
August 2026
Coffee Talk with Elmer Lewis: The Physics of Music – Without the Equations
Have you ever wondered why lower pitched instruments are larger than those that are higher pitched? Why ten violins are not twice as loud as five? And, why do several sound different – not just louder – than one? Other questions we’ll explore will include why wind instruments are louder and sound different than strings and why it matters in which key music is written? To address such questions, we’ll use simple diagrams and graphs to show how sound wave…
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