Information about the interference of sound and its causes. Well-illustrated and good explanations of the concepts; part of a large hyper-textbook on various physics concepts.

Explore the physics of sound production of a flute. How do things like tone holes and register holes effect the acoustics of a flute? Learn more about that and more at this well researched site.

Introduce some activities that introduce students to the physics of sound. They will also learn how various instruments produce sound. Included are downloadable pdf worksheets and answer sheets to use.

Through illustrated diagrams and interactive practice examples, students explore the physics of sound in open-end air column musical instruments.

Through illustrated diagrams and interactive practice examples, students explore the physics of sound in closed-end air column musical instruments.

Using diagrams and animations, students discover how the anatomy of the ear and the physics of sound waves work together to allow us to hear.

Review of how to produce beats through the constructive and destructive interference of sound waves.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] What the speed of sound is and its variation in different media, and the effect of temperature on the speed of sound.

In this illustrated physics tutorial, students learn about sound wave behaviors and apply them to the reflection, diffraction, and refraction of sound waves.

This interactive physics tutorial allows students to investigate the nature, properties and behaviors of sound waves and apply basic wave principles towards an understanding of music.

Students explore intensity of sound waves and the decibel scale in this interactive physics tutorial.

Students study animations and diagrams to learn about the reflection behavior of sound waves.

By the end of this section, you will be able to define antinode, node, fundamental, overtones, and harmonics; identify instances of sound interference in everyday situations; describe how sound interference occurring inside open and...

This site is filled with information pertaining to the physics of sound and music.

Students discover factors that affect the speed of sound waves through a medium with illustrated examples and interactive practice problems.

This tutorial looks at the behavior of sound waves, specifically focusing upon sound interference and beats. Learn more about it and then take a short quiz to check your understanding.

Use this interactive physics tutorial to introduce students to the concepts of pitch and frequency in sound waves.

Students see illustrated diagrams and animations to help them understand the pressure characteristics of a sound wave.

Through animations, videos, and text, students discover that all objects have a natural frequency or set of frequencies at which they vibrate.

A site for students to practice viewing two sound waves interference and analyze the patterns formed.

Learn about the science of music acoustics. Topics such as how do violins change with age and brass acoustics are explored through scientific research.

Discover the acoustical properties of brass instruments from this well researched site provided by the University of New South Wales. Everything from lip control to bell shape is discussed as it applies to frequencies and harmonics.

Learn all about the ways a saxophone produces sound. Discover why the reed, playing softly or loudly and tone holes play important roles in this instruments acoustics.

Using the program "The Music Instinct," available on the PBS website, students will explore the nature of sound vibrations over two class periods.