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Name: Timbre: The Color of Music
ID: m11059
Language: English (en)
Summary: A short introduction to the basic element of music known as "color" or "timbre".
Subject: Arts
Keywords: color, music, musical instruments, timbre
License: Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 3.0
Authors: Catherine Schmidt-Jones (caschmidtjones@gmail.com)
Copyright Holders: Catherine Schmidt-Jones (caschmidtjones@gmail.com)
Maintainers: Catherine Schmidt-Jones (caschmidtjones@gmail.com)
Latest version: 2.12 (history)
First publication date: Feb 24, 2003 12:00 am -0600
Last revision to module: Oct 1, 2011 7:40 pm -0500

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Version History

Version: 2.14 Feb 15, 2013 7:24 pm -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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took down call for research study participants
Version: 2.13 Jan 18, 2013 5:31 am -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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added call for research study participants
Version: 2.12 Oct 1, 2011 7:40 pm -0500 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones Currently viewing this version.
Changes: 
link to blog
Version: 2.11 Mar 11, 2011 7:43 pm -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
removed from survey
Version: 2.10 Apr 12, 2010 8:45 pm -0500 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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linked to survey
Version: 2.9 Jan 2, 2010 4:00 pm -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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Added Google analytics code
Version: 2.8 Jul 1, 2008 8:38 am -0500 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
slight change in wording
Version: 2.7 Oct 3, 2007 12:07 pm -0500 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
clarified reference to vibrato
Version: 2.6 Jan 10, 2007 10:34 am -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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added link
Version: 2.5 Jan 9, 2007 2:32 pm -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
Expanded description and definition, added list of terms, and moved actviites to a separate module (m14259)
Version: 2.4 May 23, 2005 9:35 am -0500 by Charlet Reedstrom
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update to cnxml-0.5
Version: 2.3 Feb 4, 2005 1:57 pm -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
Rewrote intro and added links.
Version: 2.2 Jan 7, 2005 11:42 am -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
Added note, links, and more activity suggestions.
Version: 2.1 Jun 8, 2004 11:37 am -0500 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
 typo
Version: 2.0 Feb 24, 2003 12:00 am -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
New module

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