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Why does each musical instrument have its own unique sound? What exactly distinguishes a guitar from a fiddle? Follow the story as we find out exactly how a musical note is produced and how to create the sound of silence. This material forms part of The Open University course MU120 Open mathematics.
Track 1: The sound of silence introduction
An introduction to The Sound of Silence
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Tracks in this podcast:
| Track | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The sound of silence introduction | An introduction to The Sound of Silence Play now The sound of silence introduction |
| 2 | Waves and harmonics | Understand how a musical note is made up by plotting amplitude against time. Play now Waves and harmonics |
| 3 | Recreating sounds | We take a trip to the Anglia polytechnic university of music theory to see if we can recreate the sound of a saxophone Play now Recreating sounds |
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