MUSIC AND PHYSICS
SPEED/VELOCITY
IN PHYSICS, SPEED IS A SCALAR QUANTITY THAT MEANS HOW FAST AN OBJECT MOVES. VELOCITY REFERS TO THE RATE AT WHICH AN OBJECT CHANGES IT'S POSITION. THOUGH THEY ARE NOT THE SAME, SPEED AND VELOCITY ARE USUALLY CALCULATED TOGETHER. BOTH SPEED'S AND VELOCITY'S MORE USED UNITS OF MEASUREMENT ARE EITHER M/S OR MPH. THE EQUATION OF VELOCITY AND SPEED IS V=D/T, OR DISTANCE DIVIDED BY TIME.
EXAMPLES IN MUSIC
THE BEST WAY THAT MUSIC RELATES TO SPEED AND VELOCITY IS WITH MARCHING BAND. IN MARCHING BAND, THE MUSICIANS ARE MOVING ACROSS A FIELD AT CERTAIN SPEEDS THAT CAN VERY THROUGHOUT THE PERFORMANCE AND FREQUENTLY CHANGE THEIR DIRECTION WHILE THEY PLAY.
REVIEW QUESTIONS
1. WHAT IS THE VELOCITY OF THE STONEY CREEK MARCHING BAND IF IT TAKES THEM 10 MINUTES TO WALK THE LENGTH OF A 120 YARD FOOTBALL FIELD?
A: 12 M/S
2. HOW COULD THE STONEY CREEK MARCHING BAND DECREASE THEIR VELOCITY?
A: BY INCREASING THE TIME IT TAKES TO WALK ACROSS THE FIELD
A: 12 M/S
2. HOW COULD THE STONEY CREEK MARCHING BAND DECREASE THEIR VELOCITY?
A: BY INCREASING THE TIME IT TAKES TO WALK ACROSS THE FIELD