This site from Math Pages contains information explaining harmonic series. The information is very in-depth and mathematic, but good factual information is provided. A good overall site.

A tutorial describing the characteristics of simple harmonic motion. Utilizes animations, mathematical equations, and interactive questions to teach essential principles.

Students analyze harmonic patterns through several example problems and interactive practice examples.

Review key terms and skills related to standing waves including how to find standing wave harmonics.

The production of a standing wave in a string is presented and discussed in this site. Exceptional diagrams are accompanied by thorough explanation and mathematical analysis to explain the various modes of vibrations.

In this activity, students' will use a motion detector to record the motion data for a plate bouncing at the end of a light spring, and analyze the data to determine frequency, period and amplitude. They will then find an appropriate...

A fine analysis of this Debussy prelude. Diagrams and text are easy to understand. The online sound clips are a plus! Site also available in Spanish.

Understand classic correspondence, coherent and squeezed states, quantum transitions, and quantum dissipation in this animation. Get a foundation for quantum mechanics.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn about wave harmonics on a string by looking closely at the sound produced by a violin. Test string tension with harmonic number on violin strings in a simulated practice. Understand sound waves...

[Free Registration/Login Required] A simulation to learn about wave harmonics in a column of air by looking closely at the sound produced by a pan flute.

An interactive simulation that teaches about periodic motion, simple harmonic motion, and conservation of energy. Observe one or two pendulums to determine how the swing is influenced by the length of the string, the mass of the pendulum...

Listen and learn with this explanation of minor scales. Each description of harmonic, melodic, and minor scales provides an illustrated example, and audio clips.

Descriptions of diatonic triads: major, natural minor, and harmonic minor. Provides animated illustrations, and a printable chart at the end of the lesson.

By the end of this section, you will be able to define antinode, node, fundamental, overtones, and harmonics; identify instances of sound interference in everyday situations; describe how sound interference occurring inside open and...

Students learn the basic properties of periodic and harmonic motion, and how the rearrangement of the simple pendulum equation can be used to solve for gravitational acceleration, pendulum length, and gravity. At lesson end, students are...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students solve problems dealing with simple harmonic motion using a mass on a string.

A site dedicated to help students prepare for the AP Physics B test. This specific site reviews oscillatory motion including simple harmonic motion, Hooke's law, harmonic motion, pendulum, and springs. Site contains links to video...

This is a musical project about the resonance of closed-end air columns. Organ pipes, flutes, and brass instruments are examples of musical instruments of this type. In this project, you'll learn how the pitch of the note produced...

Making a glass sing is not always as easy as it looks. This project explains the science behind the interesting hobby. You will be asked how the amount of fluid within a glass affects its pitch.

Shows how simple harmonic motion is used in a circuit comprised of an inductor and a capacitor. Includes detailed formula derivation utilizing calculus.

One of the elements of music is "Texture." This site gives the definition, which basically is the relationship between melodic and harmonic.

Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson has students determine center of mass for a series of objects (approximate JENGA blocks), and then to push each level so that it "hangs over" the level below it. Following this,...

To understand the concept and properties of vibrations and periodic motions such as the Simple Harmonic motion.

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.