PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Experimenting With a Glass Xylophone
In this video segment adapted from ZOOM, the cast investigates how the pitch of sound changes when they strike a variety of glasses filled with different amounts and types of liquids. [5:07]
PBS
Pbs Kids Clubhouse Adventures: Clubhouse Theme: What Is Music?
Exploring our world is fun! Abby Brown, KIDS Clubhouse Adventures co-host, loves to help kids have fun while learning! In this segment, Abby teaches all about music, including instruments, voice, pitch, tempo, and volume. [2:38]
PBS
Pbs Kids: Animations: How Do String Length, Tension, and Gauge Affect Pitch?
Narrated animation that visually explains how a string's pitch is affected by its length, tension, and gauge. (30 secs) Uses Quicktime.
PBS
Pbs Kids: Animations: What Is Pitch?
Narrated animation that visually explains how pitch depends on the frequency of vibrations. (30 secs) Uses Quicktime.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: A Grammy in Math
Joe talks with Kevin Short, a mathematician at the University of New Hampshire who shared in a Grammy award for work in restoring an historic recording of Woody Guthrie.
Crash Course
Crash Course Physics #18: Sound
We learn a lot about our surroundings thanks to sound. What is sound? And how does it travel? And what is this Doppler Effect that we've heard so much about? In this video episode of Crash Course Physics, Shini goes over some of the...
Crash Course
Crash Course Physics #19: The Physics of Music
Music plays a big part in many of our lives. Whether you just like to listen or you enjoy playing an instrument, music is powerful. So what is music? How does it work? What are the physics of music? In this video episode of Crash Course...
Other
Good Ear: Online Ear Training Site
Developing your ear training skills starts with listening to various intervals and chords. Included in this site are many ways to practice your aural skills.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Vi Hart: What Is Up With Noises?
Video illustrating and explaining some of the mathematical and wave properties behind sound, frequency, and pitch. [12:49]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Science and Mathematics of Sound, Frequency, and Pitch
Video illustrating and explaining some of the mathematical and wave properties behind sound, frequency, and pitch.