Physics of music

1. Physics of music
International Green School
moderator – Oleksii Voronkin
Kosmach, August 22-29, 2017

2. Lessons 1. Introduction
Physics and methods of scientific knowledge
• Physics is the science of nature.
• Methods of scientific knowledge.
• Correlation of theory and experiment in Physics.
• The history and role of great experiments.
• The study of the Universe.
• Subjective observations on the example of optical illusions.

3. The phenomena of inertia Wave Refraction
Using CDs and DVDs as diffraction gratings

4. Lessons 2. Mechanical vibrations.
Sound
 Mechanical vibrations and waves. Free oscillations.
The amplitude, period, frequency.
Harmonic oscillations and oscillator.
Mathematical and Physical Pendulum.
Forced oscillations and resonance.
The emergence of a wave. Wave process.
Waves in the Air. Speed of sound.

5. Lessons 3. Acoustic resonance phenomenon
and unusual musical instruments
Acoustic resonance
Singing Glasses
Glass harmonica
Tibetan Singing Bowls
Tuning fork
Experiment with spherical Helmholtz resonator
Reflection and refraction of waves.
Echo and reverberation

6. Lessons 4. Standing waves
Standing waves in strings.
Standing waves in open and closed tubes. Demonstrating of sound
standing wave in Rijke tube.
Demonstration of sound using standing wave with Rubens 'tube and
Kundts' tube.
Standing wave on a circular membrane.
Standing waves in water experiment.

7. Lessons 5. Beat (acoustics). Characteristics of
the sound
Mathematics and physics of beat tones.
Subjective characteristics of sound (volume, pitch and timbre).
The objective characteristics of sound (intensity, frequency and
spectrum).
The intervals in music.
The structure of person’s organ of hearing.

8. Lessons 6. Spectral Analysis of Sound
Identification and comparison of the acoustic structure of the sound of
the note "A4" (accordion, saxophone, violin, trumpet, flute)
Chord spectrum analysis. Speech Spectrum Analysis
Identification of the note on spectrum of the signal

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