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Middle School
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7,
8,
9
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What Material Makes a More Resonant Acoustic Instrument Soundboard?
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Violin Sound Analysis
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Determine how the position, relative to the end of the string, of the pickup on an electric guitar affects the tone of the sound.
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Investigate how the musical note produced by a wine glass is affected by the fluid level in the glass.
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Which instruments are used to recreate bird songs and bird calls in classical music?
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Determine which musical instrument has the purest tone through visual image analysis of the digitized sound waves.
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Which musical intervals are most effective at producing sympathetic vibrations on open guitar strings when another string is picked (plucked).
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Make musical instruments using drinking straws.
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Making Music with Glass Bottles
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Quantifying the Effects of Temperature and Relative Humidity on Violin Pitch
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Test whether there is a correlation between a flute's metallic properties and tone quality.
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Active Noise Control Effectiveness - frequencies and distances.
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Determine how the placement of the soundpost affects a violin's sound.
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Compare and test natural cane and synthetic plastic clarinet reeds in order to determine which material can produce better intonation over a greater range of registers.
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High School
- Grades
10,
11,
12
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Does Altering the Mass Distribution of a Drumstick Affect Its Rebound off a Snare Drum?
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What Material Makes the Most Resonant Soundboard?
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Make Your Own Piezoelectric Pickup for Acoustic Guitar
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Build and test your own electric guitar pickup.
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Determine if the pot or resonator of a banjo affects the sound coming from the instrument.
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Find out which weight of gauge of guitar string would give the purest tones.
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Useful Links
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R=Reference
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Science Fair Projects Resources
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Aviation Resources
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Citation Guides, Style Manuals, Reference
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Safety Resources
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Engineering Science Fair Books
    
    
    
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