The Science of Sound and Music - Tapa dura

It's music to your ears, but why does one musical instrument make a different sound than another? What separates music from noise? How can we physically feel the beat of a big, bass drum in our bodies? And how do we hear tone and rhythm? Uncovering the answers to these questions is a symphony of fun - and, an entertaining way to understand physics and maths! what is sound?; making sense of sound; instrumental accompaniment; study sound waves; play with changes in pitch; test out your vocal chords; confuse the brain into thinking its hearing something when you are not!; Each of these safe and 'sound' experiments uses ordinary materials to teach fabulous facts about the bangs, slaps, whistles, claps and harmonies of our world; Delightfully illustrated with lively colourful pages filled to bursting with photographs, drawings and cartoons; Entertaining to look at and enjoyable to do!

Shar Levine & Leslie Johnstone both live in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada