale. The circle of fifths.
4. Minor scale. Some other scales.
5. Notes and note duration. Pauses.
6. Rhythm. Tempo and dynamics. Articulation.
7. Basics of Musical acoustics: sound; intensity, pitch, timbre and duration of musical instrument tone.
8. String instruments. Tonal and directional characteristics.
9. Woodwind and brass instruments. Tonal and directional characteristics.
10. Keyboard instruments. Tonal and directional characteristics.
11. Percussion instruments.
12. Electric and electronic instruments.
13. Human voice. Chorus.
14. Chamber orchestra, philharmonic orchestra and other ensembles.

Practical instruction (Problem solving sessions/Lab work/Practical training):

Textbooks and References

Sonja Krstić: Akustika muzičkih instrumenata, VIŠER, Beograd, 2009.
Sonja Krstić, Vladimir Cerić: Muzički instrumenti – priručnik za laboratorijske vežbe, VIŠER, Beograd, 2016.
Neville Fletcher, Thomas Rossing: The Physics of Musical Instruments - Springer Verlag, New York, 2008
S. Krstić, Muzički instrumentiu elektronskoj formi, VIŠER, Beograd, 2016

Number of active classes (weekly)

Lectures: 3

Practical classes: 2

Other types of classes: 0

Grading (maximum number of points: 100)

Pre-exam obligations

Points

activities during lectures

activities on practial excersises

seminary work

colloquium

Final exam