Earn a Token by Answering Questions About a Documentary
Watch one of the following documentaries and answer the associated questions in a Word or PDF file and email them to your teacher. Put a blank line between each questions/answer making it easier to read. You may earn 2 tokens by writing 2 reports, one about each documentary.
Documentary #1: What is Music?
Watch the documentary. Questions:
- Part of the documentary compares the sound of traditional bell with a new type. What's the difference in the sound of the old and new bells?
- What does a pipe organ build up complex tones? How is that similar to a Moog synthesizer?
- How do high frequency components of a trumpet note change when it gets louder?
- What factors can help to imitate a singing voice with a computer?
- Why did the researcher go into the back country in Australia to study emotion?
- What did you find most interesting in the documentary? Who was being interviewed?
Documentary #2: Stereo and the Sound Revolution
Watch the documentary. Questions:
- Who were the two main inventors to start the recording technology? What were the main limitations of their inventions?
- How did Acey Keller help make stereo recordings more practical?>
- What movie used stereo sound for the first time? What capabilities were needed for the playback system?
- How did the culture change in the 1950s that contributed to the success of stereo?
- What did Dolby and THX do to increase the quality of audio in theaters?
- Why do the producers of the documentary feel that stereo is better than mono?
Acoustics for Musicians class