Program Overview

---

School of Industrial and Information Engineering

The School of Industrial and Information Engineering offers a Master's degree program in Music and Acoustic Engineering.

Program Overview

The Master's degree program in Music and Acoustic Engineering is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the principles and practices of music and acoustic engineering. The program covers a wide range of topics, including computer music, acoustic engineering, and music production.

Course Offerings

The program includes the following courses:

• Advanced Coding Tools and Methodologies
• Computer Music Languages and Systems
• Computer Music Representations and Models
• Creative Programming and Computing
• Electronics and electroacustics for sound engineering
• Fundamentals of Acoustics
• Multimedia Signal Processing
• Music and Acoustic Engineering Capstone
• Music Production Technologies
• Musical Acoustics
• Numerical Modeling and Simulation in Acoustics
• Room Acoustics
• Selected Topics in Music and Acoustic Engineering
• Signals and Systems
• Sound Analysis, Synthesis and Processing
• Vehicle Acoustics
• Vibration Analysis and Vibroacoustics

Course Descriptions

Advanced Coding Tools and Methodologies

This course introduces students to different programming languages and techniques used for music and acoustic engineering applications. Students will learn how to use programming languages to design and implement computer applications for music and acoustic engineering.

Computer Music Languages and Systems

This course covers the fundamentals of computer music, including languages and systems used for musical representations. Students will learn about the expressive control and interaction design of computer music systems.

Computer Music Representations and Models

This course discusses the structure and language of music from a scientific standpoint. Students will learn about rhythmic and harmonic modeling, structural and melodic composition, and arrangement and orchestration.

Creative Programming and Computing

This course focuses on the development of software applications for creative performances, installations, and other multimedia productions. Students will learn how to use programming languages and tools to create interactive and immersive experiences.

Electronics and electroacustics for sound engineering

This course provides an engineering knowledge of transducers, devices, electronic circuits, and systems used for the acquisition, processing, recording, and broadcasting of audio signals.

Fundamentals of Acoustics

This course covers the fundamentals of acoustics, including the propagation of sounds and vibrations in fluids and solids. Students will learn about the basic description of oscillations and wave motion, normal modes of strings and membranes, and the propagation of sound in gas media.

Multimedia Signal Processing

This course covers the fundamental tools of digital signal processing applied to audio, still images, and video sequences. Students will learn about signal analysis, coding of multimedia signals, and international coding standards.

Music and Acoustic Engineering Capstone

This course offers students the opportunity to apply their knowledge in practical applications, with laboratory experience. Students will develop a project and present it in a final conference at the end of the course.

Music Production Technologies

This course focuses on the technologies used for music production, including hardware and software components. Students will learn about the organization of data, visualization, and responsiveness of music production systems.

Musical Acoustics

This course focuses on acoustic musical instruments, offering tools for understanding, characterizing, designing, and improving them. Students will learn about the structure and function of musical instruments, physical and mathematical modeling, and vibro-acoustic measurements.

Numerical Modeling and Simulation in Acoustics

This course presents the state-of-the-art overview of numerical schemes to efficiently solve acoustic conservation equations and the acoustic wave equation. Students will learn about physical and mathematical modeling, advanced numerical schemes, and practical applications.

Room Acoustics

This course provides basic knowledge and application rules for the acoustic design of closed spaces. Students will learn about the analysis of acoustic spatialization in enclosures, physical modeling, and mathematical formulation.

Selected Topics in Music and Acoustic Engineering

This course provides students with knowledge on advanced topics in music and acoustic engineering, including methodologies and technologies. The program is subject to updates, and students should consult the manifesto for the most up-to-date information.

Signals and Systems

This course focuses on the analysis of signals and systems that act on them. Students will learn about the Fourier Transform, Linear-Time Invariant Systems, and fundamental mathematical tools for sampling, manipulating, preserving, and interpreting information signals.

Sound Analysis, Synthesis and Processing

This course covers advanced topics in digital signal processing for the analysis of audio signals. Students will learn about signal processing concepts and tools, feature extraction, sound annotation, digital audio restoration, and acoustic beamforming.

Vehicle Acoustics

This course introduces students to advanced knowledge related to acoustic and vibrational phenomena in road and rail vehicles. Students will learn about analytical and numerical models, experimental techniques, and the acoustic performance of ground vehicles.

Vibration Analysis and Vibroacoustics

This course introduces students to the fundamentals of vibration theory and vibroacoustic analysis of continuous structures. Students will learn about analytical and numerical models, experimental techniques, and applications in the field of string musical instruments.