Build a Musical Band:
In this project we were told to make three different instruments, (a wood)wind, a string, and a percussion instrument. Our group decided we would make a pan flute, a guitar, glass water chimes:
Guitar: The guitar strings are all pulled with the same amount of tension, but are different lengths. The length of the string determines the note. The longer the string the deeper the note and the shorter the note the higher the note.
Glass Water Chimes: The glass water chimes work with the glass vibrating in and out. When the water is added, the bottom part of the glass doesn't vibrate as well , causing it to not vibrate as quickly, and produce a lower pitch. When there is less water, the glass produces a higher pitch.
Pan Flute: All types of flutes produce sound by a vibrating column of air inside a tube. When one changes the length of the tube, they change the pitch. The more space (longer tube) for the column of air to vibrate in, the deeper the pitch is. The shorter the distance for the air to vibrate, the higher the note is.
Reflection: I thought this project was really fun. It was interesting to see how some of my favorite instruments actually work. I think our group worked really well together. We all listened to each other very well and were willing to help each other in any way needed. It was nice that we were able to finish the water chimes and pan flute in two days because the guitar was much harder and took us much longer to make.
Guitar: The guitar strings are all pulled with the same amount of tension, but are different lengths. The length of the string determines the note. The longer the string the deeper the note and the shorter the note the higher the note.
Glass Water Chimes: The glass water chimes work with the glass vibrating in and out. When the water is added, the bottom part of the glass doesn't vibrate as well , causing it to not vibrate as quickly, and produce a lower pitch. When there is less water, the glass produces a higher pitch.
Pan Flute: All types of flutes produce sound by a vibrating column of air inside a tube. When one changes the length of the tube, they change the pitch. The more space (longer tube) for the column of air to vibrate in, the deeper the pitch is. The shorter the distance for the air to vibrate, the higher the note is.
Reflection: I thought this project was really fun. It was interesting to see how some of my favorite instruments actually work. I think our group worked really well together. We all listened to each other very well and were willing to help each other in any way needed. It was nice that we were able to finish the water chimes and pan flute in two days because the guitar was much harder and took us much longer to make.