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Thisinstrumentisthechimespartofourmusicalband,the
pipeophoneorotherwiseknownasthexylophone.Thepipeophoneuses
steeltubeswith2cmdiameterandawoodboardwithholesinthe
boardtohelpresonatesound.Thisinstrumentplaysall8notesofthe
C5C6octavescale.Thereasonwehearsoundisbecauseofthesound
wavescalledcompressionwaves.soundisenergytravelingthroughtheair
particlestoourearswhereourreceptorspickuptheenergyassound.
Wavelengthisthelengthfromcresttocrestortroughtotrough.We
calculatethelengthsofthepipebytakingthethewavelengthofthenote
anddividingby4.Thisgivesusthecorrectpipesizetocreatethatcertain
note