What are some good Science projects that involve music?

Answer 1

I would do something with animals. Like gauge the difference betwen a cat's reaction to music vs. a dog's reaction. Or, maybe test different styles of music and see how people behave around it. Good place to see that: the mall. Good luck!

Answer 2

Hi Pancakes,

I would suggest, perhaps, as a true science project the principles and uses of harmonics.

This would include such things as breaking the crystal glass (is it live or is it Memorex, if you remember that advertisement) or even the biblical 'Fall of Jericho' where trumpet sounds apparently brought down the walls?

There are, of course many more tuneful uses of harmonics such as the way barbershop quartets are able to sing just four notes in a chord, yet produce fifth, sixth and more notes that can be recorded. Nobody's singing them, but they're there!

Good luck anyway with finding a suitable project,

Cheers,

BobSpain

Answer 3

Does music distract students from study?

1. Have as many people in this study as you can manage.
2. Give each person three similar tests: one while it is quiet, one with one type of music, and one with a second type of music. The test could be a short reading with questions to answer, a set of math questions, a crossword puzzle, a word find, words to unscramble, etc.
3. Your data can be the length of time they take to complete the test and the percent of answers they have right.

Answer 4

the effect of different types of music on memory e.g rock vs classical.