pt.1. The physical and acoustical background: The fundamental physical quantities
Simple vibrating systems
Waves and wave propagation
Complex vibrations and resonance
pt.2. The reception of musical sounds: The ear: intensity and loudness levels
Tone quality
Frequency and pitch
Intervals, scales, tuning, and temperament
pt.3. The environment of music: Auditorium and room acoustics
pt.4. The production of musical sounds: musical instruments: The string instruments
The woodwind instruments, and others
The brass instruments
The piano
The percussion instruments
The electronic production of sound
Appendix: Powers of ten and simple logarithms.