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Curated Video
Exploring Vibrations and Waves
This video breaks down the complex mechanics of sound and how sound travels. Students learn about vibration and sound waves, and even get to test their own instruments!
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The physics of playing guitar - Oscar Fernando Perez
Guitar masters like Jimi Hendrix are capable of bending the physics of waves to their wills, plucking melody from inspiration and vibration. But how do wood, metal, and plastic translate into rhythm, melody, and music? Oscar Fernando...
Mazz Media
Sound
Helping children relate to the topics they study is what the Real World Science series of videos does best. Real World Science: Sound helps students learn the principles of sound, the range of human hearing and significant terms, as they...
SciShow Kids
The Science of the String Phone!
Join Jessi and friends as they learn about sound waves by making a string phone! Plus, learn how to make your own!
Mazz Media
Natural Frequency and Resonance
This video engages students by asking questions and showing phenomena that relate to simple harmonic motion. The program provides examples and demonstrations using “singing” glasses, violin and piano sounding boards, oscillations in...
Curated Video
The Fine Art of Turning (Toy) Weapons Into Guitars: Sound Builders
Subscribe to MOTHERBOARD here: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-To-MOTHERBOARD We've been running a special rebroadcast of the first season of Sound Builders, our show about noise (and the people rethinking how to make it), all week on...
Curated Video
Eric Singer's Heavy-Metal Robots: Sound Builders
Subscribe to MOTHERBOARD here: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-To-MOTHERBOARD We've been running a special rebroadcast of the first season of Sound Builders, our show about noise (and the people rethinking how to make it), all week on...
Curated Video
How to Build a Robotic Accordion in No Time: Sound Builders
Subscribe to MOTHERBOARD here: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-To-MOTHERBOARD We've been running a special rebroadcast of the first season of Sound Builders, our show about noise (and the people rethinking how to make it), all week on...
Curated Video
Diego Stocco Builds a Mad Max-Style Instrument Out of Pipes: Sound Builders
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Curated Video
This Is What an Underwater Pipe Organ Sounds Like: Sound Builders
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Curated Video
Peaking Lights and the Sound of Recycled Electronics: Sound Builders
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Kids Academy
Easy Science Experiments for Preschool & Kindergarten with Sound | Kids Academy
Because young children have an interest about the world around them and want to know how things work, science is a subject that is captivating for young students in Preschool and Kindergarten. Here at Kid’s Academy, we explain the...
Curated Video
Pitch Shifting in Music: From Chipmunks to Kanye
Have you heard the conspiracy theory that Nicki Minaj songs are just Jay-Z pitched up? Well that may not be true, but changing the pitch of their songs can create a hilarious effect. LA Buckner and Nahre Sol explore the history of how...
Two Minute Music Theory
Intro To The Harmonic Series - TWO MINUTE MUSIC THEORY #31
Music is made by sound waves. The objects that make those waves make complex waves. Which create what we call Harmonics. Today we look at some Music Physics and get an intro to the Harmonic Series.
Flipping Physics
Demonstrating Beat Frequency - A Video Project by Bo
Bo teaches us about beat frequency. You get to hear what beats sound like, see the constructive and destructive interference wave forms, and learn a practical application of beats while tuning a guitar.
TED-Ed
The Physics of Playing Guitar
Everyone knows that guitar music rocks - but why? And how? Learn about the ways a single pluck can create sounds that resonate from string, to ear, to soul with a fascinating video about the physics of sound vibration.
Physics Girl
Singing Plates - Standing Waves on Chladni Plates
Here's a short video that hits all the high notes! Young scientists observe as amazing patterns appear in sand during a short demonstration. In addition to art and music, the resource explains standing waves, nodes, and how a 3-D model...
PBS
Pitch and Frequency | UNC-TV Science
Musicians and physicists unite for an activity that explains frequency using the guitar as an example. Scientists view an animated video defining frequency and explore pitch changes. During the activity, tension changes on guitar strings...