UIUC Physics 199POM
Physics of Music/Physics of Musical Instruments
Student Projects
Fall Semester 2003:

1. Audry Kentor and Steve Michaels Researched the History of the Guitar:

• The History of the Guitar (Adobe PDF file)

2. Alison Leipsiger and Carly Sullivan Carried Out a Statistical Survey of Distorted Tune Tests with 50 UIUC Students:

• Do You Hear What I Hear? (Adobe PDF file)

3. Cheryl Weyant and Ben Valentine Investigated the Physics of the Didgeridoo:

• The Physics of the Didgeridoo (Adobe PDF file)

4. Emily Shepard Investigated the Use of InfraSound by Various Animals - Whales, Alligators, Birds and Elephants:

• Animals and Infrasound (Adobe PDF file)

5. Erich Hauptmann Investigated the Effects of Atmosphere on Sound:

• The Effects of Atmosphere on Sound (Adobe PDF file)

• Display of Pitch-Engine (JPG file)

• Vocal (C3) on Earth (WAV file)

• Vocal on Jupiter (WAV file)

5. Jennifer Willis and Stacy Zuber Investigated the Effect of Harmonics on Tone Quality of Various Flutes:

• What Effect do Harmonics Have On the Tone Quality of a Flute? (Adobe PDF file)

6. Josh Kunkle and Andy Sturgeon Investigated the Acoustical Properties of Trombones, and the Effects of the Mute:

• An Acoustical Approach to the Trombone and the Effects of the Mute (Adobe PDF file)

7. Lisa Egner Investigated Architectural Acoustics:

• Architectural Acoustics (Adobe PDF file)

8. Tammy Linne, Andy Schurman and Ivy Thomas Carried Out Harmonic Spectral Analyses of Various Musical Instruments:

• The Overtone Series: A Harmonic Spectrum Analysis of Various Instruments (Adobe PDF file)

9. Ashley Enderlin Investigated The Harmonic Properties of Tubas, and Two-Note Combinations:

• "Trio for Two" (Adobe PDF file)

10. Ben Gordon-Schlosberg, Sam Costanzo and Kevin Concordia Analyzed Vocal, Instrumental and Mixed Recordings of Popular Music to Create Filter Algorithms to Separate out Vocal and Instrumental Components from Mixed Recordings:

• Filter Algorithms for Vocal, Instrumental and Mixed Recordings of Popular Music (Adobe PDF file)

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