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Music
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Doppler The Doppler Effect –The pitch of a sound will be higher or lower if the source is moving toward or away from you –Sirens –Race Cars –Doppler Radar –Stars’ “red” or “blue” shift
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Music Music is made of sounds that are deliberately used in a pattern –Notes (Pitch) –Chords –Rhythm –Dynamics (Loudness)
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How music is made Natural Frequencies –Also called “resonant frequency” –Depends on material, length, width, tension, temperature, … Resonance –Causes the vibrations created by the instrument to be amplified so we can hear them
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How it Sounds Can you tell the difference between a trumpet and a saxophone? What if they are playing the same note? at the same volume? Sound quality -- The differences among different sounds with the same pitch and loudness
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Sound Quality Fundamental frequency –Determines the note you hear Overtones –Vibrations whose frequency is a multiple of the fundamental frequency –Determine the sound quality
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String Instruments The fundamental wavelength is twice the length of the string f = v/ Resonator -- hollow chamber filled with air that amplifies sound –Sounding box -- Guitar –Sounding board -- piano
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Wind Instruments Wind instruments, both brass and woodwind, rely on the vibrations of air to make sound The fundamental wavelength depends on the length of the tube ***
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Percussion Percussion instruments make sound when a membrane is hit. The fundamental wavelength depends on the size and shape of the membrane The rest of the drum is the resonator
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Tune a fish When two instruments are out of tune, beats are produced
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