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Announcing the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences and Music!
This article is the Aprils Fools 2019 Joke by the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences and Department of Music at Stony Brook University. Many thanks to the School of Journalism, the Center for News Literacy, the College of Arts and Sciences and others for their...
Experiments in the Sonification of the Seismic Signature of Ocean Surf
In this project, we explored the potential of sonification of seismic records as an aid to data assimilation. Sonfication involves transforming the seismograph into audible sound, music if you will. The process compresses the data so that an hour’s record translates into two minutes of audible signal.
Joel Foundation Donates $250,000 Concert Grand Piano to Stony Brook University Music Department
Photo above: The Stony Brook Music Department faculty and students surround a Bosendorfer Imperial Grand Piano, donated by The Joel Foundation. From back to front are: Christina Dahl, Associate Professor of Piano; Perry Goldstein, Chair, Department of Music; Elizabeth...