How does running a bow across some strings translate to music in the ears? Why does a violin sound more high pitched than a cello?
Questions like these — and many others — will be answered at the BYU Department of Physics and Astronomy’sSounds to Astound demonstrations this month.
Everybody can come be stunned by science at these free shows on Friday, September 25 at 7 p.m., Saturday, September 26 at 2 p.m., and Monday, September 28 at 6 p.m.
BYU acoustics students will use science to explain sound in what has become a popular annual tradition.
This year the demonstrations will focus specifically on the sounds of music with interactive demos that will entertain and educate both kids and adults. Presenters will teach how music is first produced by instruments and then processed by human ears.
Visit sounds.byu.edu to reserve seats and find more information. Audience members should arrive five to ten minutes early and are invited to tour BYU’s unique anechoic chamber before or after Sounds to Astound. All shows take place in room C-215 of the Eyring Science Center on the BYU campus.