| Objective |
Duplicate the standard music scale-by
ear alone-within the range of high C to C below middle C. |
| Purpose |
Study the science of the Sound of Music.
To obtain the best score the team should tune the bottles as quickly
as possible based on a chosen note to the relative scale using all
team members as much as possible. The excitation of the bottles
is to be accomplished by blowing across the mouth of the bottle.
They may not be sounded by hitting them on the sides with a mallet. Tuning
forks or pitch pipes are not to be used in the competition. |
| Participant: |
Teams of up to nine. |
| Materials |
A set of 18 identical bottles (Coke or
Pepsi). |
| Rules |
It is the job of the team to tune the unfilled bottles by adding
water (provided) to the scale and play a short tune provided within
the time provided.
|
| Judging |
Area |
Weight |
Score |
Total (Max) |
| |
Relative Pitch |
2 |
4 3 2 1 0
|
8 |
| |
Time of completion |
3 |
4 3 2 1 0 |
12 |
| |
Team Work in Performance |
2 |
4 3 2 1 0 |
8 |
| |
Following this, another untimed piece
will be played for which the judges will award another 2 parts of
the score.
|
| Source |
Youth Science Foundation Science Olympics
Manual. |
