Science Book of Sound

The Science Book of

by Neil Ardley

Simple experiments demonstrate basic principles of sound and music

29 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 1991

About the author

Neil Ardley was an English jazz composer, pianist, arranger, and acclaimed science writer whose career bridged music, education, and publishing. After studying chemistry at Bristol University, he moved to London and immersed himself in the city's thriving jazz scene, studying composition and arranging before becoming a central figure in modern British jazz. As director of the New Jazz Orchestra, he helped nurture a generation of influential musicians while developing a distinctive musical voice that blended jazz improvisation with classical forms. His albums, including Le Déjeuner sur l'Herbe, Greek Variations and Other Aegean Exercises, Symphony of Amaranths, and Kaleidoscope of Rainbows, earned critical praise for their ambitious orchestration and innovative use of electronic sounds. Alongside his musical work, Ardley built an equally successful career in publishing. Beginning as an editor, he went on to write more than one hundred books, many aimed at introducing young readers to science, technology, nature, and music. His best-known work, The Way Things Work, illustrated by David Macaulay, became an international bestseller and helped establish him as one of Britain's most successful popular science authors. By the time of his retirement, his books had sold millions of copies worldwide, securing his reputation as both an influential musician and an exceptional communicator of knowledge.

Reviews

[Evelyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Science Book of Sound by Neil Ardley is a great book that teaches students about the characteristics of sound. It allows students to explore their sense of hearing by teaching them about sounds and how it forms. The book also gives students many experiments they can try at school or at home to explore sound. I would use this book for students in 1st-4th grade.

[Jayetta Carter-mcfarlin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I would use this book in lesson plans about sound for my first or fourth grade class, or any class that I have that may need a review about sound concepts. This book contains simple and inexpensive experiments to provide hands-on activities to enable inquiry-based science lessons.

[Abi · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great book for a science lesson on sound. I would use it for first graders or any other level with sound in their standards. This book provides awesome simple hands-on science experiments!

[Andrew Perry · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is perfect for a science lesson on sound and its characteristics. This could also be used to discuss the senses, specifically the ability to hear.