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Sound Science

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Turn up your curiosity: explore musical instruments, echoes, and the vibrations behind everyday sounds.

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Sound Science

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  1. What does a trumpet player buzz to start producing a note?
  2. What vibrates against a clarinet's mouthpiece to help produce its sound?
  3. Keeping its tension, thickness, and material the same, what happens to a guitar string's pitch when its vibrating length is shortened?

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