DanielMrs. Branin5th Grade

Sound

How is sound

produced?

Brass Vibratin

g Air

Woodwinds Vibrating

Reed

Percussion Vibrating Surface

Strings Vibrating Strings

What Makes Sound•Vibration- A back-and-forth motion

•Sound Waves-It is a vibration that spreads away from a vibrating object

How sound is Produced by Strings

A thinner string vibrates faster and produces a higher-pitched sound than a thicker string.

When you press the frets, you change the length of the vibrating portions of the strings.

What makes sound

Compression-The part of a sound wave where molecules are crowded together.

Rarefaction-The part of a sound wave where molecules are spread apart.

What can sound Go Through

solids-a form of matter that has a definite shape and takes up a definite amount of space

liquids-a form of matter that takes up a definite amount of space and has no definite

Gas-a form of matter that does not take up a definite amount of space and has no definite shape.