Violins as complex sound signal
Video
Video (00:19 minutes):
Every individual sound is overlapped by upper harmonics and in a piece for two parts several sounds overlap each other.
Type of media:
Video (2.2 MByte)
Last update:
2016-04-15
License:
This medium is made available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 international license.
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This medium is made available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 international license.
What does this mean?
How to reference this medium
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Description:
A sound is a mixture of periodic tones the frequency of which consists of a basic frequency and its integral multiples. In a violin piece for two parts, for example, several tones act in combination.
Information and ideas:
Suitable for demonstration purposes but also good for self-study on the part of the students.
Idea: show the video without sound to begin with. The students should then guess what sort of noise/sound it might be.
Further information regarding this video is available as information sheet on the media portal of the Siemens Stiftung.
Relevant for teaching:
Acoustic phenomena
Sound/acoustics:parameters
Communication and understanding
Vibrations and waves
Information and ideas:
Suitable for demonstration purposes but also good for self-study on the part of the students.
Idea: show the video without sound to begin with. The students should then guess what sort of noise/sound it might be.
Further information regarding this video is available as information sheet on the media portal of the Siemens Stiftung.
Relevant for teaching:
Acoustic phenomena
Sound/acoustics:parameters
Communication and understanding
Vibrations and waves
Related media:
Learning resource type:
Illustration
Subjects:
Physics; Technology
Grade levels:
Grade 5 to 6; Grade 7 to 9; Grade 10 to 13
School types:
Middle/high school; Vocational training
Keywords:
Sound; Type of sound
Bibliography:
Siemens Stiftung Media Portal
Author:
MediaHouse GmbH
Rights holder:
© Siemens Stiftung 2016