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Xlyiano Project Blog (Sound): 04/22/18

Image: Summary: Pitch is the highness or lowness of the sound created whereas volume is how loud or quiet a sound is. Frequency is how many 'cycles' of a wave occur in one second, the amplitude is how large a wave is from the middle to the crest and the wavelength is the measure from crest to crest. You can tell that the frequency of a wave is higher or lower based on how close together every single wave is. Pitch is related to frequency because the higher the frequency the higher the pitch is, and vice versa. With the different volumes, you can tell that the height of the waves differs, as well. The louder note has a higher amplitude, whereas the softer note has a lower amplitude. Backward-Looking: What problems did you encounter while you were working on this piece? How did you solve them? The major problem we encountered while working on this project would be tuning the instrument. Since my group and I used various materials as our bars, some thicker than others...

Musical Instrument Weekly Blog 04/15/17

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Image:  PxHere Summary: Music fills our life more than we know it, and music is created by instruments A musical instrument can be virtually anything that makes noise, but the most common are guitars, drums, and flutes and each falls into its own family. The instrument families include string, woodwind, and percussion, etc. An instrument is placed in a family, based on the noise it makes, how you play it, and what it's made up of. Guitars are a string instrument because it makes a noise through the vibrations of the strings. As for flutes they fall under the woodwind family because the noise it creates is made with the help of air, whereas drums are part of the percussion family whose instruments create sound through contact. In other words, percussion instruments make noises when they are hit. S&EP-Using Models:  I created a model, in the form on an instrument, that can play 8 notes. The model created was based on the design my team and I c...