When composing music for a choir, the composer must keep all the instrument groups balanced with each other. This means no group is too loud or soft. An interesting point here is that listeners do not necessarily perceive twice as many musicians as playing twice as loud as just one solo musician. In this task, you use a smartphone to help make the connection between volume intensity and perceived loudness visible.
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About mascil
mascil (mathematics and science for life) was an international project (2013-2016) funded by the EU’s Seventh Research Framework Program and coordinated by Prof. Dr. Katja Maaß from the Freiburg University of Education. The aim of the 18 mascil project partners was to promote a change in the math and science teaching culture towards more research-based and problem-oriented learning and to connect stem learning to the world of work. The focus of the teaching tasks published here is on the use of smartphones in the classroom.
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Disclaimer:
The mascil project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no 320 693
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