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*Student will understand the concepts of frequency/amplitude and how they relate to pitch, loudness, and the media through which sounds travel.
*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 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==
==Resources==


====Readings:====
====Readings====


*[http://musictechmusician.weebly.com/lesson-2.html Music Tech Musician: Lesson 2 on Physics of Sound]
*''Music Tech Musician:''
*[http://artsites.ucsc.edu/EMS/Music/tech_background/TE-01/teces_01.html UCSC Electronic Music Studios: Sound]
**[http://musictechmusician.weebly.com/lesson-2.html Lesson 2: Physics of Sound]
*[https://www.nde-ed.org/EducationResources/HighSchool/Sound/hs_sound_index.htm NDT Resource Center: Sound]
*Elsea, ''USCS Electronic Music Studios Technical Essays:''
**[http://artsites.ucsc.edu/EMS/Music/tech_background/TE-01/teces_01.html ''Sound.'']
*''NDT Resource Center:'' [https://www.nde-ed.org/EducationResources/HighSchool/Sound/hs_sound_index.htm "Sound"]
*''Physclips:'' [https://www.animations.physics.unsw.edu.au/jw/sound-pitch-loudness-timbre.htm "Pitch Loudness and Timbre."]


==== '''Listening or Videos:''' ====
===='''Listening or Videos'''====


*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpM0dGwm-tSOGM6AB3IMyAFsfqbpRlLlE Sample Youtube playlist for listening to various musical components/parameters]  
*''Physclips:'' [https://www.animations.physics.unsw.edu.au/waves-sound/sound/index.html ''Sound.'']
*''Project Studio Handbook:''
**[http://www.projectstudiohandbook.com/videos/playlists/sound-wave-theory/waveform-diagrams/waveform-diagrams-video.html Waveform Diagrams.]
**[http://www.projectstudiohandbook.com/videos/playlists/sound-wave-theory/amplitude-and-frequency-examples/amplitude-and-frequency-examples-video.html Waveform Diagram Frequency and Amplitude.]


==== '''Tools:''' ====
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpM0dGwm-tSOGM6AB3IMyAFsfqbpRlLlE Sample Youtube playlist for listening to various musical components/parameters]
 
===='''Tools'''====


*[https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/Spectrogram/ Chrome Music Lab: Spectrogram]
*[https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/Spectrogram/ Chrome Music Lab: Spectrogram]
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*Discussion and definition of the physical properties of sound and how it is created
*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 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: compare and contrast  
*Play different sounds/instruments on spectrogram, oscilloscope, and time/frequency graph: compare and contrast
*Discussion of vibration, frequency, and tension using strings demonstration
*Discussion of vibration, frequency, and tension using strings demonstration


==Assignments==
==Assignments==


==== Files: ====
====Files:====


* Acoustics and Hearing Worksheet
*Acoustics and Hearing Worksheet


==Assessments==
==Notes==
 
*Reading comprehension questions


==Notes==
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Latest revision as of 18:07, 17 August 2020

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

Objectives[edit]

  • 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.

Resources[edit]

Readings[edit]

Listening or Videos[edit]

Tools[edit]

Class Activities[edit]

  • 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: compare and contrast
  • Discussion of vibration, frequency, and tension using strings demonstration

Assignments[edit]

Files:[edit]

  • Acoustics and Hearing Worksheet

Notes[edit]