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- How do musical instruments work physics?
- What are musical instruments physics?
- How is music related to physics?
- Why do different musical instruments produce different sounds physics?
How do musical instruments work physics?
All musical instruments create sound by causing matter to vibrate. The vibrations start sound waves moving through the air. Most musical instruments use resonance to amplify the sound waves and make the sounds louder. Resonance occurs when an object vibrates in response to sound waves of a certain frequency.
What are musical instruments physics?
The basic structure of all musical instruments is a sound source and a resonant body that enhances sounds at particular frequencies. Sound sources (vibrational media) include the violin string, drum membrane, wood or metallic marimba bar, and the air stream in wind instruments.
How is music related to physics?
Physics of music is really the physics of waves. We will concentrate on sound waves, but all waves behave in a similar way. Wave theory is probably the most important concept in physics and especially modern physics, much more so than projectile motion and classical mechanics.
Why do different musical instruments produce different sounds physics?
The reason the same musical note sounds different when played on various instruments is because the harmonic overtones and envelope of each instrument is unique. When a frequency is played, other frequencies, called harmonics, are created. Each instrument has a unique harmonic character.
