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Identify the part which vibrates to produce sound in the following instruments.
  1. Dholak
  2. Sitar
  3. Flute

Updated On: Nov 25, 2024
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(a) Dholak: Dholak has stretched membranes which vibrate to produce sound.
(b) Sitar: In sitar, the stretched strings, when vibrate, they produce sound.
(c) Flute: Flute is a wind musical instrument which uses air column to produce sound. 

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(a) The part that vibrates in a dholak is a stretched membrane. 
(b) The parts that vibrate in a sitar are stretched strings. 
(c) The part that vibrates in a flute is the air column inside it.
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Concepts Used:

Sound

Sound is a vibration that propagates the mechanical wave of displacement and pressure, through a medium can be of any matter. In other words, the sound is the thin line between Music sound and Noise.

Types of Sounds:

Sound can be divided into two types depending on its frequency. The following are:-

Infrasonic Waves:

  • Infrasonic waves have a frequency lower than 20 Hz. Since it is below the human hearing range, it is inaudible to humans.
  • However, several other living organisms use these waves to communicate, whales, sharks, elephants, hippopotamus, etc. these waves are also used in the scientific field, it is used to study upcoming earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, human heart rates, rock formation stages, etc.

Ultrasonic waves:

  • Ultrasonic waves have a frequency higher than 20 kHz. Since it is above the human hearing range, it is inaudible to humans.
  • These waves are used in the scientific field, it is used to study human heart rates, to take sonograms, navigation of directions, imaging things, uniform sample mixing, communication, testing of samples, etc.