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Science Buddies: How to Make a Piano Sing ActivityScience Buddies: How to Make a Piano Sing Activity
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Science Buddies
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9th - 10th
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Visual & Performing Arts
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Lexile Measures
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Science Buddies: How to Make a Piano Sing

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The renowned pianist Vladimir Horowitz once said, "The most important thing is to transform the piano from a percussive instrument into a singing instrument." In this lab, you will learn about sympathetic vibrations, a method used to make piano strings "sing."

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Concepts

sound waves, piano

Additional Tags

pianos, science fair project, vibrations, music, science buddies, science project

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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