Sound : changing pitch: playing the guitar.

This short clip shows how using different length guitar strings can change the pitch of a sound. It is ideal for use as a lesson starter in KS2 science. A movie is being made about a man who is trying to track down a bear. The movie director is trying to get the guitarist to produce a low sound that...

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Corporate Author:	Teachers TV (Television Channel) (Producer)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	This edition in English.
Published:	[London] : Teachers TV/UK Dept. of Education, 2009.
Series:	VAST: Academic Video Online Lesson starters ; 2
Subjects:	Science > Study and teaching > Great Britain. Sounds > Study and teaching. Pitch. Sciences > Étude et enseignement > Grande-Bretagne. Bruits naturels > Étude et enseignement. Brai. Science > Study and teaching. Great Britain. Alexander Street Video. Instructional television programs. Émissions pédagogiques télévisées.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	This short clip shows how using different length guitar strings can change the pitch of a sound. It is ideal for use as a lesson starter in KS2 science. A movie is being made about a man who is trying to track down a bear. The movie director is trying to get the guitarist to produce a low sound that will represent the bear's heavy footsteps. They experiment with several guitars and discover that different-sized guitars produce notes of different pitches. The question for pupils is: how can you make higher- or lower-pitched sounds on a guitar?See the accompanying teachers notes by primary science adviser John Stringer for further notes explaining the science behind the problems, and suggested extension activities.
Item Description:	Title from resource description page (viewed Mar. 5, 2012).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (2 min.).