ORCID

Physics of Music Studies

Serdar Yilmaz studies about musical acoustics. Besides basic Physics of Music research, main focus is on applied research particularly the sound analysis of musical instruments. He also researches influences of instrument body materials such soundboard material on sound properties and playing technique. Besides obligation to teach via undergraduate and graduate lessons, he follows that help and give assistance to instrument makers and assist to the students with their MS or PhD thesis in Turkey. He completed his master thesis in Physics of Music and examined the instrument of Qanun’s sound characteristics and dependence on instrument’s structure. Parallel to his scientific studies, he plays Qanun and several oriental musical instruments and he also performs in many concerts as a musician. 

Research Interests

• Musical Acoustics

• Physics of Music

• Sound analysis of musical instruments

  • • Frequency response analysis and evaluation

    • Acoustic properties and functionality of musical instruments

• Development of measurement methods for the evaluation of the musical quality of musical instruments

• Using some computer programs for the sound analysis at basic level such as Sound Forge, WaveLab, SpectraLab, Finale

• Oriental music performing, theory and history of maqam music.

Selected Papers

• • Ear, Sound and Music (Conference)

  • Frequency Perception Mechanism (Summary text from the conference Ear, Sound and Music)

  • Physics of Music (Book Chapter)

  • The Concept of Timbre and Its Numerical Foundations (Conference Proceedings)

  • The Frequency Analysis of Musical Sound (Conference)

  • Musical Acoustics I: Numerical Principles in Music (Book Chapter)

  • Musical Acoustics II: Production and Analysis of Musical Sound (Book Chapter)

  • Investigation of the Acoustic Properties of the Soundboard Used in the Kanun (Master's Thesis)

  • Analysis of the Effect of Soundboard Thickness on Timbre in the Kanun (Paper, National Acoustics Congress)

  • The Physics of the Kanun and a Method for Instrument Sound Analysis: The Kanun as a Case Study (Invited Speaker Presentation, 3rd Kanun Symposium)

Lecturer Notes

• • Physics of Music (State Conservatory)

  • Sound and Acoustics (Dept. of Radio, Cinema and TV)