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== Objectives ==
==Objectives==
* Student will understand the basic nature of sound as vibration and how it propagates through a medium.
* Student will understand the concepts of frequency/amplitude and how they relate to pitch, loudness, and the media through which sounds travel.
* Student will be able to describe sound based on a visual representation on a spectrogram, time-frequency graph, or oscilloscope trace.
* Student will identify the basic components of musical sound: pitch (melody vs. harmony), texture, rhythm/meter (duration), timbre.


== Resources ==
*Student will understand the basic nature of sound as vibration and how it propagates through a medium.
*Student will understand the concepts of frequency/amplitude and how they relate to pitch, loudness, and the media through which sounds travel.
*Student will be able to describe sound based on a visual representation on a spectrogram, time-frequency graph, or oscilloscope trace.
*Student will identify the basic components of musical sound: pitch (melody vs. harmony), texture, rhythm/meter (duration), timbre.


==Resources==


== Class Activities ==
==== Readings: ====
* Discussion and definition of the physical properties of sound and how it is created


== Assignments ==
* [http://musictechmusician.weebly.com/lesson-2.html Music Tech Musician: Lesson 2  on Physics of Sound]
* [http://artsites.ucsc.edu/EMS/Music/tech_background/TE-01/teces_01.html UCSC Electronic Music Studios: Sound]
* [https://www.nde-ed.org/EducationResources/HighSchool/Sound/hs_sound_index.htm NDT Resource Center: Sound]  <br />


'''Listening or Videos:'''


== Assessments ==
* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpM0dGwm-tSOGM6AB3IMyAFsfqbpRlLlE Sample Youtube playlist for listening to various musical components/parameters] <br />
* Comprehension questions


== Notes ==
'''Tools:'''


* [https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/Spectrogram/ Chrome Music Lab: Spectrogram]
* [https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/Sound-Waves/ Chrome Music Lab: Sound Waves]
* [https://academo.org/demos/virtual-oscilloscope/ Academo Virtual Oscilloscope]
* [https://www.szynalski.com/tone-generator/ Szynalski Online Tone Generator]
* (Software) [https://www.audacityteam.org Audacity]
==Class Activities==
*Discussion and definition of the physical properties of sound and how it is created
*Play sine waves at different frequencies, discuss frequency, pitch, period, amplitude (show on spectrograms/oscilloscopes)
*Play different sounds/instruments on spectrogram, oscilloscope, and time/frequency graph
*Discussion of vibration, frequency, and tension using strings demonstration
==Assignments==
==Assessments==
*Reading comprehension questions
==Notes==


[[Category:Fundamentals of Sound & Music]]
[[Category:Fundamentals of Sound & Music]]

Revision as of 22:32, 14 July 2020

This lesson is part of the Fundamentals of Sound & Music module.

Objectives

  • Student will understand the basic nature of sound as vibration and how it propagates through a medium.
  • Student will understand the concepts of frequency/amplitude and how they relate to pitch, loudness, and the media through which sounds travel.
  • Student will be able to describe sound based on a visual representation on a spectrogram, time-frequency graph, or oscilloscope trace.
  • Student will identify the basic components of musical sound: pitch (melody vs. harmony), texture, rhythm/meter (duration), timbre.

Resources

Readings:

Listening or Videos:

Tools:

Class Activities

  • Discussion and definition of the physical properties of sound and how it is created
  • Play sine waves at different frequencies, discuss frequency, pitch, period, amplitude (show on spectrograms/oscilloscopes)
  • Play different sounds/instruments on spectrogram, oscilloscope, and time/frequency graph
  • Discussion of vibration, frequency, and tension using strings demonstration

Assignments

Assessments

  • Reading comprehension questions

Notes