Physics in Music for high school teachers
led by Dan Boye of Davidson College
The
harmonic series, defined by a simple linear relation, is ubiquitous in music. It can be used to derive the selected pitches found in music from many
cultures. In addition, all
instruments that generate a well-defined pitch do so by resonating frequencies
that comprise a harmonic series. This
workshop will use simple, hands-on demonstrations that can be easily integrated
into classroom exercises as well as readily available computer demonstrations to
explore the harmonic series.