Have you ever wondered how an instrument can make its sound? How people are able to tune them to make whatever sounds they want?
Well, we know that sound is created by vibrations. Instruments cause vibrations, which cause the sounds they make. This may be easy to see in an instrument like a guitar, but may be harder to see on a drum or wind instrument like a clarinet or saxophone.
It’s easier to see on a guitar. The strings vibrate and we get that the sounds bounce around in the body of the guitar. But sound and vibrations work a little bit differently with other instruments.
Instruments can have different pitches based on different things. On a guitar, the strings can be tighter or looser than the others, which can impact how they sound. Saxophones have different holes that can be covered, which stops the amount of air that can escape from the body of the instrument. Drums only really have one sound, but different drums can have different sounds, and when you put them together, they can sound very different.
S&EP: SP2 Models
This week, I used a model of a guitar to explore how different sounds were made. The strings on the guitar were rubber bands, and there were two pencils underneath them. Moving the pencils changed the pitch of the rubber band. Some of the bands were larger, and were looser on the instrument than the smaller ones.
Using this guitar as a model helped me because I was able to see how sounds change when you changed things on the instrument. Moving the pencils changed the pitch, and strumming on them harder made them louder. This model was helpful in teaching me how sounds can change and how sounds can start in different instruments, which I never thought about before.
XCC: Cause and Effect
The instrument I play in the band is the clarinet, which also needs a reed to be played. The reed is very important because the instrument can’t be played without it. It needs to be moist, because if you put a dry reed on the mouthpiece and try to play, it won’t be able to vibrate as much as the wet reed, and you won’t be able to play with it. If the gets chipped, it becomes more difficult to make a sound because there isn’t as much vibration.
If the reed isn’t moist, it affects the instrument’s ability to play. If it’s chipped, it affects the amount of vibration that occurs when the instrument is played. I thought this was interesting because I had never thought of the science behind it. I knew that if your reed wasn’t wet enough or if it was chipped, you wouldn’t be able to play, but I hadn’t thought about the scientific view behind it, and I thought it was interesting.
It’s easier to see on a guitar. The strings vibrate and we get that the sounds bounce around in the body of the guitar. But sound and vibrations work a little bit differently with other instruments.
Instruments can have different pitches based on different things. On a guitar, the strings can be tighter or looser than the others, which can impact how they sound. Saxophones have different holes that can be covered, which stops the amount of air that can escape from the body of the instrument. Drums only really have one sound, but different drums can have different sounds, and when you put them together, they can sound very different.
S&EP: SP2 Models
This week, I used a model of a guitar to explore how different sounds were made. The strings on the guitar were rubber bands, and there were two pencils underneath them. Moving the pencils changed the pitch of the rubber band. Some of the bands were larger, and were looser on the instrument than the smaller ones.
Using this guitar as a model helped me because I was able to see how sounds change when you changed things on the instrument. Moving the pencils changed the pitch, and strumming on them harder made them louder. This model was helpful in teaching me how sounds can change and how sounds can start in different instruments, which I never thought about before.
XCC: Cause and Effect
The instrument I play in the band is the clarinet, which also needs a reed to be played. The reed is very important because the instrument can’t be played without it. It needs to be moist, because if you put a dry reed on the mouthpiece and try to play, it won’t be able to vibrate as much as the wet reed, and you won’t be able to play with it. If the gets chipped, it becomes more difficult to make a sound because there isn’t as much vibration.
If the reed isn’t moist, it affects the instrument’s ability to play. If it’s chipped, it affects the amount of vibration that occurs when the instrument is played. I thought this was interesting because I had never thought of the science behind it. I knew that if your reed wasn’t wet enough or if it was chipped, you wouldn’t be able to play, but I hadn’t thought about the scientific view behind it, and I thought it was interesting.
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