Build A Band

The Task:

Me and my 3 partners made 4 different instruments, one Wind, one String, one Chime, and one Piano. I myself built the wind instrument, a flute. Below is my process and the physics behind the flute.

The Process:

Wind instruments generate their sound by vibrating a reed or using air to create sound. With a flute (the instrument I made), you blow into the mouthpiece and the air goes through the tube and out through the holes past the mouthpiece. These holes are placed a specific distance from the mouthpiece, creating a nicely tuned sound. These distances correlate to the wavelength, translated into physical distances of the mouthpiece and holes. After this, the overall sound is controlled by the angle and sharpness of the mouthpiece which can also determine the loudness of the flute. So in that, a flute uses air to create a sound, which uses spaces created in correlation to specifically placed holes, that are controlled by the frequency which controls the wavelength. These methods all worked together to make my flute shown below:

Reflection:

2 things I did well were collaboration and staying on task. 2 things I could improve on were leadership and keeping track of my supplies better. Overall, this was a fun, and interactive project with many precise details that all resulted in a group success.