Thursday, November 10, 2011

Science Proposal

1. If the pitch on an acoustic guitar is increased, then the sound it produces will also increase in amplitude.
2. My dependent variable is the amplitude the sound will reach, my independent variable is the the pitch of the guitar string.  My controls are the strings used (thickness, material)
3. My senior topic EQ is what is the best way to teach music? In order to better understand how to teach it, it would be a good idea to know how music works mathematically. The more familiar I am with how music works, the better I can answer my senior topic question.
4. I have an acoustic guitar I can bring in to conduct the experiment. I will use a Vernier LabQuest, microphone probe, and Logger Pro 3.8 software to analyze the various pitch functions.
5. Physics