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The sound of silence - for iPad/Mac/PC

by The Open University

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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.

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Episodes

  1. The sound of silence introduction

    An introduction to The Sound of Silence

  2. Waves and harmonics

    Understand how a musical note is made up by plotting amplitude against time.

  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

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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.

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How many episodes does The sound of silence - for iPad/Mac/PC have?

The sound of silence - for iPad/Mac/PC has 6 episodes on PodParley. The most recent episode was published on August 20, 2009.

What is The sound of silence - for iPad/Mac/PC about?

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.

Who hosts The sound of silence - for iPad/Mac/PC?

The sound of silence - for iPad/Mac/PC is created and hosted by The Open University.
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