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Crash Course Physics #19: The Physics of Music Instructional VideoCrash Course Physics #19: The Physics of Music Instructional Video
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Crash Course
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9th - 10th
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Visual & Performing Arts
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Instructional Video

Crash Course Physics #19: The Physics of Music

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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 Physics, Shini talks to us about how music functions in terms of waves and how these waves interact with our ears. [10:35]

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Concepts

sound waves, standing waves, sound

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how music functions in terms of waves, how these waves interact with our ears, reflection and interference, sound vibrations travel across a string, standing waves of different frequencies make music notes, crash course,the physics of music, the physics of music, what is music?, music connections to science, pitch

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 2 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional
  • This video is hosted on YouTube

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