Summary
Explains that sound comes from vibrations and explores loudness, pitch, and timbre with everyday examples.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Talk about it
Sound happens when something vibrates and shakes the air. Bigger vibrations sound louder; faster vibrations sound higher.
- What has to happen for a sound to be made?
- What makes one sound louder than another?
- How can the same note sound different on a guitar and a piano?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: vibration, sound, pitch, loudness.
Try it: Hum with your hand on your throat and feel the vibration. Try a high note and a low note — what changes?