When Tom Burns entered the University of Hartford in 1983, he intended to be a piano major. He then discovered that the school offered a program called acoustics and music, and he changed his major to ...

A new technology that relies on a system of inflatable sound absorbers may help make any performance hall instantly convertible into a venue for music ranging from classical to hard rock. The ...

Great music needs more than talented performers—it needs a space that lets sound breathe and reach every corner of the room with clarity. Acoustic design is part science and part art, combining ...

During the holiday season, it’s not unusual to be serenaded by Yale’s many choirs and a cappella ensembles caroling around campus. But this past December, only in Yale’s Center for Engineering ...

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Throughout its nearly 1,500-year history, Hagia Sophia — the historic house of worship in Istanbul — has been an inspiration not only to worshipers but to musicians as well (and to the many who belong ...

Leading music school prepares students for the future of professional audio with state-of-the-art L-ISA immersive sound system Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music has positioned itself at the ...

1. Musical acoustics: science or myth? -- 2. Sounds and listeners -- 3. Acoustics and music -- 4. Subjective attributes of musical-acoustic quality -- 5. Interviews and measurements -- 6. The ...