Musicians experience hearing loss more often than non-musicians. Hearing loss is the result of repeated damage to parts of the ear. The New Orleans Musicians Clinic recommends reducing the loudness of sounds as much as possible to slow hearing loss.
1. Using words, pictures and shapes, develop a model by completing circles A-C below to show how hitting a cymbal loudly would damage a
musiciar's ears. Make sure your model shows how energy is transferred from the cymbal to the eardrum. Include a key, if needed, to explain what
you draw.
Cymbalisht
O
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А
Where the surface of
the cymbal meets the air
B
In the air between the
cymbal and the car.
С
At a spot on the eardrum
when the sound is received