Man in the World of Sounds

prof. UAM dr hab. Piotr Podlipniak

3

Lecture, 30h

Disciplinary, mandatory

1st year, 1st semester

Module contents:

1. transfer of knowledge about the specifics of human sound perception
2. specifics of sound as a source of knowledge about surrounding world
3. specifics of sound as a medium of communication
4. presentation of the specifics of psychic perception of spectral and spectral-temporal qualities of sound
5. presentation of specifics of psychic perception of time in perception of sound phaenomena
6. presentation of expressive dynamics as developmentally old component of human expression of sound
7. sound specifics of basic emotional messages of human being
8. Humboldt’s view of music and speech as systems
9. presentation of basic problems of semantics of music
10. presentation of the audiosphere concept