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:

  1. 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?
  2. What does a pipe organ build up complex tones? How is that similar to a Moog synthesizer?
  3. How do high frequency components of a trumpet note change when it gets louder?
  4. What factors can help to imitate a singing voice with a computer?
  5. Why did the researcher go into the back country in Australia to study emotion?
  6. What did you find most interesting in the documentary? Who was being interviewed?

Documentary #2: Stereo and the Sound Revolution

Watch the documentary. Questions:

  1. Who were the two main inventors to start the recording technology? What were the main limitations of their inventions?
  2. How did Acey Keller help make stereo recordings more practical?>
  3. What movie used stereo sound for the first time? What capabilities were needed for the playback system?
  4. How did the culture change in the 1950s that contributed to the success of stereo?
  5. What did Dolby and THX do to increase the quality of audio in theaters?
  6. Why do the producers of the documentary feel that stereo is better than mono?


Acoustics for Musicians class