Sound

PitchUnit 5F Changing Sounds

Target

To discover why different

sounds have different pitches.

Key Words

• pitch

• higher

• lower

• shorter

• longer

Target: To discover why different sounds have different pitches.

pitch

higher

lower

shorter

longer

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Which one makes the higher sound?

Target: To discover why different sounds have different pitches.

pitch

higher

lower

shorter

longer

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Click on the picture which makes the higher sound.

Target: To discover why different sounds have different pitches.

pitch

higher

lower

shorter

longer

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Sorry, you are incorrect. Click on the soldier to try again.

Target: To discover why different sounds have different pitches.

pitch

higher

lower

shorter

longer

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Well done!

Target: To discover why different sounds have different pitches.

pitch

higher

lower

shorter

longer

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Click on the sound icon to hear the double bass.

Target: To discover why different sounds have different pitches.

pitch

higher

lower

shorter

longer

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Click on the sound icon to hear the violin play.

Target: To discover why different sounds have different pitches.

pitch

higher

lower

shorter

longer

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Click on the instrument which produces the lower sound.

Target: To discover why different sounds have different pitches.

pitch

higher

lower

shorter

longer

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Hard luck! Click on the violin to try again.

Target: To discover why different sounds have different pitches.

pitch

higher

lower

shorter

longer

Key WordsWell done!

Target: To discover why different sounds have different pitches.

pitch

higher

lower

shorter

longer

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Whether a sound is lower or higher is called its………………

Target: To discover why different sounds have different pitches.

pitch

higher

lower

shorter

longer

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pitch

Target: To discover why different sounds have different pitches.

pitch

higher

lower

shorter

longer

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Pitch means how high or low a sound is.

Target: To discover why different sounds have different pitches.

pitch

higher

lower

shorter

longer

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In music, the bigger the instrument, the lower the pitch.

Target: To discover why different sounds have different pitches.

pitch

higher

lower

shorter

longer

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In music, the smaller the instrument, the higher the pitch.

Target: To discover why different sounds have different pitches.

pitch

higher

lower

shorter

longer

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The strings on the double bass are much longer and looser than those on the violin.

Target: To discover why different sounds have different pitches.

pitch

higher

lower

shorter

longer

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Because of this, they vibrate more………………………..

Target: To discover why different sounds have different pitches.

pitch

higher

lower

shorter

longer

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Click on the double bass which has the correct answer.

slowly quickly

Target: To discover why different sounds have different pitches.

pitch

higher

lower

shorter

longer

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Hard luck! Try again by clicking on the double bass.

Target: To discover why different sounds have different pitches.

pitch

higher

lower

shorter

longer

Key Words

Well done!

Target: To discover why different sounds have different pitches.

pitch

higher

lower

shorter

longer

Key WordsThe strings on the violin are much shorter and tighter than those of the double bass.

Target: To discover why different sounds have different pitches.

pitch

higher

lower

shorter

longer

Key Words Because of this they vibrate more ……………………….

Target: To discover why different sounds have different pitches.

pitch

higher

lower

shorter

longer

Key Words quickly slowly

Click on the violin which shows the correct answer.

Target: To discover why different sounds have different pitches.

pitch

higher

lower

shorter

longer

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Try again by clicking on the violin.

Target: To discover why different sounds have different pitches.

pitch

higher

lower

shorter

longer

Key Words Well done!

Target: To discover why different sounds have different pitches.

pitch

higher

lower

shorter

longer

Key Words

The slower a string vibrates, the lower the pitch.

The quicker a string vibrates, the higher the pitch.

Target: To discover why different sounds have different pitches.

pitch

higher

lower

shorter

longer

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String players make the pitch higher by putting their fingers on the string.

Target: To discover why different sounds have different pitches.

pitch

higher

lower

shorter

longer

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This makes the string shorter, so it vibrates quicker to produce a higher pitch.

Target: To discover why different sounds have different pitches.

pitch

higher

lower

shorter

longer

Key Words

The shorter the string, the higher the pitch.

The longer the string the lower the pitch.

Target: To discover why different sounds have different pitches.

pitch

higher

lower

shorter

longer

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The recorder makes a sound when the player blows in the mouthpiece.

This makes the air inside its tube vibrate.

Target: To discover why different sounds have different pitches.

pitch

higher

lower

shorter

longer

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The longer the tube, the lower

the pitch.

The more holes the player covers

with his fingers,

the longer the tube.

Target: To discover why different sounds have different pitches.

pitch

higher

lower

shorter

longer

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The less holes the player covers with his fingers, the shorter the tube.

The shorter the tube, the higher the pitch.

Target: To discover why different sounds have different pitches.

pitch

higher

lower

shorter

longer

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Quiz Time

1.Which produces the lower pitch? Click on the correct instrument.

Double bass

violin

Target: To discover why different sounds have different pitches.

pitch

higher

lower

shorter

longer

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You are wrong. Click on the violin to try again.

Target: To discover why different sounds have different pitches.

pitch

higher

lower

shorter

longer

Key Words

Well done!

Target: To discover why different sounds have different pitches.

pitch

higher

lower

shorter

longer

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The longer the string, the ……….. the pitch.

lower higher

Target: To discover why different sounds have different pitches.

pitch

higher

lower

shorter

longer

Key Words

The longer the string, the lower the pitch.

Target: To discover why different sounds have different pitches.

pitch

higher

lower

shorter

longer

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The shorter the string, the ........... the pitch.

lower higher

Target: To discover why different sounds have different pitches.

pitch

higher

lower

shorter

longer

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The shorter the string, the higher the pitch.

Target: To discover why different sounds have different pitches.

pitch

higher

lower

shorter

longer

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Here is an investigation for you to try.

Put a large elastic band over a box and pluck it.

Now put a smaller elastic band over the same box and pluck it.

Target: To discover why different sounds have different pitches.

pitch

higher

lower

shorter

longer

Key Words

Are the sounds the same?

Can you explain your answer?

Target: To discover why different sounds have different pitches.

pitch

higher

lower

shorter

longer

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Good luck with your investigation.