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Name: Standing Waves and Wind Instruments
ID: m12589
Language: English (en)
Summary: The musical sounds of aerophones (woodwinds and brass) are created by standing waves in the air inside the instruments.
Subject: Arts
Keywords: aerophones, brass, harmonics, harmonic series, music acoustics, pipes, standing waves, waves, woodwinds
Document Type: -//CNX//DTD CNXML 0.5//EN
License: Creative Commons Attribution License

Authors: Catherine Schmidt-Jones (casjones@soltec.net)
Copyright Holders: Catherine Schmidt-Jones (casjones@soltec.net)
Maintainers: Catherine Schmidt-Jones (casjones@soltec.net)

Version: 1.7 (history)
Created: Oct 25, 2004 8:56 am GMT-5
Revised: Aug 1, 2007 11:39 am GMT-5

Version History

Version: 1.7 Aug 1, 2007 11:39 am GMT-5 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes:
fixed error in animation

Version: 1.6 May 9, 2007 10:41 am GMT-5 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes:
changed pressurewaves image to look OK in PDF

Version: 1.5 Mar 29, 2007 1:51 pm GMT-5 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes:
added link to standing waves applet

Version: 1.4 Jan 8, 2007 2:54 pm US/Central by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes:
updated links

Version: 1.3 Aug 24, 2006 10:22 am GMT-5 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes:
Added figures and rewrote some text.

Version: 1.2 Jan 19, 2006 8:55 am US/Central by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes:
Added svg files

Version: 1.1 Jan 6, 2005 3:10 pm US/Central by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes:
New module, formerly part of "Sound Physics, and Music"

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American Chemical Society (ACS) Style Guide:

Schmidt-Jones, C. Standing Waves and Wind Instruments, Connexions Web site. http://cnx.org/content/m12589/1.7/, Aug 1, 2007.

American Medical Assocation (AMA) Manual of Style:

Schmidt-Jones C. Standing Waves and Wind Instruments [Connexions Web site]. August 1, 2007. Available at: http://cnx.org/content/m12589/1.7/.

American Psychological Assocation (APA) Publication Manual:

Schmidt-Jones, C. (2007, August 1). Standing Waves and Wind Instruments. Retrieved from the Connexions Web site: http://cnx.org/content/m12589/1.7/

Chicago Manual of Style (Bibliography):

Schmidt-Jones, Catherine. "Standing Waves and Wind Instruments." Connexions. August 1, 2007. http://cnx.org/content/m12589/1.7/.

Chicago Manual of Style (Note):

Catherine Schmidt-Jones, "Standing Waves and Wind Instruments," Connexions, August 1, 2007, http://cnx.org/content/m12589/1.7/.

Chicago Manual of Style (Reference, in Author-Date style):

Schmidt-Jones, C. 2007. Standing Waves and Wind Instruments. Connexions, August 1, 2007. http://cnx.org/content/m12589/1.7/.

Modern Languages Association (MLA) Style Manual:

Schmidt-Jones, Catherine. Standing Waves and Wind Instruments. Connexions. 1 Aug. 2007 <http://cnx.org/content/m12589/1.7/>.