Pitch and Melody. April 6, 2020
Hi Everyone;
Hearing pitches is a very important part of creating melodies. We need to be able to distinguish between high, low and same pitches, which is part of the music curriculum. Ear training is an integral skill to learn in order to understand music concepts. Let's do a little experiment and ear training at the same time.
For this exercise you will need the following materials:
1. jars and or glasses
2. a metal spoon/butter knife/fork---just one of these will be fine.
3. water
4. space to spread out the jars
Process:
1. Fill the jars with varying amounts of water.
2. Test the sounds, figure out which pitch is higher or lower.
3. Arrange in order from lowest to highest.
4. Create your own song, OR try to play a song you already know.
Experiment:
1. Can you make three of the pitches sound the same?
2. Can you order pitches from high to low?
3. Can you order pitches from low to high?
4. Do tin cans work?
5. Are there other materials that will work to create sound like this?
Question:
Can anyone figure out why the less water, the higher the pitch?
Or the reverse, the more water the lower the pitch?
