Description
This workshop will provide a forum for a discussion on the relationship between the acoustic and physical properties of string music instruments and their quality as perceived by players and listeners. Attendance is encouraged for members of both the scientific and music communities (including luthiers). It is organized in conjunction with the Distinguished Lecture of the preeminent acoustician James Woodhouse (which will take place on 25 March 2010). The workshop will also include an invited participant, Dr. Claudia Fritz, CNRS researcher from the Equipe Lutheries-Acoustique-Musique, Institut Jean le Rond d'Alembert, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, who specializes in the perception of string instruments. We plan to engage invited guests and the audience in several discussion sessions.
Schedule
09:30: Coffee, tea, introduction of participants, workshop overview
10:00: Christo Wood - The making of violins
10:30:Jim Woodhouse - An introduction to string instrument acoustics and current research challenges, followed by some open discussion
11:30: Claudia Fritz - Recent projects involving string instruments and perception, followed by some open discussion
12:30: Lunch break
13:45: Steven Phillips and Larry Lessard - Building string instruments with composite materials
14:15: Charalampos Saitis, Claudia Fritz, Gary Scavone - Overview and discussion of a string instrument perception study being planned at McGill
15:15: Discussion, perhaps with some violin playing and listening
16:00: Reception and continuing discussion
Registration
Registration for the Wednesday, March 24th 2010 workshop is on a first-come first-served basis (35-40 seats). Please register here:
Workshop on String Instruments: Acoustics and Perceived Quality