The word ‘sound’ is used to describe an auditory sensation in the ear, as well as a disturbance in a medium. Jean Paul Richter (who invented the Richter scale) said “Music is the poetry of the air.” In this course we will investigate how waves travel; as well as how sound and light interfere causing diffraction, vibrations and resonance. We will investigate how these Physics principles relate to a range of musical instruments.  This course would be suited to those students who are musical and who also want to study some Physics.

The standards which could be assessed against are:

• Physics 3.3 (91523) - Demonstrate understanding of wave systems (external)

•  Physics 3.2 (91522) - Demonstrate understanding of the application of physics to a selected context (internal)

• Music 3.10 (91425)  - Research a music topic (external)