How precisely does an acoustic guitar or violin produce its sweet sound? There is a simple, centuries-old way to literally "see" the vibrational patterns that cause the guitar to resonate and produce ...

Music plays a big part in many of our lives, but how does it work? Music plays a big part in many of our lives. Whether you just like to listen or you enjoy playing an instrument, music is powerful.

The next Northern Illinois University STEM Cafe will be on "Good Vibrations: The Physics of Musical Instruments" from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, July 23, at The House Cafe, 263 E. Lincoln Hwy., ...

For Annika Socolofsky, the realms of art and science aren’t mutually exclusive. Socolofsky, assistant professor of composition and faculty coach for CU Boulder SoundWorks, has solid footing in both ...

"I benefited from my dedicated teachers at Purdue, where my time as a student prepared me extremely well in several ways." An expert in nanoscale physics, musical acoustics, and the physics of musical ...

In 1922 a young man, C Subrahmanya Ayyar, gave his first solo performance playing the violin at the Presidency College, Madras. The soiree was followed by a lecture by Ayyar’s younger brother on the ...

Binghamton University Professor Jeff Barker discusses "The Physics of Music" at the Kopernik Observatory and Science Center, in Vestal. Barker discussed why musical instruments sound the way they do, ...

What are the loudest sounds at UB? Where are the university’s quietest spots? What unlikely noises here are around 60 decibels, the level typically associated with a normal conversation between two ...