PC1327 review (NUS)

in this review, i will be giving the rough description, assessment criteria and difficulty. i will not discuss about how easy or difficult to score a certain grade or what not. also, excuse my language.. i am not a professional writer.

PC1327: Science Of Music

this module introduces physics into music. actually, the title of the module is pretty much self-explanatory. you will get to learn waveform and simple calculation pertaining to both physics and music. if you are worrying about not having any physics or music background, well, don’t worry. while prior music knowledge might give you a slight edge, there music stuff is rather straightforward and easy. as for physics part, i didn’t take physics since secondary school and i find this module physics aspect is more like basic mathematics calculations.

as for grading wise, you are graded from two term tests, tutorial attendance, MIDI composition and reflection essay on a musical performance.

personally, i enjoyed this module for not only it has a light workload, i enjoyed the assessments. however, if you hate steep bell curves then you might hate this module for this module has the steepest bell curve i have ever seen so far. nonetheless, the journey was rather relaxing and enjoyable. you need not have knowledge on physics and/or music to ace this module. even without knowledge on both, you won’t struggle much.

as tips from someone who has taken this module, try to ace in your term tests. in other words, aim for full marks. practise a few past year papers from your seniors and what not for the format and style is always the same.. i think the lecturer is a little lazy to be really creative year after year. also, for the live concert you have to attend to write that essay, find free or cheap ones and hang out with your friends. enjoy your time in this module.

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