Acoustic (adj.)
From:
A, meaning not or without and
cous, meaning grain (witness couscous, the grain dish)
Thus an a-coustic space is one without grain.
Originally this referred to granaries or barns which had been emptied to make space for barn dances (and hootenannies!).
These impromptu musical venues lent their name over the years to the general idea of spaces for music, and the study of the properties thereof.
Now you know.
From:
A, meaning not or without and
cous, meaning grain (witness couscous, the grain dish)
Thus an a-coustic space is one without grain.
Originally this referred to granaries or barns which had been emptied to make space for barn dances (and hootenannies!).
These impromptu musical venues lent their name over the years to the general idea of spaces for music, and the study of the properties thereof.
Now you know.
