Curated OER
Vibrant Animals: Using an Actor's Body for Character Attributes
Students identify and portray specific character attributes through uprigth movement, creating a portrayal of an animal. They use vibrant, upright movement to convey the characteristics and temperament of specific animals. Finally,...
Curated OER
Comparing Notes: a Mathematical Exploration of the Piano
Young scholars examine the history of equal temperament, the modern standard of tuning a piano. Proportion calculations of octaves and perfect fifths are utilized to calculate the frequency of each note in a major scale.
Curated OER
Mapping Shakespeare
Twelfth graders read a Shakespearean play focusing on a character. They create "Mind Maps" of their characters and act out a selection of the play.
University of Michigan
U.michigan: Keyboard Temperament Analyzer
Features a downloadable spreadsheet for analyzing keyboard temperaments. Requires a bit of physics knowledge.
Other
Tb on Web: Alternate Temperaments Theory and Philosophy
Explanation of various keyboard tunings, and why modern Western music uses "equal temperament."
Other
The Equal Tempered Scale & Peculiarities of Piano Tuning
The author offers a complete explanation of the physics behind piano tuning and why piano tuning is an intricate process. Illustrations and graphs are included.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Catherine Schmidt Jones: Tuning Systems
Here is a good introduction to the various tuning systems. Topics covered are Tuning Based on the Harmonic Series, Pythagorean Intonation, Mean-tone System, Just Intonation and more. This is also available as a printable pdf file.
Other
Psychology Today: Personality
A collection of several articles addressing questions about personality such as character, traits, and temperament. Investigate ways to identify the different types of personalities and ways to work with them.
Other
Avatar Consultants, Inc: Tuning, Scales, and Temperament
A discussion of the composition of complex sounds produced by a musical instrument. Good illustration of how music is applied to physics. Quite a bit of good information, several pages linked together with good definitions as well as...
Curated OER
Circle of Fifths
Explanation of various keyboard tunings, and why modern Western music uses "equal temperament."
Curated OER
Frequency Chart
Explanation of various keyboard tunings, and why modern Western music uses "equal temperament."
Curated OER
Chart
Explanation of various keyboard tunings, and why modern Western music uses "equal temperament."