Uploaded May 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Part 2 of 2 (re-uploaded to fix sound levels)

In this video I discuss how standing waves can be used to explain the sound produced by a wind instrument like a flute or trumpet. Animations are used to explain the different types of standing waves present in a vibrating columns of air, and an experimental setup is used to demonstrate and discuss many different standing waves which can be created in a column of air with one closed end and one open end.

Part 1: Music and Standing Waves (Part 1) Transverse Standing Waves in Strings
youtu.be/nQ_xIvUxGME