Students compose and notate short melodies using their names.
Students create and perform melodic contours.
Hands on Physics is a co-production of Blue Ridge PBS ECHO and Virtual Virginia. The episodes were all recorded in the demonstration physics lab at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg.
Concepts include: pitch, frequency, resonance, closed and open tubes.
VA SOL PH. 5
Use the Sound Grapher to create visualizations of sound and learn about the frequency, wavelength, amplitude and velocity of sound waves.
Students sing and identify melodic contours.
This simulation lets you see sound waves. Adjust the frequency or volume and you can see and hear how the wave changes. Move the listener around and hear what she hears.
Students explore relative pitch through listening and movement.
Students explore absolute pitch through movement and games.
Students use pitch to explore the characters in a story.
Students create nonsense syllables and improvise on a familiar or created melody.
In this inquiry lab activity, students use technology including a free virtual oscilloscope to determine the links between the wave characteristics of sound waves and how people perceive sound. They will discover the connection between amplitude and volume of a wave, and the connection between the frequency of a wave and the pitch that people here.
In this inquiry lab activity, students use technology including a free virtual oscilloscope to determine the links between the wave characteristics of sound waves and how people perceive sound. They will discover the connection between amplitude and volume of a wave, and the connection between the frequency of a wave and the pitch that people here.
By listening to and looking at the qualities of various scales, students learn to identify the differences between the major, minor, and blues scales.