Music is science and science is art and there is a lot of applied technology-based physics in the rock concert on stage. The musical waves from the distorted guitar, the vocals in the microphone to the speakers and even the lights on stage! The history of how changing technology changes music, bridges Rock History and The Physics of Sound and Music. Hands-on study of basic physics principles from Stanley Micklavzina, who lived through Rock history and is well known for making Physics accessible to the public. Rock On!!!
Students explore the intersection of topics by taking the following course package*:
*Courses in the FIG package may be subject to change
PHYS 199 College Connections - FIG Seminar, 1-credit
PHYS 152 Physics of Sound and Music - CoreEd or major satisfying course, 4-credits
Introduction to the wave nature of sound, hearing, musical instruments and scales, auditorium acoustics, and the transmission, storage, and reproduction of sound.
MUS 264 Rock History, 1950-1970 - CoreEd or major satisfying course, 4-credits
The evolution of rock, emphasizing musical style and social context. Roots of rock through the British invasion.
