Musical Instruments
Wooden instrument with four strings; sound is created through the use of horse hair. Hollow structure. Has strings G, D, A and E
What is a violin?
True/False: Without sound waves, we couldn't hear
True
Pitch is affected by ___ speed
Vibration
The main differences between a violin and a viola
Violins: higher pitched, smaller
Violas: larger body, lower pitch
Aerophone that produces sound by directing a focused airstream across a hole, creating sound waves inside a cylindrical tube
What is a flute?
sound waves travel as...
vibrations through air as particles bump into their neighbors
The higher the ___, the faster the vibration, and the faster the pitch
frequency
flutes do this to an air stream to cause oscillations
split the air stream
small wind instrument that produces sound when breath causes metal reeds to vibrate .
What is a harmonica?
Particles______ back and forth and this energy transfer continues
(starts with 'o')
Oscillate
In harmonicas, ____ reeds produce higher sounds
Shorter/Stiffer
thin, flexible strip of material that acts as a tone generator in woodwind instruments.
reed
Wooden instrument with four strings; sound is created through the use of horse hair. Hollow structure. Has strings C, G, D, and A
What is a Viola?
The brain interprets oscillating particles as
Sound
In flutes, pitch is controlled by changing the length of the ___________. (3 words)
vibrating air column
amount of strings a standard guitar has
6
a wooden instrument in which strings are plucked. the vibrations travel to the body, resonating and projecting sound through the sound hole
What is a Guitar?
Extra Credit:
Sound waves move faster in this kind of medium rather than in air
In instruments, pitch can be affected by______
length of the strings, the hertz the instrument is tuned to, and the thickness and tension of the strings
considered the world's oldest instrument
drums